Ronan Donovan - Exploring Our Wild Nature: Wolves, Chimps & Gorillas

Ronan Donovan is a wildlife biologist, conservation photographer, and National Geographic Explorer whose work reveals the complex social lives of wolves, chimpanzees, and gorillas. Through immersive visual storytelling, he explores the deep connections shared across species while promoting conservation and the preservation of our shared habitat.
Originally trained as a wildlife biologist, Ronan transitioned into photography to bring greater awareness to the natural world and the challenges facing endangered species. He has spent months at a time embedded with wild wolf packs, chimpanzee communities, and mountain gorilla families, documenting their relationships, communication, and survival. His fieldwork has resulted in multiple National Geographic feature stories and acclaimed imagery recognized around the world.
Ronan’s work has also been featured in documentaries including Kingdom of the White Wolf (Disney+) and Planet Earth III (Amazon Prime). His first traveling exhibition, Wolves, is currently touring internationally.
Lecture: Exploring Our Wild Nature — Wolves, Chimps & Gorillas
What does it mean to be human? In this engaging presentation, Ronan Donovan shares stories and imagery gathered during months spent living alongside wolves, chimpanzees, and gorillas in the wild. Through intimate encounters and striking photography, he reveals how these highly social animals build relationships, communicate, cooperate, and adapt to their environments.
Blending science, storytelling, and conservation, Ronan offers audiences a powerful look at the similarities between humans and our fellow social mammals — and what we can learn from them about connection, empathy, and survival in an increasingly changing world.
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