‘If I had only one day to live, I would spend it in the Mara’

 

Jonathan Scott. He says if he had a one day left in his life, he would spend it in the Mara. (PHOTO: PETER MUIRURI/ STANDARD)

The rugged looks of the lanky photographer are quite familiar to wildlife enthusiasts all over the world. For decades, Jonathan Scott and his wife Angela, brought Kenya’s wildlife to international fame through the widely watched BBC’s Big Cat Diaries, documentaries surrounding a group of big cats in Masai Mara.

The couple’s personal acquaintance with the Marsh Pride of lions and Half-Tail the leopard enthralled millions around the globe besides writing numerous books and doing paintings on Africa’s wildlife.