It is impossible when observing a wild animal to not consider its capacity as a sentient being. So much so, that the longer you spend in their presence the more obvious it becomes.

I am delighted to work with Saving the Wild, an organization driven to protect wildlife by fighting organized crime - one of the leading causes of wildlife population decline. Through sheer hard work, bravery and determination, Jamie Joseph, the Founder, has been one of the leading lights exposing the ‘blood rhino blacklist’, a story documented by the BBC and continues to fight the bad guys to make the world a safer one for wildlife.

This series, one that supports Jamie and her work, had been curated over the last three years. Capturing it has required thousands of miles of travel and taken me to within just a few feet of the subjects I am photographing. - Will Fortescue