THE FILE 500,000+ 35mm slides and digital.

OVERVIEW Animal behavior. Michael Francis often concentrates on one wildlife species at a time to ensure in-depth coverage. He currently has 35 single-photographer books.

NATURAL HISTORY Portrait and behavioral photography of wildlife: Mammals, birds, insects, reptiles and amphibians. Naturally lit subjects, from common to endangered, in the field. Grizzly bears and wolves in the Rockies to endangered panthers, American crocodiles and Key deer in Florida.

SPECIALTIES Extensive natural history coverage of bald eagles and large mammals, especially whitetail deer, mule deer, elk, wild sheep, moose, bison, pronghorn, wild cats, wild horses, bears (black, grizzly and polar) and coyotes - through the four seasons. Includes young, mating, predator/prey, winter survival.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS North America, with special emphasis on parks and refuges in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Canadian Rockies. Also Kenya, Indonesia (Borneo), Madagascar.

RECENT COVERAGE Spending one month in Africa in 2008. Concentrating on wild dogs in Botswana, leopard in South Africa, and gorillas in Rwanda. Madagascar in 2009.

CREDITS Magazines/Newspapers: Animals, Audubon, Backpacker, BBC Wildlife, Bowhunter, Bugle, Chevy Outdoors, Family Circle, Field & Stream, Game & Fish Publications, Harris Publications, Idaho Wildlife, Life, Montana Outdoors, National Wildlife, Natural History, Nature Conservancy, North American Hunter, North American Whitetail, Oasis, Orion, Outdoor America, Outdoor Life, Petersen's Hunting, Ranger Rick, Sierra, Snow Country, Sports Afield, Time, Weekly Reader, Western Outdoors, Western Sportsman. Books: American Geographic, Camden House, Carolrhoda, Collins, Coronado, Falcon, KC Publications, Knopf, Morrow, National Geographic, NorthWord, Outdoor Life, Scott Foresman, Smithmark, Voyageur, Willow Creek. Sole Photographer: Bison for Kids, Elk Country, Glacier Park Wildlife, Grand Canyon Zion & Bryce, The Hunter's Book of the Elk, The Hunter's Book of the Whitetail, Into the Wind ... Wild Horses of North America, Moose, Moose for Kids, Mule Deer Country, Rocky Mountain National Park: A Wildlife Watcher's Guide, Track of the Coyote, Wild Horses for Kids, Wild Sheep Country, Yellowstone Wildlife, Yellowstone Memories. Paper Products: Antler, Beautyway, Big Sky Magic, Billings News, Cabela's, Falcon, Impact, Lone Pine, NorthWord, Pomegranate, Sierra Club. Member: NANPA (former president and board member), OWAA. Agents: Animals/Animals (US), Okapia (Germany).

COMMENTS Straightforward photography by trained biologist. Computer-labeled and captioned submissions. Stock list on request. Available for assignments.

NONEDITORIAL SERVICES Trip leader for Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris.