This hurried snapshot is destined to become one of the iconic images of the climate crisis. It shows member of the Namaygoosisagagun First Nation fleeing their ancestral home in northern Ontario, minutes ahead of a wall of fire that consumed an entire world. Bill McKnibben Substack post

Find that place where the voices fall silent, free from guilt and deadlines and failed expectations. Give yourself the chance to remember what it is you love, what is truly important to you, and then come back ready to fight for it.  Paul Nicklen

Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents; it was loaned to you by your children. African Proverb

“Good morning, mon ami! It's a brand-new day. Chimps are going ape, giraffes remain above it all. Chicks are panicking, rhinos are running wild.”  Zazu from The Lion King

When relationships are centered on trust. Fear is easily conquered. Dr. Winnie Kiiru

To be a baby elephant must be wonderful. Surrounded by a loving family 24 hours a day... I think it must be how it ought to be, in a perfect world.” Daphne Sheldrick

“If it doesn’t rain soon these babies are at risk,” said Pilipili. There was a bumper crop of elephant calves born this year in Amboseli. We were on a game drive in Amboseli National Park, every group of elephants we met had tiny elephant calves tucked amongst their legs.

When we set out on our morning game drive in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve it felt like we crossed a threshold into a living Rothko painting in pinks and purples. Ephemeral silhouettes of giraffes emerged in the morning mist.

Since 2021, the Milk to Market Program has transformed lives, livelihoods, and landscapes through one profound connection: milk. Reteti Elephant Sanctuary

I was not rebelling against my roots; I was reclaiming my right to define who I could be. Brenda Senewa Korian

Get out and take those photos. Tell those stories. You never know who they will reach and how it will change them. Animal stories are humanitarian stories are environmental stories are climate stories.

Jo-Anne McArthur

The day I stop being excited is the day I stop taking photos. Roie Galitz

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe, it becomes impossible to contemplate this one thing without contemplating the nature and meaning of existence itself. John Muir

It was a difficult moment. No one could talk. No one could communicate. The whole area becomes a silent DEATH PLACE!  Big Life Warden James Kupere

RIP Craig

Born Free 1972,

Died Protected January 2026

As I track the gradual increase of daylight over our winter landscape here in Ontario, I find myself leaning towards the new year, enjoying the quiet of the season, yet aware of a growing sense anticipation. Next month I’m heading out on safari again. Every time I leave Kenya, I wonder if, or when, I will return. I live my life as if a reunion is assured and tilt my view towards the next adventure on African soil.

Wishing you peace, joy and love this holiday season.

“Good morning, mon ami! It's a brand-new day. Chimps are going ape, giraffes remain above it all. Chicks are panicking, rhinos are running wild.”  Zazu from The Lion King

When an elephant gets a tummy ache it’s a big deal.

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