Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Environment

Photo: For the first time in decades, wolves again chase elk through the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone.

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For the first time in decades, wolves again chase elk through the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone. The reintroduction of wolves has been a great success, drawing a new generation of visitors to the park.

Photo: A family of four stands in front of solar panels in their backyard.

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A family of four stands in front of solar panels in their backyard.

Photo: A family of four stands in their backyard with their new solar panels.

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A family of four stands in their backyard with their new solar panels.

Photo: A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin.

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A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin. This is an educational bird that is non-releasable and held by Wildlife Images, a rehab center near Merlin, Oregon.

Photo: A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin.

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A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin. This is an educational bird that is non-releasable and held by Wildlife Images, a rehab center near Merlin, Oregon.

Photo: A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin.

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A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin. This is an educational bird that is non-releasable and held by Wildlife Images, a rehab center near Merlin, Oregon.

A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

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A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

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A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

Siskiyou National Forest serves as home and protector to wildlife including the federally endangered northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina).

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Siskiyou National Forest serves as home and protector to wildlife including the federally endangered northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina).

Photo: A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin.

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A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin. This is an educational bird that is non-releasable and held by Wildlife Images, a rehab center near Merlin, Oregon.

Photo: A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin.

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A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin. This is an educational bird that is non-releasable and held by Wildlife Images, a rehab center near Merlin, Oregon.

Photo: A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin.

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A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin. This is an educational bird that is non-releasable and held by Wildlife Images, a rehab center near Merlin, Oregon.

Photo: A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin.

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A northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis) in a fresh clear cut near Merlin. This is an educational bird that is non-releasable and held by Wildlife Images, a rehab center near Merlin, Oregon.

A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

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A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

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A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

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A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

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A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

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A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

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A federally threatened captive northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in healthy habitat in the Siskiyou National Forest near Merlin, Oregon.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear, but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear, but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear, but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear, but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

Photo: This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field.

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This was once the place where Lewis and Clark first saw a grizzly bear but it is now a corn field. More than 100 years ago the pioneers eradicated the grizzly bear to create farmland.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

Photo: Joel Sartore on assignment for NGM, by Gerald Herbert/AP. An oil covered pelican sits stuck in thick beached oil at Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, just off the Gulf of Mexico in Plaquemines Parish, La., Saturday, June 5, 2010.

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Joel Sartore on assignment for NGM, by Gerald Herbert/AP. An oil covered pelican sits stuck in thick beached oil at Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay, just off the Gulf of Mexico in Plaquemines Parish, La., Saturday, June 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert – Call 402.474.1006 for licensing info.)

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