Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

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A picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

A picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

A picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

A picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered Red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

A picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

A picture of a vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

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A vulnerable (IUCN) and federally endangered red-Cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis) at the North Carolina Zoo.

Photo: White-fronted geese in Alaska's North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

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White-fronted geese in Alaska’s North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

Photo: White-fronted geese in Alaska's North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

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White-fronted geese in Alaska’s North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

Photo: White-fronted geese in Alaska's North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

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White-fronted geese in Alaska’s North Slope near Teshukpuk Lake.

A crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) on St. George Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

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A crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) on St. George Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

A crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) on St. George Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

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A crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) on St. George Island (Pribilofs), part of the Alaska Maritime NWR.

Photo: An Attwater's prairie-chicken shakes off the rain near Texs City, Texas.

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An Attwater’s prairie-chicken shakes off the rain near Texs City, Texas.

Photo: An Attwater's prairie-chicken shakes off the rain near Texs City, Texas.

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An Attwater’s prairie-chicken shakes off the rain near Texs City, Texas.

Photo: A male Attwater's prairie chicken booming at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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A male Attwater’s prairie chicken booming at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Photo: A wild male Attwater's prairie-chicken booming at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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A wild male Attwater’s prairie-chicken booming at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Photo: A male Attwater's prairie chicken at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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A male Attwater’s prairie chicken at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Photo: An endangered Attwater's prairie-chicken over one of its last booming grounds in Texas' coastal prairie.

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An endangered Attwater’s prairie-chicken over one of its last booming grounds in Texas’ coastal prairie.

Photo: Male Attwater's prarie-chicken on a lek near Texas City, Texas.

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Male Attwater’s prarie-chicken on a lek near Texas City, Texas.

Photo: One of few remaining wild male Attwater's prairie-chickens performs for potential mates at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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One of few remaining wild male Attwater’s prairie-chickens performs for potential mates at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Photo: A wild male Attwater's prairie-chicken booming at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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A wild male Attwater’s prairie-chicken booming at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Photo: One of few remaining wild male Attwater's prairie-chickens performs for potential mates at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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One of few remaining wild male Attwater’s prairie-chickens performs for potential mates at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Photo: One of few remaining wild male Attwater's prairie-chickens performs for potential mates at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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One of few remaining wild male Attwater’s prairie-chickens performs for potential mates at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

Photo: A wild male Attwater's prairie-chicken booming at The Nature Conservancy's Texas City Prairie Preserve.

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A wild male Attwater’s prairie-chicken booming at The Nature Conservancy’s Texas City Prairie Preserve.

A roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) peers out of a tree in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

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A roadside hawk (Rupornis magnirostris) peers out of a tree in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

A Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) takes its own photo breaking an infra-red trigger beam in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) takes its own photo breaking an infra-red trigger beam in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Picture of a Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A Southern lapwing (Vanellus chilensis) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

A Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A Southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A capped heron (Pilherodius pileatus) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A plumbeous ibis (Theristicus caerulescens) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A buff-necked ibis (Theristicus caudatus) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A buff-necked ibis (Theristicus caudatus) in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A greater rhea (Rhea americana) runs through grassland in the Brazilian Pantanal, near Caiman Ranch.

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A greater rhea (Rhea americana) runs through grassland in the Brazilian Pantanal, near Caiman Ranch. (IUCN: Near Threatened)

Photo: A greater rhea (Rhea americana) in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A greater rhea (Rhea americana) in Brazil’s Pantanal region. (IUCN: Near Threatened)

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