Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Relocation

Photo: A three-year-old female koala is relocated from a suburban area to a local park.

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A three-year-old female koala is relocated from a suburban area to a local park.

Photo: A three-year-old female koala is trapped in a tree in a the front yard of a house in Petrie, Queensland.

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A three-year-old female koala is trapped in a tree in a the front yard of a house in Petrie, Queensland.

Photo: Megan Aitken of the Moreton Bay Koala Rescue Team uses a blanket to secure a young male koala who had been hit by a car.

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Megan Aitken of the Moreton Bay Koala Rescue Team uses a blanket to secure a young male koala who had been hit by a car. Hundreds of koalas are killed on roads each year. Aitken says that without protection, koalas will be extinct in the area within five years.

Photo: A male koala awaits a checkup and relocation to another locale.

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A male koala awaits a checkup and relocation to another locale. His current residence in Joyner, Australia, is a busy neighborhood, increasing the likelihood that he’ll be hit by a car.

Photo: A red wolf (endangered) trots its way back into the wild after being caught too close to humans and relocated by biologists.

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A red wolf (endangered) trots its way back into the wild after being caught too close to humans and relocated by biologists.

Photo: A red wolf (endangered) waits for relocation to Pocosin Lake NWR in North Carolina.

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A red wolf (endangered) waits for relocation to Pocosin Lake NWR in North Carolina.

Photo: Biologists in Manteo, NC, attach a radio collar to a tranquilized red wolf (endangered.) This wolf will later be released to Pocosin Lake NWR.

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Biologists in Manteo, NC, attach a radio collar to a tranquilized red wolf (endangered.) This wolf will later be released to Pocosin Lake NWR.

Photo: Biologists in Manteo, NC, attach a radio collar to a tranquilized red wolf (endangered.) This wolf will later be released to Pocosin Lake NWR.

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Biologists in Manteo, NC, attach a radio collar to a tranquilized red wolf (endangered.) This wolf will later be released to Pocosin Lake NWR.

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: Veteran bear biologist Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Institute trains Karelian bear dogs to recognize bears' scent

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Veteran bear biologist Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Institute trains Karelian bear dogs to recognize bears’ scent

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: Montana Fish & Game employee Tim Manley fires a rubber bullet at a grizzly bear as it's being released near Glacier National Park.

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Montana Fish & Game employee Tim Manley fires a rubber bullet at a grizzly bear as it’s being released near Glacier National Park. The bear was trapped and relocated near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: Veteran bear biologist Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Institute trains Karelian bear dogs to recognize bears' scent

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Veteran bear biologist Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Institute trains Karelian bear dogs to recognize bears’ scent

Photo: Montana Fish & Game employees work with Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Bear Institute and their Karelian bear dogs to chase “problem bears” away from areas used by people

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Montana Fish & Game employees work with Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Bear Institute and their Karelian bear dogs to chase “problem bears” away from areas used by people

Photo: A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated.

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A grizzly bear sits in a culvert trap and waits to be relocated. The bear and her cub were caught after prowling through neighborhoods near Whitefish, Montana.

Photo: Montana Fish & Game employees work with Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Bear Institute and their Karelian bear dogs to chase "problem bears" away from areas used by people

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Montana Fish & Game employees work with Carrie Hunt of the Wind River Bear Institute and their Karelian bear dogs to chase “problem bears” away from areas used by people

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