International Law

It's not all doom and gloom

By John Hirst

And a rare white lion thrown in to boot...

Guyana: Raw, bountiful and untouched

Egrets wade among the giant Victoria Amazonica lilies along the Rupununi
Picture: Nigel Tisdall

Orinduik Falls, on the Brazilian border, is ideal for a cooling swim in waters pouring over cliffs of pink jasper
Picture: Nigel Tisdall

One of the beautiful, delicate white flowers sprouting from the lilies' six-foot-wide leaves
Picture: Nigel Tisdall

Guyana's southwest corner is home to the Rupununi, with bewitching savannahs speckled with huge cattle ranches and wetlands
Picture: Nigel Tisdal

Manatees swim in the ponds of Georgetown's Botanical Gardens
Picture: Nigel Tisdall

White lions are highly visible to prey and attractive for game hunters and therefore extremely rare in the wild Photo: NEWSTEAM

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on October 10, 2008 (boomark / email).