Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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Photo: A pantaniero (cowboy) herds cattle during the dry season at Caiman Ranch in Brazil's Pantanal.

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A pantaniero (cowboy) herds cattle during the dry season at Caiman Ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal.

Photo: Pantanieros (cowboys) on horseback during the wet season at Caiman Ranch in Brazil's Pantanal.

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Pantanieros (cowboys) on horseback during the wet season at Caiman Ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal.

Photo: A pantaniero (cowboy) herds cattle during the dry season at Caiman Ranch in Brazil's Pantanal.

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A pantaniero (cowboy) herds cattle during the dry season at Caiman Ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal.

Photo: Pantanieros (cowboys) herd cattle during the dry season at Caiman Ranch in Brazil's Pantanal.

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Pantanieros (cowboys) herd cattle during the dry season at Caiman Ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal.

Photo: Pantanieros (cowboys) herd cattle at Caiman Ranch in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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Pantanieros (cowboys) herd cattle at Caiman Ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A pantaniero (cowboy) herds cattle on horseback at Caiman Ranch in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A pantaniero (cowboy) herds cattle on horseback at Caiman Ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A pantaniero (cowboy) herds cattle on horseback at Caiman Ranch in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A pantaniero (cowboy) herds cattle on horseback at Caiman Ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: A pantaniero (cowboy) ropes cattle on horseback at Caiman Ranch in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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A pantaniero (cowboy) ropes cattle on horseback at Caiman Ranch in Brazil’s Pantanal region.

Photo: Cattle ranching on federal land in the Mojave Desert in California.

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Cattle ranching on federal land in the Mojave Desert in California.

Photo: Tire tracks in the mud at a pumpkin farm near Roca, NE.

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Tire tracks in the mud at a pumpkin farm near Roca, NE.

Photo: A rancher rides his horse through a feedlot in Springfield, Nebraska.

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A rancher rides his horse through a feedlot in Springfield, Nebraska.

Photo: Branding time at the Vinton Ranch in Nebraska's Sandhills.

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Branding time at the Vinton Ranch in Nebraska’s Sandhills.

Photo: Ranching on the upper Missouri River near the Charles M. Russell NWR in Montana.

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Ranching on the upper Missouri River near the Charles M. Russell NWR in Montana.

Photo: Ranching on the upper Missouri River near the Charles M. Russell NWR in Montana

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Ranching on the upper Missouri River near the Charles M. Russell NWR in Montana

Photo: A branding of cattle in Gillette, Wyoming, where the branding is considered a social event.

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A branding of cattle in Gillette, Wyoming, where the branding is considered a social event.

Photo: A branding of cattle in Gillette, Wyoming, where the branding is considered a social event.

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A branding of cattle in Gillette, Wyoming, where the branding is considered a social event.

Photo: During a break from branding cattle at a ranch in Gillette, Wyoming, a woman holds her husband as he drinks a beer.

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During a break from branding cattle at a ranch in Gillette, Wyoming, a woman holds her husband as he drinks a beer.

Photo: Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia's ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

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Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia’s ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

Photo: Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia's ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

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Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia’s ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

Photo: Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia's ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

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Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia’s ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

Photo: Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia's ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

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Gas and oil companies have dotted Fidel Candelavia’s ranch with wells despite his attempts to stop it.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley's ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

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Activity by energy companies, especially road building on Pauline McCauley’s ranch near Farmington, New Mexico has let to a sharp drop in her sheep herd.

Photo: Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

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Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

Photo: Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

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Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

Photo: Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

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Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

Photo: Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

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Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

Photo: Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

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Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

Photo: Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

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Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

Photo: Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

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Ranchers at Blancett Ranch move cattle around well pads created for coal bed mining activity.

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