Carlton Ward

Carlton Ward Jr. is a conservation photographer and National Geographic Explorer whose passion for nature was born from the Florida landscape. His mission is to inspire appreciation and protection of Florida’s endangered wildness. In 2013, Ward founded Florida Wild, a media and production company working to elevate and protect wild Florida through strategic communications. The Path of the Panther project has been Ward's full-time focus since 2016, supported by grants from the National Geographic Society and numerous partners. Its purpose is to inspire a public and political movement to save the Florida Wildlife Corridor through the story of the endangered Florida panther. To learn more and support this project, please visit PathofthePanther.org.