The end of our stories is just the beginning

Welcome to the Wildlife Filmmaking Revolution

Wild Stories

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Wilder Impact

Are We Barking?

What if a production company treated impact as its foundation, not as an afterthought? 

At The Barking Gecko, we don’t just document the wild – we fight for it. We are a conservation company who use our expertise in the filmmaking industry as a tool to drive real and lasting impact. Our documentaries are made WITH the communities we film, ensuring that every frame we capture gives back to the land, people and wildlife who call it home. 

Our Wild Stories

The Standing Kings

In one of Africas most pristine wilderness’ lives a unique population of elephants. A small group in Mana Pools national […]

Living With Lions

To live alongside lions is to navigate awe and danger in the same breath. For many rural communities, lions are not just symbols of wilderness — they are neighbors, competitors, and, at times, threats to

The Wildest City

This is our debut series. A story that could shape the future of not just one city, but the entire planet.

From storytelling to stewardship — impact that lasts.

Victoria Falls Wildlife Trust

With a focus on wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and education, the Wildlife Trust takes a multi-faceted response to protecting the wildlife around Vic Falls. Their programs are helping to reshape the way people and wildlife interact. 

Zimbabwe National Parks Authority (a.k.a ZimParks)

That’s right, we’ve got the government of Zimbabwe of our side! Nothing happens in any of Zimbabwes many incrdible National Parks without ZimParks knowing about it. And through our partnership we have unlocked the country for wildlife filmmakers as we work with ZimParks to improve their messaging, communication and international reputation.

Everything's a Circle

We’re adopting a new way of working. A circular business model that we are calling REGENERATIVE FILMMAKING, where every decision made from stories told, to kit used, even to where this very website is hosted, gives back to nature. Afterall, if it wasn’t for amazing conservation organisations we wouldn’t have any wildlife left to film, so it’s only right that we give back. This way we can ensure there’s more wildlife to film, allowing us to make more films, allowing us to fund more conservation, meaning there’s more wildlife to film etc. etc.

So welcome to the future, it’s about to get wild!

Our Conservation Partners

At The Barking Gecko, we're not just storytellers, we're here to make real, tangible impact for the conservation of our natural world. To do that, we've partnered with the experts - conservationists, innovators, scientists, rangers, entrepreneurs and many more - to be able to turn all of our Wild Stories into even wilder impact.

Testimonials

“We’ve worked with a handful of production companies in the past, and I must say, Barking Gecko is in a league of its own. Their creativity, organisation, flawless equipment and vision are bringing this industry into a new chapter.”

Benjamin Norton

Co-Founder | Ele-Collection

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Show Not Tell

I am the Co-Founder and Marketing Director of a company called Ele-Collection. Story telling is extremely important to our success. We’ve worked with a handful of production companies in the past, and I must say, Barking Gecko is in a league of its own. Their creativity, organisation, flawless equipment and vision are bringing this industry into a new chapter. One where partnered projects are given more than ‘exposure’ or simple content. Barking Gecko took their time to understand our needs before creating a video that genuinely brought us closer to our goals. It’s been the most successful piece of content we have released to date with over 145,000 views (and climbing). If you would like to have your view of film production changed, give Barking Gecko a shot.

Tom Richards

Producer

Tom is a wildlife and conservation documentary producer who for the last decade has produced multi award-winning blue chip and expedition–based natural history series such as Earth at Night in Color, Earthsounds and The Wild Ones. He’s made films for Apple TV+, the BBC and Sky TV as well as his own independent films for YouTube.   

Outside of the day job he’s also an activist – whether that’s running the Extinction Rebellion Bristol Media team during Covid, or as a co-organiser for grassroots collective Filmmakers For Future: Wildlife working with the wildlife filmmaking industry to speed up the transition to greener, non-extractive and more impactful working practices.  

It’s his love of challenging the status quo that brought him here, to The Barking Gecko. 

Benedict Rickards

Zoologist

Benedict Rickards – Founder, Chief Gecko Wrangler

Benedict is the loudest thing in the bush… and that’s saying something. A Zoology graduate and unapologetic animal nerd, he’s worked on everything from epic natural history documentaries to fast-paced children’s TV (because, cliché or not, getting kids hooked on nature is the best way to save it).

Armed with an endless supply of wildlife facts, boundless energy, and absolutely no concept of an “inside voice,” Benedict brings wild enthusiasm to every project. When he’s not behind the camera or cooking up new ways to tell nature’s stories, you can find him on the ultimate frisbee field — as if he wasn’t already cool enough.

Troy Reid

Cinematograher

Troy Reid started his career in marketing. With a strong background in business and marketing he built one of Zimbabwe’s own Apple dealership from the ground up but something was missing. He was losing his connection to the wilderness of Zimbabwe he’d enjoyed as a child so he sold his business and followed his passion Wildlife Filmmaking.

Having worked on a huge variety of wildlife shows over the years, Troy has always been left wanting to have done more for the people who have given their time, expertise and sometimes their lives to save the wild. It’s this sense of duty and justice which drives him on The Barking Geckos mission to leave a lasting impact wherever we go!