Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: man vs wild

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.

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.

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.

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