Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: environmental portrait

A federally endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis. This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining, with nearly all found within Everglades National Park in south Florida.

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A federally endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis. This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining, with nearly all found within Everglades National Park in south Florida.

A federally endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis. This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining, with nearly all found within Everglades National Park in south Florida.

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A federally endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis. This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining, with nearly all found within Everglades National Park in south Florida.

Photo: Male and female Galapaogs lava lizards, Microlophus albemarlensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Male and female Galapaogs lava lizards, Microlophus albemarlensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A female Galapaogs lava lizard, Microlophus albemarlensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A female Galapaogs lava lizard, Microlophus albemarlensis, on Santa Cruz Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: NBC Nightly News' Anne Thompson interviews Joel Sartore and John Chapo at the Lincoln Childrens Zoo in Lincoln, NE.

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NBC Nightly News’ Anne Thompson interviews Joel Sartore and John Chapo at the Lincoln Childrens Zoo in Lincoln, NE.

Photo: A Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) on Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) on Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) on Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) on Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) on North Seymour Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos lava lizard (Microlophus albemarlensis) on North Seymour Island in Galapagos National Park.

Endangered (US and IUCN) golden-cheeked warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia) Killeen, Texas.

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Endangered (US and IUCN) golden-cheeked warblers (Setophaga chrysoparia) Killeen, Texas.

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.

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.

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.

The federally-endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis). This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining. Nearly all of this species is found within the Everglades National Park in southern Florida.

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The federally-endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis). This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining. Nearly all of this species is found within the Everglades National Park in southern Florida.

The federally-endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis). This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining. Nearly all of this species is found within the Everglades National Park in southern Florida.

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The federally-endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis). This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining. Nearly all of this species is found within the Everglades National Park in southern Florida.

The federally-endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis). This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining. Nearly all of this species is found within the Everglades National Park in southern Florida.

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The federally-endangered Cape Sable seaside sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis). This bird is down to about 2,000 individuals and declining. Nearly all of this species is found within the Everglades National Park in southern Florida.

Photo: John Chapo prepares to be interviewed by Anne Thompson of NBC Nightly News in his office at the Lincoln Children's Zoo

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John Chapo prepares to be interviewed by Anne Thompson of NBC Nightly News in his office at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo

Photo: NBC Nightly News' Anne Thompson interviews Joel Sartore and John Chapo at the Lincoln Childrens Zoo in Lincoln, NE.

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NBC Nightly News’ Anne Thompson interviews Joel Sartore and John Chapo at the Lincoln Childrens Zoo in Lincoln, NE.

Sara, the endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered whooping crane (Grus americana), at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species. This is an educational bird.

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Sara, the endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered whooping crane (Grus americana), at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species. This is an educational bird.

A endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered whooping crane (Grus americana), at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species. This is an educational bird named Sara.

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A endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered whooping crane (Grus americana), at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species. This is an educational bird named Sara.

Photo: Pyne's ground plum or Guthrie's ground-plum (Astragalus bibullatus), a federally endangered plant that exists only in a one-mile-square area outside of Nashville within the 'cedar glades' ecosystem.

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Pyne’s ground plum or Guthrie’s ground-plum (Astragalus bibullatus), a federally endangered plant that exists only in a one-mile-square area outside of Nashville within the ‘cedar glades’ ecosystem.

Photo: Portrait of co-directors of Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.

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Portrait of co-directors of Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.

Photo: The federally endangered blowout penstemon (Penstemon haydenii) and the botonist who brought the plant back from just 600 individual plants to more than 20,000 today.

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The federally endangered blowout penstemon (Penstemon haydenii) and the botonist who brought the plant back from just 600 individual plants to more than 20,000 today.

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