Photo

ANI066-00156

A leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sameiti) from private collection. This species is camouflaged to look like moss and lichen on the trunks of tropical trees. The dermal fringe (the tassels around the edges) allows them to blend in so well that even their shadows are broken up by it.

Photo

ANI066-00155

A leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sameiti) from private collection. This species is camouflaged to look like moss and lichen on the trunks of tropical trees. The dermal fringe (the tassels around the edges) allows them to blend in so well that even their shadows are broken up by it.

Photo

ANI066-00154

A leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sameiti) from private collection. This species is camouflaged to look like moss and lichen on the trunks of tropical trees. The dermal fringe (the tassels around the edges) allows them to blend in so well that even their shadows are broken up by it.

Photo

ANI066-00153

A leaf-tailed gecko (Uroplatus sameiti) from private collection. This species is camouflaged to look like moss and lichen on the trunks of tropical trees. The dermal fringe (the tassels around the edges) allows them to blend in so well that even their shadows are broken up by it.

Photo

ANI066-00152

A spearpoint leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui) from a private collection. This species is camouflaged to look like a dead leaf that’s been chewed on by insects.
This species is listed a vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo

ANI066-00151

A spearpoint leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui) from a private collection. This species is camouflaged to look like a dead leaf that’s been chewed on by insects.
This species is listed a vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo

ANI066-00150

A spearpoint leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui) from a private collection. This species is camouflaged to look like a dead leaf that’s been chewed on by insects.
This species is listed a vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo

ANI066-00149

A spearpoint leaf-tail gecko (Uroplatus ebenaui) from a private collection. This species is camouflaged to look like a dead leaf that’s been chewed on by insects.
This species is listed a vulnerable by IUCN.

Photo

ANI103-00001

This short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), named Ava, came to find her home at SeaWorld after being rescued from a mass stranding of pilot whales in Florida in 2012 when she was roughly 6 months old. Due to her very young age at the time of the rescue, government experts did not believe she would survive if returned to the wild, and they therefore asked SeaWorld to give her a home. Ava is now estimated to be roughly 4 years old and weighs 1,200 lbs.

Photo

ANI103-00002

This short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus), named Ava, came to find her home at SeaWorld after being rescued from a mass stranding of pilot whales in Florida in 2012 when she was roughly 6 months old. Due to her very young age at the time of the rescue, government experts did not believe she would survive if returned to the wild, and they therefore asked SeaWorld to give her a home. Ava is now estimated to be roughly 4 years old and weighs 1,200 lbs.

Photo

ANI103-00003

A killer whale also called an orca whale, Orcinus orca, named Kayla at SeaWorld in Orlando, FL.
Kayla is 27 years old, weighs 5,600 pounds and is 19 feet long.

Photo

ANI022-00027

Tourists watch endangered Florida manatees at Sea World in Orlando, FL.

Photo: Julie Jensen Director of Marketing | WVC O: 866.800.7326 | D: 702.443.9249 | E: j.jensen@wvc.org

Speaking Engagements

Joel is a popular keynote speaker with conservation, corporate, and civic groups.

Hire him to entertain and inspire your audience.

Book Joel To Speak

The Photo Ark

Joel is the founder of the Photo Ark, a groundbreaking effort to document every species in captivity before it’s too late.

Explore the Photo Ark

Visit Our Store

Every purchase goes directly to support our mission: getting the public to care and helping to save species from extinction.

Help Us Build the Ark