Melissa Groo

Melissa is a wildlife photographer, writer, speaker, and educator. She’s a contributing editor to Audubon magazine, a bimonthly columnist on wildlife photography for Outdoor Photographer magazine, and an Associate Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers. She speaks and writes extensively on issues of ethics and conservation in wildlife photography, and leads workshops in the U.S. and abroad.

In 2017, Melissa was awarded the Katie O’Brien Lifetime Achievement Award by Audubon Connecticut, for demonstrating exceptional leadership and commitment to the conservation of birds, other wildlife, and their habitats. In 2017, she also received NANPA’s Vision Award, given to a photographer every two years in recognition of early career excellence, vision, and inspiration to others in nature photography, conservation and education.

Melissa is represented by National Geographic Image Collection and has a long-term gallery at Audubon Greenwich in Connecticut.

Melissa has joined Project Coyote because she is passionate about educating others on the need for coexistence with coyotes and other animals dismissed for too many years as “varmint.” She believes strongly that, as Aldo Leopold put it, “The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant, What good is it?” It’s her goal to open eyes and hearts to the value of these animals alive, and their contribution to a healthy ecosystem.