A black rhino rests under a rainbow at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. In 2024, 21 black rhinos were moved to their new home at Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia, Kenya.

Kenya’s black rhino population was poached almost to extinction and went from a low of 290 animals to 1004 today. They are expanding their habitat and it is a testament to Kenya’s conservation efforts.

Ami Vitale’s career stands as a testament to her deep dedication to documenting and addressing global crises. As an acclaimed National Geographic photographer, writer, and documentary filmmaker, as well as the founder of Vital Impacts, Ami has consistently spotlighted critical issues affecting our world. Her journey began in conflict zones, where she observed firsthand how environmental degradation—from resource scarcity to climate change—intensifies human suffering and conflict.

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Photo by Ami Vitale/The Nature Conservancy

With full bellies, Bright Eyes (right) resting with the 4 pups after feeding on the remains of a large male muskoxen.

In 2011, Ronan Donovan was researching chimpanzees in Uganda’s Kibale National Park for Harvard professor Richard Wrangham when he made the images that helped him establish a career as a conservation photographer. Donovan taught himself the technical aspects of photography and filmmaking while working for eight years on a series of wildlife biology projects. In 2013, he decided to pursue photography and filmmaking full time because he thought he could have “more of an impact through visual storytelling” than he could as a biologist.

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Mothers and cubs are constantly on the lookout for male bears that will kill the cubs to mate with the mother to pass on his own genes. To see a bear cub is special, but to see THREE with one mother is extra special. I had the privilege to encounter these three little ones in Lake Clark.

While with a professional bear guide, I followed them with their mother on the mudflats as they dug for clams, hoping to catch them in a line. For several days, I trudged through the thick, sticky mud in hopes for this shot. On the last day, I saw the cubs start to line up. I dropped to one knee into the mud and hovered my massive lens over the mudflat to blur out the foreground, creating an other-worldly feel. Patience can pay off, and I was thrilled to capture this behavior, especially with all three in-step with one another.

Back home and ecstatic to have achieved my goal, I unfortunately heard that all three cubs didn’t survive the upcoming weeks. Heartbroken to hear this, it reminded me to never take anything for granted and to enjoy nature’s beauty as much as possible in that moment because you never know what happens next. 

Torie Hilley is originally a predator researcher in Southern Africa that now uses her background in behavioral ecology to bring more awareness of endangered species, their unique behavior, and human-wildlife connectedness through her oil paintings and photography.  

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Thousands of guillemots return to the breeding cliffs of a bird colony in the far northeast of Norway at the end of winter. To protect themselves from predators, they often fly in large flocks, circling overhead.

Robert Haasmann is a professional nature photographer and filmmaker based in Salzburg, Austria. His work has received numerous international and national awards, capturing the beauty of unspoiled nature and wilderness around the world. While he travels widely, Robert has a particular passion for Scandinavia, spending extensive time photographing remote areas across the Nordic region. He is also an expert in photographing brown bears, especially through his long-term project on European brown bears, "Life on the Edge," which documents their daily lives and their complex relationship with humans in Central Europe.

Follow Robert on Instagram @roberthaasmann.