"When you love a place you have the duty to protect it, and to love it you have to know it first "

As a nature lover and wildlife photographer, the outdoors is where everything makes sense to me. After the birth of my daughter, some of the most profound and enlightening moments of my life have come through my connection with nature.

Each encounter with a wild animal is unique—a once-in-a-lifetime experience that stays with me forever and continues to nourish my soul.

Yet alongside this beauty comes a deeper awareness of the fragility of our world. I have witnessed animals injured by boats, natural habitats destroyed by urban development, and oceans increasingly polluted day after day as a result of human activity.

Wild Hug is a wildlife awareness project created by my 10-year-old daughter and me. It was born from our shared love for nature and a deep desire to protect it.

Our mission is to inspire awareness of the beauty, importance, and vulnerability of the ecosystems around us—while inviting others to reconnect with nature and create their own life-changing experiences.

We believe that our connection with nature is essential to the future of humanity.

We invite you to step outside:
take a walk in the park, paddle across a lake or ocean, hike a trail, wander through a forest.

Slow down. Engage your senses. Experience the magic of where we all come from—Mother Nature.

Start your journey today. Lose yourself, and find yourself at the same time.

In return, we believe you will gain something invaluable:
a lifetime of meaningful memories, deep joy, and a sense of inner peace that only nature can offer.

Give a Wild Hug—to a tree, to the ocean, to an animal.
After all, they are not separate from us. We are all connected, and we all need to take care of each other.

Through storytelling, rescues, and real encounters, we aim to inspire action and protect wildlife—together.

Pablo & Emma Dona
Founders of Wild Hug
The Wildlife Awareness Project