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12/08/2026

World elephant day from this old legend Craig. We were just about to set up our lunch spot and this beautiful giant crashed the party and calmly split our group in 2.

Craig died of old age earlier this year 💔

Also I get a lot of comments about how we should “let them be, leave them alone” etc. etc. but what people don’t realize is without tourism and social media attention animals and regions like this... An animal like Craig could have been killed without anyone knowing he ever excised. Without money being brought in by tourism these locations become farms, mines or poaching epicenters. When done correctly Tourism employs locals and in some cases actually turns poachers into guides. We’ve seen this take place in many places around the world.

I’d love it if we lived in a world where animals could live a life unbothered by humans but that’s just not the case. Wildlife attention= safety and public outcry.

Having said that, this isn’t an excuse For being aggressive with viewings, pushing the animal to becoming uncomfortable, or overcrowding locations. Animal safety and comfort always comes first.

08/08/2026

The cleanest reflection of a brown bear I ever did see 🐻

Such a beautiful moment to witness. Perfect reflection and beautiful young bear figuring out her new life after being dropped by her mother just weeks beforehand. They wander confused for a while after their mothers say “it’s time to get a job and move out young lady,” they look lost but over time she will learn the ways.

30/07/2026

Some of my best North America/ Alaska wildlife shots. Follow for more REAL wildlife photography.

Lone wolf reconnects with his pack in remote Alaska 🐺Watching this pack come together to support their injured brother w...
29/07/2026

Lone wolf reconnects with his pack in remote Alaska 🐺

Watching this pack come together to support their injured brother was one of the most touching things I had ever seen.

I woke to the sound of wolves howling nearby my tent. I threw on my gear as fast as I possibly could to see what was going on. I walked over to the beach and saw the lone wolf I had seen many times, but this time he was injured. My heart was breaking for this animal, without a pack he would have no chance at surviving with that injury.

As his howling continued I eventually heard a howl off in the distance, another wolf was coming… they moved closer to each other and the howling continued to get louder. Then more wolves started running down the beach to the injured youngster. I was hoping and praying that they were part of the same pack… but as they got closer I could see it in their body language and tails wagging they were a pack/ a FAMILY.

Wolves have been demonized since the beginning of man. It’s always baffling to me because their descendants are also mans best friend. They have deep levels of emotion for each other, Yet we slaughter them for being apex predators.

I teared up witnessing this moment. For so long I thought this wolf was all by himself, I thought about him frequently. When I saw that he wasn’t alone out there and that he had a family I was elated.

I hope stories like this reach as many people as possible, I want people to see the other side of these predator animals and hopefully develop a soft spot for them like I have.

26/07/2026

Wild wolf investigates my camera in remote Alaska 🐺

Wolves are not an everyday encounter, and to get one that’s curious as this is even more rare. Usually you see them hundreds of yards away moving in the opposite direction. So incredibly grateful for this moment shared with this misunderstood creature.

26/07/2026

Brown bear cub uses its mother as a scratch-post 🐻

Each cub I’ve watched in the wild has its own distinctive personality and quirks. This one stood up scratching its back on its mom constantly while she feeds on sedge grass. It was the cutest thing. The other one kept to itself a lot more. Everytime I saw this family in the wild this little guy would repeat the same behavior 😂

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