WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Follow me in my endless search for new species to photograph in a wild and beautiful world.
A LIVING FIELD ARCHIVE
Explore the living atlas
Search across species, sightings and places — and see how the whole field archive connects.
VISIBLE OBSERVATIONS2,791
My observationsMy destinations
Observations of species whose exact locations and times are withheld to reduce the risk of poaching, capture and illegal trade. Map markers show generalized positions.
Species timeline
WILDLIFE IN THE NEWS
Research, conservation and new discoveries
New studies, conservation projects and important developments connected to species in the archive.
An ancient viral gene may have been repurposed in elephant placenta
An ancient viral gene that appears to have been inherited for at least 79 million years is strongly expressed in African Bush Elephant placenta. The study raises the possibility that a remnant of an…
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A Bengal Monitor Recovers from a Severe Nylon-Snare Injury
In Telangana, India, a Bengal Monitor with a deep wound around its neck was treated and released after…
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Canine distemper virus found in foxes and badgers in northern Italy
Researchers detected canine distemper virus in six red foxes and six European badgers among 43 wild carnivores examined…
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Kentish Plovers shift how they forage while keeping a stable diet
Video recordings from a tropical beach on India’s west coast show that successful surface foraging declined from 2020…
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Stories from the wild
Field notes, photographic moments and longer stories from the journeys behind the species archive.
Chasing Stripes – A Quest for India’s Wild Tigers
Follow along on my incredible two-week journey into the Indian wilderness to find and photograph the largest and most powerful of all cats, the tiger.
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Dovrefjell – Realm of the Muskox
I can't believe it's been five years since I wrote an update on this website! It's not like…
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Spring came and I am alive again!
I guess a lot of you have been wondering what I’ve been up to lately, as there haven’t…
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Spotting The Difference
How do you tell the difference between a cheetah and a leopard is a question I get a…
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An Old Friend Just Got Murdered
Today, I feel empty inside. The devastating news that yet another rhino family has been shot and killed…
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Places worth exploring
From Norwegian wetlands and mountains to some of the world’s richest wildlife landscapes.
BEHIND WILDLIFE VAGABOND
Biologist, teacher and wildlife photographer
I’m Håvard Rosenlund. Wildlife Vagabond grew from years in the field, a lifelong fascination with wildlife and a desire to make biological knowledge come alive through photographs and stories.
From elephants in the Serengeti and predators in South Africa to birds and mammals closer to home in Norway, the project follows an ongoing search for new species, new places and the small moments that make the wild unforgettable.
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