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.

Holiday print sale on until Dec. 15th. Bring the love of wildlife into your home and help conservation all in one purchase.

“I could not help but wonder: do the lions (and other animals) not view people in a tent as potential prey?”

The roar of a lion is not without reason.  African Proverb

Life is best lived at a walking pace and best understood at a sprint. Zambian Proverb

“We should be kind to animals because it makes better humans of us all,” Jane Goodall.

“Want to meet our latest rescue?” Sophie asked. She cupped her hands, and a tiny striped face followed a by wriggling body slipped out of the folds in her shirt. A baby genet!

I love that my kids pick up my phone now and before they use it to play games and zone out, they are struck by the beauty of the Lion and are awed by nature! This somehow restores some balance for me.

If we are in conflict with nature, then we are in conflict with ourselves. Rohan Donovan

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.  Frederick Buechner

Our natural world can be a resilient engine of regeneration. We just need to give her some space, so that she can show us what she can do. Enric Sala

Celebrating World Elephant Day Part 2

Wonder and humility are wholesome emotions, and they do not exist side by side with a lust for destruction – Rachel Carson

I’m travelling this week and away from my computer and image archive. Harold Kushner’s “A Prayer for the World” feels like an appropriate repost. Peace is possible when we choose kindness, respect, and generosity.

Meet the waterbuck. They wear their hearts on their nose. They also have a special superpower! Read this week’s story to to learn more.