Stories from a wild world.

It’s the stories we tell, that will save our great planet.

These remarkable places are far from fortified fortresses, somehow safe, sanitary, and segregated. These remaining marvels of the natural world, these kingdoms, are as fragile as they are imposing. They exist, after a fashion, in a tenuous balance; Hovering, just barely, beyond the bludgeoning grasp of man… For now.  But humanity's greed, as is its wont, exceeds its grasp. And it is humanity who must now do for Nature what She did for it; Allow it to thrive; exist. W must continue to share stories of these remarkable places, the people we share them with and the great beings that call them home, so the we never cease to remember why its all worth saving.

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The African Wild Dog: A Portrait of Nature's Masterpiece

In the heart of Africa's untamed landscapes, a creature of extraordinary splendor roams with unmatched elegance and grace. The African wild dog, adorned in a tapestry of captivating patterns and guided by a profound sense of community, captivates the soul with its untamed spirit.

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The Sabi Sands... An Eternal Love Letter to Africa.

In the heart of Southern Africa there lies an oasis, a natural wonder, perhaps one of our planet’s greatest wildernesses, and surely one of humanity’s greatest conservation success stories… The Sabi Sands Game Reserve.

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Traveling in a World Shaped by COVID-19

COVID-19 has challenged us like nothing else in modern history, but it does not define who we are as a species. Humankind has always been defined by discovery and exploration, it is just who we are, it is ingrained into the very fiber of our being.

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Beyond the Curve

It is perhaps now, during these dark days that it’s most important for us to remember just how incredibly beautiful our planet is. May we feel the loss of not enjoying her flawless canvas, so that when these times of strife pass, we cherish those beautiful moments like never before.

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When Lions Roared

As the looming shadows of the evening sky veil what once was light, as the last rays of the setting sun succumb to the darkness of the night, the delicate silence of the scene is shattered by the echoes of a deep thunderous call. Echoing through the tall grasses of this kingdom, those who rule here begin to stir.

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Where The Wild Things Go

Perhaps it's love. Perhaps something more. The truth is that I've always been happiest when I find myself in those, the places where the wild things go.

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Timeless Timbavati

In the heart of Africa’s bushveld lies a land raw, rugged, and so extraordinarily beautiful that it fair begs one to recognize its palpable sanctity. A slice of antiquity insistent that you not only recognize, but deeply sense why those who named it did so as evidence that heaven itself had blessed it.

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Yellowstone – An American Wilderness

Yellowstone transforms you. It cannot help itself. It transforms the way you feel, the way you see things, the very way you want to experience the world. This great wilderness sparks something inside you…

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Incredible India

I came to India in search of its famous tigers, but I found so much more. I found my adventure but more importantly, I found a part of myself that I didn’t realize was missing.

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An Indomitable Soul – A Lion Named Scar

History has taught us that there will always be those beings that transcend our imagination into a realm reserved for the gods… and those beings, those majestic creatures that completely capture our hearts and minds, deserve to be named.

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A State of Wanderlust

Don’t ever stop searching for your adventure, and when you do find it, when you find the thing that sets your soul on fire, nurture it, embrace it, hold on to it with everything that you have.

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Mad World

To be free, is there anything greater? Is there anything more beautiful? The freedom to live, the freedom to wonder, the freedom of will… The freedom to simply be. Is it not freedom that defines the beauty of the world we live in?

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Yellowstone – A Raging Oasis

There is wilderness, turbulent, and ever changing at its core, yet a serene oasis at its heart. This ever evolving, dynamically changing land is a utopia for all that call it home.

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The Great One

There are moments in life when you must succumb to a feeling of complete humility and standing a few feet away from one as mighty as the America bison is one such moment.

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The Greatest Spectacle on Earth

This was life playing out the way nature intended, unbridled, free, visceral, unconquerable and triumphant. This was Nature’s greatest spectacle… This was the magic of Africa.

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Mission Coyote

There are moments when nature throws you a curve ball, it’s the moments that catch you by complete surprise that tend to be the most memorable… after months of failure, something incredible was about to happen.

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The Old Soul

See, the old lion, the old soul, the torn and tattered one, with bumps and bruises, scars and broken teeth, may simply be one of the most beautiful things you will ever lay your eyes on, because each one of those scars represent a different chapter in the story of freedom.

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Searching For The American Beaver

For the longest time, these shy creatures remained an enigma to me, teasing me with clues of their presence but nothing more. Such is my story with this American legend, a story of intrigue, excitement, surrender and then finally… luck.

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