Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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Photo: Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official's truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers' fears that they might someday kill cattle.

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Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official’s truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers’ fears that they might someday kill cattle.

Photo: A Sydney funnelweb spider (Atrax robustus) at the Taronga Zoo.

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A Sydney funnelweb spider (Atrax robustus) at the Taronga Zoo.

Photo: A Sydney funnelweb spider (Atrax robustus) at the Taronga Zoo.

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A Sydney funnelweb spider (Atrax robustus) at the Taronga Zoo.

Photo: A Sydney funnelweb spider (Atrax robustus) at the Taronga Zoo.

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A Sydney funnelweb spider (Atrax robustus) at the Taronga Zoo.

Photo: Wild male Attwater's prarie-chickens face off for the chance to breed with females at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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Wild male Attwater’s prarie-chickens face off for the chance to breed with females at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Photo: Wild male Attwater's prarie-chickens face off for the chance to breed with females at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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Wild male Attwater’s prarie-chickens face off for the chance to breed with females at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Photo: Two male Attwater's prairie-chickens face off at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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Two male Attwater’s prairie-chickens face off at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Picture of a red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) at Reptile Gardens.

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A red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) at Reptile Gardens.

Picture of a red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) at Reptile Gardens.

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A red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) at Reptile Gardens.

Photo: Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official's truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers' fears that theymight someday kill cattle.

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Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official’s truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers’ fears that theymight someday kill cattle.

Photo: Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official's truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers' fears that theymight someday kill cattle.

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Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official’s truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers’ fears that theymight someday kill cattle.

Photo: Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official's truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers' fears that theymight someday kill cattle.

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Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official’s truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers’ fears that theymight someday kill cattle.

Photo: Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official's truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers' fears that theymight someday kill cattle.

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Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official’s truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers’ fears that theymight someday kill cattle.

Photo: Carter Niemeyer, a USFWS employee, stands over a calf that was killed by a wolf pack near Red Deer, MT. Wolves very seldom kill cattle.

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Carter Niemeyer, a USFWS employee, stands over a calf that was killed by a wolf pack near Red Deer, MT. Wolves very seldom kill cattle. Defenders of Wildlife actually reimburses ranchers for any cattle loss to wolves in Montana.

Photo: Carter Niemeyer, a USFWS employee, stands over a calf that was killed by a wolf pack near Red Deer, MT. Wolves very seldom kill cattle.

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Carter Niemeyer, a USFWS employee, stands over a calf that was killed by a wolf pack near Red Deer, MT. Wolves very seldom kill cattle. Defenders of Wildlife actually reimburses ranchers for any cattle loss to wolves in Montana.

Photo: Hayley Jolma, is comforted by her mother, Karen Jolma, after they discovered that one of the family's calves had been killed by wolves in the night.

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Hayley Jolma, is comforted by her mother, Karen Jolma, after they discovered that one of the family’s calves had been killed by wolves in the night. (Western MT)

Photo: Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official's truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers' fears that they might someday kill cattle.

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Four wolf pelts lie draped over the back of a federal official’s truck near Helena, MT. These wolves once formed a pack that was killed to assuage local ranchers’ fears that they might someday kill cattle.

Photo: Max Tylee of British Columbia, a victim of mauling by a grizzly bear.

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Max Tylee of British Columbia, a victim of mauling by a grizzly bear.

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