Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Urban sprawl

Photo: Development puts tremendous pressure on the San Diego NWR.

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Development puts tremendous pressure on the San Diego NWR.

Photo: Development spreads right out coast in Orange County, CA.

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Development spreads right out coast in Orange County, CA.

Photo: Land is prepared for housing developments in Orange County, CA.

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Land is prepared for housing developments in Orange County, CA.

Photo: The desert tortoise's (threatened) habitat California's Mojave Desert is being threatened by housing developments.

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The desert tortoise’s (threatened) habitat California’s Mojave Desert is being threatened by housing developments.

Photo: The endangered desert tortoise's habitat in Nevada is being threatened by housing developments.

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The endangered desert tortoise’s habitat in Nevada is being threatened by housing developments.

Photo: The endangered desert tortoise's habitat in Nevada is being threatened by housing developments.

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The endangered desert tortoise’s habitat in Nevada is being threatened by housing developments.

Photo: The desert tortoise's (threatened) habitat California's Mojave Desert is being threatened by housing developments.

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The desert tortoise’s (threatened) habitat California’s Mojave Desert is being threatened by housing developments.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

Photo: The endangered Florida Key deer's cause wasn't helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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The endangered Florida Key deer’s cause wasn’t helped when developers found a loophole and put a housing development inside the Florida Key Deer NWR. The deer are hit and killed by motorists faster than they can reproduce.

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