Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: A female Northern fur seal at a rookery on St. George Island in Alaska's Pribilof Islands.

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A female Northern fur seal at a rookery on St. George Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. She’s become entangled in some debris — if she grows any more, she’ll die. Biologistslater try to use a hook fastened to a pole to remove the debris, unsuccessfully.

Photo: Biologist Brian deLong reaches into a Northern fur seal rookery with a pole to retrieve a dead pup for necropsy on St. George Island in Alaska's Pribilof Islands.

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Biologist Brian deLong reaches into a Northern fur seal rookery with a pole to retrieve a dead pup for necropsy on St. George Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. Both seal and sea lion populations have declined sharply in recent years due to human overfishing.

Photo: A female Northern fur seal at a rookery on St. George Island in Alaska's Pribilof Islands.

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A female Northern fur seal at a rookery on St. George Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. She’s become entangled in some debris — if she grows any more, she’ll die. Biologistslater try to use a hook fastened to a pole to remove the debris, unsuccessfully.

Photo: Biologist Terry Spraker looks out over a Northern fur sealrookery on St. George Island in Alaska's Pribilof Islands.

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Biologist Terry Spraker looks out over a Northern fur sealrookery on St. George Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. Both seal and sea lion populations have declined sharply inrecent years due to human overfishing.

Photo: Biologist Brian deLong reaches into a Northern fur seal rookery with a pole to retrieve a dead pup for necropsy on St. George Island in Alaska's Pribilof Islands.

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Biologist Brian deLong reaches into a Northern fur seal rookery with a pole to retrieve a dead pup for necropsy on St. George Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. Both seal and sea lion populations have declined sharply in recent years due to human overfishing.

Photo: Biologist Terry Spraker (background) and his assistant Brian deLong reach into a Northern fur seal rookery with a pole to retrieve a dead pup for necropsy on St. George Island in Alaska's Pribilof Islands.

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Biologist Terry Spraker (background) and his assistant Brian deLong reach into a Northern fur seal rookery with a pole to retrieve a dead pup for necropsy on St. George Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. Both seal and sea lion populations have declined sharply in recent years due to human overfishing.

Photo: Biologist Terry Spraker reaches into a Northern fur seal rookery with a pole to retrieve a dead pup for necropsy on St.George Island in Alaska's Pribilof Islands.

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Biologist Terry Spraker reaches into a Northern fur seal rookery with a pole to retrieve a dead pup for necropsy on St.George Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. Both seal and sea lion populations have declined sharply in recent years due to human overfishing.

Photo: Biologist Terry Spraker and his assistant Brian deLong examine a female Northern fur seal killed by two males in a rookery on St. George Island in Alaska's Pribilof Islands.

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Biologist Terry Spraker and his assistant Brian deLong examine a female Northern fur seal killed by two males in a rookery on St. George Island in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands. Both seal and sea lion populations have declined sharply in recent years due to human overfishing.

Photo: Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

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Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

Photo: Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

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Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

Photo: Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

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Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

Photo: Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

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Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

Photo: A scientist studies Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red Liststatus) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

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A scientist studies Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red Liststatus) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

Photo: Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

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Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

Photo: Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) and shorebirds at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

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Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) and shorebirds at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

Photo: Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

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Northern fur seals (Vulnerable Red List status) at a rookery on St. George Island in the Pribilofs (Alaska).

Photo: Steller sea lion mother and pup at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lion mother and pup at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: A male Steller sea lion (endangered) defends his territory at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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A male Steller sea lion (endangered) defends his territory at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

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Steller sea lions at a haul-out near Ketchikan, Alaska.

Photo: Endangered Tule elk at San Luis NWR near Los Banos, CA.

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Endangered Tule elk at San Luis NWR near Los Banos, CA.

Photo: Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

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Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

Photo: Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

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Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

Photo: Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

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Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

Photo: Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

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Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

Photo: Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

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Thousands of bull walrus crowd the beach at Togiak NWR in Alaska.

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