ICAS celebrate ongoing partnership with award-winning wildlife photographer, Fernando Faciole
Posted 27 Jan 2026
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Our charity has worked with Dr Arnaud Desbiez and his team at the Wildlife Conservation Institute (ICAS) in Brazil for over a decade to safeguard threatened giant anteaters, giant armadillos and their rapidly disappearing habitat. This team has made incredible strides in making habitats and roads safer for giant anteaters, and discovered nearly everything that is currently known about giant armadillos.
Arnaud updated us on the organisation’s ongoing relationship with photographer Fernando Facile.
We are delighted to celebrate the ongoing collaboration with Brazilian photographer Fernando Faciole, whose remarkable talent continues to earn widespread recognition.
Since 2023, Faciole has closely followed our initiatives involving giant anteaters. This partnership inspired the telling of the giant anteater’s story, highlighting the critical issue of wildlife vehicle collisions.
Faciole’s work culminated in the short film, Orphan of the Road, which is exhibited at the Natural History Museum in London and will travel with the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition. You can find out more about this exhibition online, and I encourage everyone to attend.
Orphan of the Road explores the story behind the photograph that won the 2024 Impact Award at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. The film serves as a call to action for the protection of wildlife and the conservation of the giant anteater in Brazil.
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In addition to this achievement, Faciole recently received another distinguished award for his photograph of a jaguar positioned in front of a giant armadillo burrow. This image was selected by National Geographic as one of the 25 best images of 2025 and featured it in its Pictures of the Year list. The photo was taken in Rio Doce State Park, Minas Gerais, as Faciole monitored a giant armadillo burrow.
With the support of the National Geographic Society, Faciole was tasked with documenting our work and conservation efforts aimed at protecting the last viable population of giant armadillos in Rio Doce State Park (PERD).
We sincerely thank Fernando Faciole for his invaluable contributions to conservation. By leveraging his artistic talent, he has supported environmental education, fundraising and advocacy. Partnerships between artists and conservationists are essential for helping us build connections between people and nature.
Watch Orphan of the Road
In 2025, ICAS also collaborated with mural artist Fernando Berg to reinforce the connection between beekeepers, animals and the preservation of local ecosystems.
