Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: Zookeepers capture a critically endangered Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in an enclosure at the Suzhou Zoo in China.

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Zookeepers capture a critically endangered Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in an enclosure at the Suzhou Zoo in China. Both Yangtze turtles held at this facility are over 100 years old, if biologist can’t get this species to breed soon, the species will become extinct.

Photo: Zookeepers capture a critically endangered Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in an enclosure at the Suzhou Zoo in China.

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Zookeepers capture a critically endangered Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei) in an enclosure at the Suzhou Zoo in China. Both Yangtze turtles held at this facility are over 100 years old, if biologist can’t get this species to breed soon, the species will become extinct.

A forage looper moth (Caenurgina erechtea) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A forage looper moth (Caenurgina erechtea) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

An elm sphinx moth (Ceratomia amyntor) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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An elm sphinx moth (Ceratomia amyntor) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

An elm sphinx moth (Ceratomia amyntor) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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An elm sphinx moth (Ceratomia amyntor) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A celery looper (Anagrapha falcifera) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A celery looper (Anagrapha falcifera) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A celery looper (Anagrapha falcifera) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

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A celery looper (Anagrapha falcifera) at Spring Creek Prairie near Denton, Nebraska.

A Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) from the Toiyabe subpopulation near Austin, Nevada.

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A Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris) from the Toiyabe subpopulation near Austin, Nevada.

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A juvenile bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

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A bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) from Bighorn Creek, part of the Kootenay River system. (IUCN: Vulnerable; US: Federally threatened)

A marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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A marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata) at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.

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