Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: endangered

Photo: An endangered Ruivaco-do-oeste, Achondrostoma occidentale, a rare freshwater fish at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium.

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An endangered Ruivaco-do-oeste, Achondrostoma occidentale, a rare freshwater fish at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium.

Photo: An endangered Ruivaco-do-oeste, Achondrostoma occidentale, a rare freshwater fish at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium.

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An endangered Ruivaco-do-oeste, Achondrostoma occidentale, a rare freshwater fish at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium.

Photo: An endangered Ruivaco-do-oeste, Achondrostoma occidentale, a rare freshwater fish at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium.

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An endangered Ruivaco-do-oeste, Achondrostoma occidentale, a rare freshwater fish at the Vasco da Gama Aquarium.

Photo: Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Sumatran Rhino Rescue Center in Indonesia.

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Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Sumatran Rhino Rescue Center in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

Photo: Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Sumatran Rhino Rescue Center in Indonesia.

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Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Sumatran Rhino Rescue Center in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

Photo: Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Sumatran Rhino Rescue Center in Indonesia.

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Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Sumatran Rhino Rescue Center in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

Photo: Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Sumatran Rhino Rescue Center in Indonesia.

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Pahu, the Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni) at the Sumatran Rhino Rescue Center in Indonesia. This species is listed as critically endangered and the population is in decline.

Photo: An endangered Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) at the Berlin Zoo.

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An endangered Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) at the Berlin Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) at the Berlin Zoo.

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An endangered Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) at the Berlin Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) at the Berlin Zoo.

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An endangered Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) at the Berlin Zoo.

Photo: An endangered Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) at the Berlin Zoo.

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An endangered Javan banteng (Bos javanicus javanicus) at the Berlin Zoo.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

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An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

Photo: An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

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An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

Photo: An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

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An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

Photo: An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

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An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

Photo: An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

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An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

Photo: An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

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An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

Photo: An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

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An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

Photo: An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

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An endangered, juvenile silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch) at Bali Safari.

Photo: An endangered Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) from Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

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An endangered Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) from Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

Photo: An endangered Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) from Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

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An endangered Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) from Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

Photo: An endangered Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) from Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

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An endangered Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) from Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

Photo: An endangered Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) at Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

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An endangered Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) at Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

Photo: An endangered Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) at Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

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An endangered Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi) at Zoo Santo Inacio in Portugal.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) at Healesville Sanctuary.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus) at Healesville Sanctuary.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

Photo: An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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An endangered African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), aka a black-footed penguin or jackass penguin, at the Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City.

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