Contributors

This article is authored by three knowledgeable authorities: Manaaki Barrett, whose family owns and operates Kapiti Island Nature Tours; Imogen Warren, a nature photographer, and Genevieve Spargo, New Zealand Department of Conservation Ranger.

Randy Cross has studied Black Bears in the State of Maine for 38 years. Maine is the most northeastern state in the US and happens to be bisected by the 45th parallel (45 degrees North Latitude) which is halfway from the Equator to the North Pole, and has one of the largest Black Bear populations...

Mariam is a UAE-based photographer, with a passion for desert wildlife photography. Since 2010, her interest in wildlife photography began, leading her photography journey to become one that allowed her to de-stress from daily routines.

Deborah McKew is the communications director for Biodiversity Research Institute, Portland, Maine, US

Nayan and partner Vaishali are miniature paper cut artists based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat (India). They make miniature hand-painted layered paper cut artworks

José has been passionate about nature since childhood when he was part of the Scout Movement. He discovered photography in 2009. He participated in several collective photographic exhibitions and several of his photographs were published in National Geographic. José is a Chemical Engineer by profession living in Cordoba, Argentina.