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Photo: Along the eastern side of Lake Albert, the difference in vegetation is striking.

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Along the eastern side of Lake Albert, the difference in vegetation is striking. On the east side of the main road lies the Bugungu Wildlife Reserve. One the west side lies a community area where cattle have severely overgrazed the landscape.

Photo: A horse and a dog on a ranch near a gas drilling area near Aztec, NM.

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A horse and a dog on a ranch near a gas drilling area near Aztec, NM.

Photo: A rancher and his cattle among polluting gas drilling equipment near Aztec, NM.

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A rancher and his cattle among polluting gas drilling equipment near Aztec, NM.

Photo: A rancher takes a break during a day of branding on a ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills.

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A rancher takes a break during a day of branding on a ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills.

Photo: Pantanieros (cowboys) on horseback in Brazil's Pantanal region.

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Pantanieros (cowboys) on horseback 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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) 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: 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: Cattle being driven off of BLM land in the fall near Leadore, Idaho.

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Cattle being driven off of BLM land in the fall near Leadore, Idaho.

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: The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

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The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

Photo: The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

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The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

Photo: The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

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The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

Photo: The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

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The scenic Blancett Ranch in the San Juan Basin near Aztec, New Mexico

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