My life is an incredible adventure that has taken me down some very exciting and extraordinary paths. I have been fortunate to be able to follow my passions in life. This has been a challenge, and at times a difficult road, but worth it in unimaginable ways. A life with tigers and lions has been a dream of mine since I was a child. My work with the big cats eventually led me to wildlife conservation in East Africa. Currently, I am working for the Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Uganda. In 1998, the sanctuary was founded by Dr. Jane Goodall and a group of founding trustees. This website is an account of my journey.
I love lion moms. They are so caring and protective over their offspring. This gorgeous lioness killed a zebra and was waiting patiently for her cubs to come over for breakfast. She wouldn’t let them out of her site. I photographed her in Kidepo Valley, Karamoja in the northeast region of Uganda.
This humongous elephant approached me at a close distance while I was photographing him. It was an epic experience. He was near the roadside of Queen Elizabeth National Park in […]
This was a beautiful moment photographing a female lion and her young cub. My travel clients and I encountered these big cats in Kidepo Valley in the Karamoja region of […]
Chris Austria Productions is filming a documentary on the work of Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka. Her organization provides effective programs to protect the endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda, and to assist […]
I was excited to see this magnificent lion in Kidepo National Park, northeast Uganda. He looked so majestic as he surveyed his territory high up in the rocky terrain. Nothing […]
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary was founded in 1998 by Dr. Jane Goodall, and a group of founding trustees. Home to 46 chimps that have been rescued from the illegal wildlife […]
This is my footage of the elephants in Uganda- East Africa. I filmed these powerful giants in Kidepo, Queen Elizabeth, and Murchison Falls National Parks. Thirty five thousand elephants are […]
Visit my website for more photos of wildlife and nature. This is a giraffe that crossed my path in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda. http://www.chrisaustriaphotography.com
This is our Sierra Club webinar here on my YouTube channel. Suzanne York from Transition Earth spoke on conservation and health in Borneo . Karen Gaia Pitts spoke on her projects with […]
Lions are such iconic animals in Africa. Unfortunately, their population is declining, with less than 20,000 on the continent. In 1965, there were approximately 450,000 lions. I had the great honor […]
Kidepo National Park in northeast Uganda is a spectacular place. I photographed these beautiful elephants while I was there. This remote place is absolutely stunning, with gorgeous landscapes. The wildlife […]
Here is some footage of beautiful Ngamba Island in Uganda, home to 46 orphaned chimpanzees that have been rescued from the illegal wildlife trade. They live on 95 acres of pristine […]
This account is describing my first visit to Kidepo Valley National Park in Karamoja, northeast Uganda in 2015. Since then, I have returned many times, and have taken my travel […]
It is a great honor for me to work for Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. We were founded in 1998 by Dr. Jane Goodall, and a group of founding trustees. The […]
Chris Austria 