There are some places on earth where the old growth remains intact, where the ancient interconnectedness of the ecosystem is still at its most complex. I’ve always believed that these areas should receive special, urgent attention because they offer the opportunity to protect something BEFORE it’s too late. That is why I have dedicated my life to protecting the Las Piedras River. We are not repairing a ruined river, or regrowing a forest, we have the privilege to get to save the original masterpiece of Nature. For the people of this river, and the tens of millions of wild animals that exist here, this collaboration with @ageofunion and @daxdasilva means hope 🦋 . You can watch the full five minute piece and hear Dax discuss this project and the urgency of this work— link is in my bio ☝️☝️☝️

Age of Union Alliance launches today. This is going to change everything. There are many conservation efforts that have the dedication, vision, heart and drive to protect crucial species and ecosystems, but without real support we are often fighting a losing battle. For a number of people, a select few projects, and millions of millions of wild animals, there are wonderful things on the horizon. Thank you @daxdasilva & @ageofunion 🔥🔥🔥

Spirits of the forest ✨

"You can't go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. "-CS Lewis. . Exciting news coming soon from @daxdasilva who is in this frame is amidst a still-smoldering illegal clearing of primary forest in the Peruvian Amazon. Dax will be sharing more from the @ageofunion visit to the @junglekeepers protected sanctuary this week. Stay tuned, the team is eager to share our next step with you.. 🌴🌎🌿 📸 @paulrosolie

🔈🦋🔈Last night Dark Green won the People’s Choice Award at @lesecransdelaventure Film Fest in Dijon France!! I don’t think anyone expected to win at our FIRST film fest. Being in the theater (it played in numerous theaters at once) It was incredible to see people fall in love with the beauty of Las Piedras and to see the commitment towards protecting wild Amazonia. // Big thank you to everyone on the @darkgreen_film — it’s been quite a journey and we are just getting started!! To everyone who was a part of making this film CONGRATULATIONS!!!! . *As soon as I know how and where it will be streaming I’ll share with you all 🤘💚🦋

Amazing night screening @darkgreen_film at @lesecransdelaventure film festival in Dijon 🦋 I got to hear the crowd reacting to watching me go neck deep in the swamps, talk to the spider monkeys, and climb giant trees… Even more encouraging is seeing the global love and admiration for our rainforests and the urgent work that we are doing to protect this river 🦋I also got to meet some other rainforest canopy visionaries — check out those shots of the canopy work by Dany Cleyet Marrel who used hot air balloons to bring scientists to the inaccessible parts of rainforests all over the world — not gonna lie I’m pretty stoked I got to be in the same room. I’ve seen this guy’s work since I was a kid! . . Big thank you to @aagje_aaki and @jesperbuijvoets for you vision and passion and ability to make amazing things happen. Thank you @thomasstephane for the crucial support 🙏 and to everyone who helped this film become a reality. We are going to be in over 100 theaters to start and that means thousands of people learning about the fight to protect the western AmaZon 🙏🦋🙏

You can see the link in my story today to contribute for a good cause 🔥 Lwiro Primate Rehabilitation Center (Centre de Rehabilitation des Primates de Lwiro, or CRPL) was created in 2002 by two Congolese Institutions: Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN) and Centre de Recherché en Sciences Naturelles (CRSN). Poaching increased drastically during the Second Congolese War (1998-2004), and it was decided to create a safe place for orphaned primates to recover both physically and physiologically from their ordeals. ​ Management of a long-term captive care facility, with an emphasis on rehabilitation and conservation education, requires the resources (financial and technical) of multiple partners. For this reason, the CRPL welcomed collaboration with Non-Governmental Organizations to assist with the management and development of the project. In 2006, Coopera, a Spanish NGO arrived to provide the needed technical and management support. In 2016, the Ivan Carter Wildlife Conservation Alliance (ICWCA) became our core partner, and, in that same year, the Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project (MGVP) officially joined the team in taking charge of the veterinary department. Strategically situated only 4 km away from Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP), defined by the IUCN as the world’s 3rd most important site for the conservation of the Eastern Chimpanzee; makes Lwiro the ideal location for chimpanzee rehabilitation, local conservation education, and outreach.

“If diversity is a source of wonder, its opposite - the ubiquitous condensation to some blandly amorphous and singulary generic modern culture that takes for granted an impoverished environment - is a source of dismay. There is, indeed, a fire burning over the earth, taking with it plants and animals, cultures, languages, ancient skills and visionary wisdom. Quelling this flame, and re-inventing the poetry of diversity is perhaps the most importent challenge of our times.” —Wade Davis . . . #indigenouspeoplesday @junglekeepers @ageofunion

@darkgreen_film First festival! Coming friday Dark Green will be screened at the Adventure Films Festival in Dijon! For more info head to @lesecransdelaventure

This is one of the meekest, most quietly beautiful little snakes I’ve ever seen. Such a slender little snek—The blunthead tree snake is carnivorous and forages primarily at night. It preys mostly on small lizards, frogs, and reptile eggs. We see them in the leaves from 1-4m. And they never cease to amaze. Even at hour feet long they can be barely thicker than a shoelace. Because the female blunthead tree snakes tend to have larger heads, they are capable of preying on larger reptiles and amphibians. . @ageofunion @junglekeepers

Early morning pole work. Slow. I find something heavy enough that it’s hard to hold with one hand outstretched. Focusing on movement and stability. Finding movements that make me struggle or require practice to improve. I like a lot of really intense workouts—sweating and shaking with epic music blasting in my ears like it’s the end of Braveheart on every set. But these meditative sessions are important too. Especially moving in a forest. And definitely when followed by a swim in the river ✨ . . . . #nogymnoproblem #workout #outdoorworkout #fitness #simplyshredded #naturalbodybuilding #strengthtraining #movenat #adventure #explore #healthylifestyle #wild #thiswildlife

Would you come with me to see the Amazon Rainforest? Dec 12–18 I’ll be leading a tour of the Las Piedras River and the @junglekeepers corridor. Only accepting a few people for this one since it’s testing out a new kind of trip. The point of this is to see and take part in cutting edge conservation. You’ll get to stay at the JK Ranger station, and travel to hidden paradise lakes to monitor giant river otters. We’ll see monkeys and macaws and what it takes to protect the most vibrant wild on earth. . . #adventure #expedition #conservation #amazonrainforest