{"id":2037,"date":"2019-03-19T13:02:01","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T13:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/?p=2037"},"modified":"2019-03-20T16:27:50","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T16:27:50","slug":"staffan-widstrand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/19\/staffan-widstrand\/","title":{"rendered":"Staffan Widstrand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our March 2019 photographer of the month is Staffan Widstrand.<\/p>\n<p>Staffan is based in Sweden and has written 18 books in 9 languages. In addition, he is a National Geographic Explorer and a Nikon Ambassador. Also, he has led or made a contribution to several major media and conservation projects. These include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/wild-wonders-of-europe.html\">Wild Wonders of Europe<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-photographers\/s-z\/wild-wonders-of-china.html\">Wild Wonders of China<\/a>, and Rewilding Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Staffan is a partner in photo travel agency Wild Nature Photo Adventures. Besides this, he is a frequent judge in international photo competitions, including \u201cWorld Press Photo\u201d and \u201cWildlife Photographer of the Year\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Impressively, he was called one of the world&#8217;s \u201cMost influential nature photographers\u201d by Outdoor Photography magazine.\u00a0 Staffan has travelled widely and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/-photographers\/s-z\/widstrand-staffan.html?page=1\">new photographer gallery<\/a> includes images from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery gallery-2037 style-standard'><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) with two cubs, Suomussalmi, Finland\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01281341-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) with two cubs, Suomussalmi, Finland\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Pallas&#039;s cat (Otocolobus manul) two sitting side by side, Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai, China\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01579050-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Pallas&#039;s cat (Otocolobus manul) two sitting side by side, Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai, China\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) sitting in tree, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01601663-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) sitting in tree, Foping Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01123381-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Jaguar profile portrait {Panthera onca}, Pantanal, Brazil.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01123381-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01123381-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01123381-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01123381-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01123381-161x106.jpg 161w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Jaguar  profile portrait {Panthera onca}, Pantanal, Brazil.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Orca \/ Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing, Senja, Troms County, Norway, Scandinavia, January\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01528018-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Orca \/ Killer whale (Orcinus orca) surfacing, Senja, Troms County, Norway, Scandinavia, January.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male displaying in grass in Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01599588-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Golden pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male displaying in grass in Yangxian Nature Reserve, Shaanxi, China.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01250619-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) landing in snow, Flatanger, Norway.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01250619-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01250619-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01250619-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01250619-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01250619-161x106.jpg 161w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) landing in snow, Flatanger, Norway.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Reindeer sledding in - 25 C, with Nils-Torbjorn Nutti, owner and operator of Nutti Sami Siida, Jukkasjarvi, Lapland, Laponia, Norrbotten county, Sweden.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01558994-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Reindeer sledding in - 25 C, with Nils-Torbjorn Nutti, owner and operator of Nutti Sami Siida, Jukkasjarvi, Lapland, Laponia, Norrbotten county, Sweden.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Tibetan wolf (Canis lupus) in snow, Keke Xili, Changtang, Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai, China.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01578939-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Tibetan wolf (Canis lupus) in snow, Keke Xili, Changtang, Tibetan Plateau, Qinghai, China.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) close up of nose while investigates remote camera, Kuhmo, Finland.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-900x598.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231828-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Eurasian brown bear (Ursus arctos) close up of nose while investigates remote camera, Kuhmo, Finland.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"American Bison (Bison bison) in habitat, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, October.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01485913-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"American Bison (Bison bison) in habitat, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA, October.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01267441-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) about to take fish from water, Flatanger, Norway.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01267441-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01267441-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01267441-510x340.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaetus albicilla) about to take fish from water, Flatanger, Norway.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Rapa river delta with distant mountains, Sarek National Park, Greater Laponia Rewilding Area, Lapland, Norrbotten, Sweden, June.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01470157-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Aerial view of the Rapa river delta with distant mountains, Sarek National Park, Greater Laponia Rewilding Area, Lapland, Norrbotten, Sweden, June.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Female European moose (Alces alces) in flowering field, Morko, Sormland, Sweden.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-375x249.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-900x599.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01268692-159x106.jpg 159w\" sizes=\"100vw\" title=\"Female European moose (Alces alces) in flowering field, Morko, Sormland, Sweden.\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><figure class='gallery-item col-0'><div class='gallery-icon landscape'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231805-360x240.jpg\" class=\"attachment-three-two size-three-two\" alt=\"Kitkajoki River, Oulanka National Park, Finland, September.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231805-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231805-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/01231805-300x200.jpg 300w, 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Staffan is based in Sweden and has written 18 books in 9 languages. In addition, he is a National Geographic Explorer and a Nikon Ambassador. Also, he has led or made a contribution to several major media and conservation projects. These include Wild Wonders of&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/19\/staffan-widstrand\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photographers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2037"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2046,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2037\/revisions\/2046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2037"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2037"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.naturepl.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2037"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}