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Underwater camera footage reveals hiding spot of critically endangered monk seals that disappeared from beaches
By Alan Palazon published
News Researchers used underwater cameras to film critically endangered Mediterranean monk seals, with the footage revealing the pinnipeds hiding out in flooded “bubble caves” away from humans

This tiger video is going viral for all the wrong reasons. I’m shocked by the trend of taking photos with captive tigers
By Alan Palazon published
Opinion There’s a sea of photos online of tourists posing with captive tigers at a zoo, raising questions about animal welfare at these venues

I'm glad safaris are cracking down on smartphones – but even as a photographer, I think using “proper” cameras can put animal welfare at risk too…
By Alan Palazon last updated
Opinion Tiger safaris in India are banning smartphones, but unless restrictions limit tourist numbers and distances from animals – then "real photographers" may also be part of the issues at hand

This trending footage of a one-day-old rhino makes me want to ditch photography to become a national park ranger
By Alan Palazon published
News The newborn greater one-horned rhino was filmed by rangers in Jaldapara National Park, India, and is a testament to the ongoing conservation efforts

How legendary National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen uses his '20-60-20 rule' to get impossible shots
By Niall Hampton published
Features The nature legend's new book is a deep dive into succeeding in photography – here's an exclusive extract from Paul Nicklen: A Photography Masterclass
Cheetahs gatecrash South African bird hide – too close for comfort (and lenses!)
By Mike Harris published
News Bird photographers get a shock in South Africa when a pair of cheetahs chill out right in front of their hide’s viewing hatch

Researchers put a trail camera on a deer carcass. Four hours later, they had the “best trail camera capture yet" with first-ever footage of cougar cubs in Minnesota
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
WILDLIFE Researchers in Minnesota have found the first evidence of cougars reproducing in the wild in more than 100 years, thanks to trail cameras

A YouTuber dropped a night vision camera into the ocean – and managed to get the first footage of an elusive shark
By Alan Palazon last updated
News A YouTuber captured footage of a giant ray and a shark species never before seen in the wild at the depths of the Indian Ocean below Nusa Penida, Bali

This is going to sound strange, but wildlife photography isn’t about the photos for me
By Hillary K. Grigonis published
WILDLIFE Wildlife photography forces me to slow down and pay attention in an increasingly fast-paced world
Scientists record bizarre footage of wild lynxes washing their prey - who would’ve thought animals treat food like humans do?
By Alan Palazon published
News Would you ever have imagined animals bathing their food like humans do? Well, thanks to camera traps, scientists in Spain have observed two lynxes doing just that
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