ace2039:

maybe one of the coolest things i’ve seen all day. 

thebigcatblog: Will cash bonuses bestowed on towns prevent the poaching of the beautiful, majestic, and critically endangered snow leopard? Though numbers are still dropping, this is just one innovative way Panthera is trying to keep this cat prowling the planet. Read more at this Treehugger.com snow leopard slide show. Photo credit: Christian Sperka

thebigcatblog:

Will cash bonuses bestowed on towns prevent the poaching of the beautiful, majestic, and critically endangered snow leopard?

Though numbers are still dropping, this is just one innovative way Panthera is trying to keep this cat prowling the planet.

Read more at this Treehugger.com snow leopard slide show.

Photo credit: Christian Sperka

nationalgeographicdaily: Ballerinas, Berlin Photograph by Maria Helena Buckley Ballerinas prepare to hit the stage at a theater in Berlin.  In the past decade, an emergence of world-class ballerinas and choreographers has led to a rising interest in German ballet.  I respect those who dance for a living. All the training, the patience, and sacrifice most dancers go through. My hat’s off to you.

nationalgeographicdaily:

Ballerinas, Berlin

Photograph by Maria Helena Buckley

Ballerinas prepare to hit the stage at a theater in Berlin.  In the past decade, an emergence of world-class ballerinas and choreographers has led to a rising interest in German ballet.

 I respect those who dance for a living. All the training, the patience, and sacrifice most dancers go through. My hat’s off to you.