Leo Keeler completed his first solo overnight backpacking trip at the age of 9, and began studying wildlife through the live capture of ground squirrels.

His images have appeared in national ad campaigns published in National Geographic, Smithsonian, Newsweek, Life, Sports Illustrated, Field and Stream, TV Guide, People and Alaska Magazine, as well as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and The Washington Post. He has served as a photographic and wildlife consultant and appeared on ESPN's "Men's Journal," BBC's "Living Dangerously," and the Travel Channel's "Alaska: Walk on the Wild Side."

Leo served as Chairman of the non-profit group Friends of McNeil River for 10 years. The group was responsible for establishing the 119,000-acre McNeil River Refuge to protect the world-famous McNeil River brown bears. CBS News' "Eye on America" featured Leo and his wife, Dorothy, twice for the Friends' drive to thwart a bear hunt in the refuge by encouraging people to apply for a bear hunting permit and stay home if their names were drawn. It worked - 6 of the 8 permits went to people who applied for a permit to save the bear's life.

Leo and Dorothy later led efforts to protect the famous Toklat wolf pack in Denali National Park. The Toklat wolves are one of the most famous, most viewed, most photographed, and the first and longest studied group of wild wolves in the world. CBS Evening News again featured them and their efforts on behalf of the Toklats on November 2, 1999.

Leo and Dorothy jointly received the Ginny Hill Wood Award from The Alaska Wilderness Recreation & Tourism Association for their photographic contributions to the wildlife conservation efforts in Alaska. They also received the Daniel Housberg Wilderness Image Award for Excellence in Still Photography, presented by the Alaska Conservation Foundation. In addition, Alaska Governor Tony Knowles acknowledged Leo's photographic abilities, and his desire to protect wildlife viewing opportunities, by appointing him to Alaska's Board of Game.

More information is available on their website: www.akwildlife.com