WWF Releases Rare Images of African Wildlife

It took 3 months to capture the photos.

ByABC News
February 12, 2016, 12:23 PM
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Will Burrard-Lucas/WWF-US

— -- The World Wildlife Fund has released stunning images of African wildlife in their natural habitat.

The photos were taken by photographer Will Burrard-Lucas, who set up five motion-sensor cameras near gathering places like watering holes in the Namibia region of a multicountry conservation area known as KAZA. The high definition photos, which took three months to capture, offer a glimpse into the daily life of animals like African elephants, lions, giraffes and wildebeests.

More importantly, the images help conservationists understand wildlife migration patterns so that they can establish additional protected areas for those animals, according to the WWF.

Below are some of the incredible images from the collection.

African Elephant

PHOTO: Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.

Leopard

PHOTO: Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.

Hyena

PHOTO: Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.

Wildebeest

PHOTO: Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.

Lion

PHOTO: Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.

Elands and Giraffes

PHOTO: Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.

Serval

PHOTO: Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.

Bush Pigs

PHOTO: Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.

Wild Dog

PHOTO: Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.
Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas captured unique photos of wildlife in the Namibia region of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, known as KAZA, for the World Wildlife Fund.