Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: Least bittern heron (Ixobrychus exilis) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, Minnesota.

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Least bittern heron (Ixobrychus exilis) at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Roseville, Minnesota.

Picture of a Sonoran gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer affinis) at the Point Defiance Zoo.

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A Sonoran gopher snake (Pituophis catenifer affinis) at the Point Defiance Zoo.

Picture of a gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, named Mariah at the Point Defiance Zoo.

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A gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus, named Mariah at the Point Defiance Zoo.

Picture of a federally threatened, Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) named Yukon at the Point Defiance Zoo.

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A federally threatened, Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) named Yukon at the Point Defiance Zoo. He’s an education animal that came here as a baby from a breeding center in Arkansas.

Picture of a close up of a grey-necked wood rail (Aramides cajaneus) at the Omaha Zoo.

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A close up of a grey-necked wood rail (Aramides cajaneus) at the Omaha Zoo.

Eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

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Eastern plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix) at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo.

Blue-crowned hanging parrot (Loriculus galgulus) at the Fort Wayne Zoo.

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Blue-crowned hanging parrot (Loriculus galgulus) at the Fort Wayne Zoo.

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.

Critically endangered (IUCN) Chuckey madtom (Noturus crypticus), one of only 14 specimens ever to be collected, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish has not been listed due to lack of funding even though it is one of the rarest fish in North America.

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Critically endangered (IUCN) Chuckey madtom (Noturus crypticus), one of only 14 specimens ever to be collected, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish has not been listed due to lack of funding even though it is one of the rarest fish in North America.

A stonecat (Noturus flavus) at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium.

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A stonecat (Noturus flavus) at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium.

A longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium.

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A longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium.

Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium.

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Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) at Gavins Point National Fish Hatchery and Aquarium.

Picture of a Silkie showgirl chickens at the Fort Worth Zoo. These are domestic animals, used for education here.

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Silkie showgirl chickens at the Fort Worth Zoo. These are domestic animals, used for education here.

Vulnerable (IUCN) and Federally endangered Gila topminnows (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis).

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Vulnerable (IUCN) and Federally endangered Gila topminnows (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis).

Photo: A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos land iguana (Conolophus subcristatus) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

A Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

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A Galapagos giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vicina) on Urbina Bay, Isabela Island in Galapagos National Park.

Photo: Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

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Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) on Fernandina Island in Galapagos National Park.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Picture of a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

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A grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) at the Sedgwick County Zoo.

Critically endangered (IUCN) Chuckey madtom (Noturus crypticus), one of only 14 specimens ever to be collected, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish has not been listed due to lack of funding even though it is one of the rarest fish in North America.

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Critically endangered (IUCN) Chuckey madtom (Noturus crypticus), one of only 14 specimens ever to be collected, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish has not been listed due to lack of funding even though it is one of the rarest fish in North America.

Critically endangered (IUCN) Chuckey madtom (Noturus crypticus), one of only 14 specimens ever to be collected, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish has not been listed due to lack of funding even though it is one of the rarest fish in North America.

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Critically endangered (IUCN) Chuckey madtom (Noturus crypticus), one of only 14 specimens ever to be collected, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish has not been listed due to lack of funding even though it is one of the rarest fish in North America.

Critically endangered (IUCN) Chuckey madtom (Noturus crypticus), one of only 14 specimens ever to be collected, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish has not been listed due to lack of funding even though it is one of the rarest fish in North America.

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Critically endangered (IUCN) Chuckey madtom (Noturus crypticus), one of only 14 specimens ever to be collected, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center. This fish has not been listed due to lack of funding even though it is one of the rarest fish in North America.

Boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti), a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered species, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.

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Boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti), a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered species, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.

Boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti), a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered species, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.

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Boulder darter (Etheostoma wapiti), a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered species, at Conservation Fisheries, a native stream fish breeding center.

Photo: Sara the whooping crane, at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species.

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Sara the whooping crane, at the Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species.

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.

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