Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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Photo: An African male lion is projected onto the Vatican in an effort to raise awareness for the extinction crisis.

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An African male lion is projected onto the Vatican in an effort to raise awareness for the extinction crisis.

Picture of a Grant's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Grant’s zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of a Grant's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Grant’s zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of a Grant's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Grant’s zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of a Grant's zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) at the Houston Zoo.

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A Grant’s zebra (Equus quagga boehmi) at the Houston Zoo.

Picture of an endangered (IUCN) and federally endangered, male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at the Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden in Ahmedabad, India.

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An endangered, male Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) at the Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden in Ahmedabad, India.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari near Ashland, Nebraska.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari near Ashland, Nebraska.

An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened Grevy's zebra (Equus grevyi) at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari near Ashland, Nebraska.

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An endangered (IUCN) and federally threatened Grevy’s zebra (Equus grevyi) at the Lee G. Simmons Conservation Park and Wildlife Safari near Ashland, Nebraska.

A vulnerable male African lion (Panthera leo krugeri) named Mr. Big at the Omaha Zoo.

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A vulnerable male African lion (Panthera leo krugeri) named Mr. Big at the Omaha Zoo.

Photo: Male African lions (Panthera leo) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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Male African lions (Panthera leo) at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure.

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