Jason Savage

 

Growing up in the quiet city of Adelaide in South Australia was a little different from the life I aim to live now. One thing hasn't changed at all - my passion and love for wildlife - I am absolutely fascinated by wildlife and wild places.

It wasn't until I was 18 that I took the next step towards turning a passion into a career. I travelled to South Africa and then everything changed.

With over 3 and a half years in the African bush, I gained insight and knowledge into animal behaviour - particularly Rhinoceros - and had some pretty epic encounters with these and other iconic species, fuelling further my passion and dedication to conserving what has been lost.

After working with White Rhino in South Africa for over a year, everything else seemed small in comparison. Spending many sleepless nights and stressful days in the bush with the rhinos trying tirelessly to protect them from poachers, I developed a strong bond with them and I was accepted into their crash. The one thing that mattered was keeping my best mates safe from potential poachers. 

During this time, my photography skills were able to greatly develop and expand given the incredible photographic opportunities afforded to me in my work. It was at this moment that I decided to start using my photography to bring awareness to the plight of the rhino, through social media.

People cannot care for what they don’t know. I wanted people to know these rhino as I did, and then perhaps they might care enough to actively do something about their vastly diminishing populations.

I’ve recently started partnering with NGOs and other conservation organisations to help raise awareness and tell their stories - connecting the greater community to what is going on in the natural world and providing them with easy ways to get involved and help. 

This has lead to working with rangers in both Sumatra and Borneo. Focusing on deforestation and endangered species. I travelling to Bali to film a documentary on human wildlife conflicts involving king cobras and travelling to Bolivia to see the destruction the soy industry was having on the environment. I am now based in Far North Queensland. I have also worked within the tourism industry as a content creator.

Bringing wildlife and fragile habitats into the everyday life, to try educate and inspire others to get involved in conservation - this is my path and passion, and I couldn’t do anything else with my life. 

As the human population continues to grow, the wild places continue to shrink. 

It's never been a better time to get involved in conservation.

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