Wolf encounter: A photographer on what humans have lost
How a brush with the wild can expose what modern life no longer asks of us.
![An illustration of a Norwegian photographer's encounter with a wolf in the wild [Jawahir Al-Naimi/Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/newwolf-1-1790803671.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A Leopardus tilcayo cat, a newly identified species through research led by National Geographic Explorer Paola Nogales Ascarrunz, walks at the Senda Verde animal refuge in the Yungas region, Bolivia, September 1, 2026 [Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/Handout via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026-09-17T154146Z_238128909_RC2KANAC4Y4W_RTRMADP_3_SCIENCE-CAT-1789702208.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A woman draped in an Albanian flag clashes with police officers during ongoing demonstrations against plans for a luxury resort in a protected coastal area linked to US President Donald Trump's family in Albanian capital Tirana, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 [Hameraldi Agolli/ AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AP26251643796570-1788903166.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![A vehicle and structure are burned on N. Skyline Dr. due to a wildfire. [Young Kwak/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26214767486197-1785726214.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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