Photography by Jim Robertson

This web site is dedicated to providing animal welfare and protection groups, publishers, and other discerning photo enthusiasts with a source of images guaranteed to be of free-roaming wildlife, respectfully photographed in natural habitats.  For more info on ethical photography, click here.

Too often, the "wild" animal seen in a publication or promotional is actually a captive animal sentenced to life on a game farm. Game farms use high fences, costing upwards of $8,000.00 per mile, to keep their preferred, sometimes exotic species in. These fences also effectively keep the native migratory wildlife out, thereby taking up valuable habitat.

Many game farms profit directly from the hunting of animals in their enclosures, while others appear relatively innocuous, charging only for public viewing and private photographic sessions with "wildlife models," including crowd-pleasing kittens, cubs, or fawns bred specifically for that purpose. But as the animals get older and less photogenic, they are auctioned off as "surplus" to the highest bidders--a common practice of zoos as well.

It is likely the same animals that appeared as cute babies on calendars, greeting cards, or even in the publications of animal protection groups, will end up a few years later at another game farm that profits from the canned hunting of them.

Most photographers and stock agencies do not differentiate between wild or captive animals when selling images. Using photos shot at game farms supports those who profit from exploiting animals by keeping them captive to serve as models for photographers, entertainment for tourists, or targets for trophy hunters.

Please keep in mind that these photos are low resolution images and only a sampling of the thousands of wildlife images in my files.  Those seeking high resolution photo images guaranteed to be of animals in the wild, please contact Jim@animalsinthewild.org  A percentage of all commercial sales of these photographs supports the efforts of animal protection groups.

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