Rhino Conservation © 2022 Andrea Wells | All Rights Reserved
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Rhino is beginning to succumb to sedation. Head of conservation team approaches to apply blindfold to help calm.
White Rhino and calf waking up after dehorning © 2022 Andrea Wells | All Rights Reserved
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Rhino dehorning at reserve in South Africa in efforts to stave off poachers.
Pangolin pup in rehab phase © 2022 Andrea Wells | All Rights Reserved
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Baby pangolin rescued from poachers truck likely expelled from mom during transport. He was successfully cared for and habilitated and now lives a wild life.
Rhino Conservation Dehorning © 2022 Andrea Wells | All Rights Reserved
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Working alongside wildlife conservation team in South Africa dehorning all rhino as poacher threat heightens.
The Silent Roar © 2022 Prelena Soma Owen | All Rights Reserved
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A leopard takes a big yawn as he prepares to start the night hunt.
Keeping Hope Alive © 2022 Prelena Soma Owen | All Rights Reserved
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Tuskers (elephants with tusks weighing more than 45kg each) numbers have dropped due to poaching and there are now estimated to be only 24 alive. Seeing this bull in Amboseli Kenya was the highlight of my trip. Not yet a tusker he is destined to become one.
Red Widow Spider © 2022 Kirsten Hines | All Rights Reserved
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Endangered endemics from endangered lands this red widow spider ensnares fellow endemic palmetto scarab beetle on a tiny parcel of central Florida sand scrub habitat now protected as a state park thanks to neighbors who rescued it from slated development.
Watchful © 2022 Emelita Gascon | All Rights Reserved
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Being watchful on the hill this cheetah gave a striking pose among the green colors of the trees and grass that were complimentary to its color.
Into the wild © 2022 Emelita Gascon | All Rights Reserved
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This photo was taken as the morning sun was rising among the trees and this cheetah was going towards the hill. At this moment its face was lit by the ray of the sun and created this dramatic scene.
Portrait of a Hunter © 2022 Emelita Gascon | All Rights Reserved
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Aside from being the fastest in the animal kingdom the cheetah is also a hunter. This picture was taken as this cheetah was about to start its day at its habitat at the living desert California.
Resting Rosie © 2022 Phoenix Marks | All Rights Reserved
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Roseate Spoonbills a Threatened species were virtually wiped out in the mid-1800 through early 20th Century due to being the most highly valued feather in the millinery fashion craze at the time. Today it's the 'canary in the coal mine' for gaging the health of the Everglades."
Mother and Child © 2022 Phoenix Marks | All Rights Reserved
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Mother Alligator with her young hatchling stretched out across her head. For me it's a reflection of motherhood only in an animal species many fear. Symbolically this image represents a mother's nature to support protect and literally uplift their young giving them the best opportunity to survive and hopefully thrive.
Milky Way Over Venice Beach © 2022 Phoenix Marks | All Rights Reserved
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Today experiencing the magnitude and grandeur of humanities ultimate 'home sweet home' the Milky Way is available to few. Some two-thirds of Americans no longer experience real night due to light pollution. Scientific evidence suggests that nighttime artificial light has adverse deadly effects on many creatures‚ life-sustaining behaviors.
Attracting © 2022 Phoenix Marks | All Rights Reserved
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It's magical when the late afternoon light the photographer and nature all align in that decisive moment. I'm truly blessed to capture this majestic great egret displaying its breeding plumage. Hunted nearly to extinction by the late 19th century today it is the symbol of the National Audubon Society.
Fragile © 2022 Alex Chege | All Rights Reserved
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The image depicts a timid vervet monkey gazing back at me from the refuge of a mangrove forest. Nonhuman primates such as these vervets are humanities closest living relatives. This particular population of Vervets inhabits an island located in a marine protected area in the Lamu archipelago of Kenya. This population forages on multiple species of crabs and has been doing so for decades. This learned primate tradition is rare and the mangrove forests these vervets inhabit are threatened by development. Primate traditions such as these are rare fragile and endangered.
Silverback Shimmer © 2022 Gavin Minard | All Rights Reserved
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Gorillas have been special to me since I learned about the work of Dian Fossey many years ago. They are such gentle giants (unless provoked) and are so much like humans that evolution is indisputable. When this silverback stood beneath a beacon of light its silver coat shimmered so beautifully.
Wrinkles in Time © 2022 Gavin Minard | All Rights Reserved
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Rhinoceroses have the most incredible skin. Every wrinkle crevice and mark are testament to the centuries they have been on this earth. Oh what we could learn from them about this planet and our evolution if we shared the same language. In this image I hoped to capture the history of the rhino.
Shadows of Evolution © 2022 Gavin Minard | All Rights Reserved
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Rhinos have been on Earth for over 14 million years. Their wrinkles rough skin and mighty horns are products of evolution impressive scars from millenniums of survival. This rhinoceros' face held so much history in every little mark. I couldn't help but think of the stories he lives to share.
The Red Woman © 2022 Gavin Minard | All Rights Reserved
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Orangutans' red hair sets them apart from the other great apes. It is instantly recognizable and so human-like upon their heads in appearance. When this Sumatran orangutan rested her hand upon her shoulder and gazed up into the sky I was mesmerized by how similar they truly are to us in demeanor.
Yellowstone Bison in Winter © 2022 Mariko Tada | All Rights Reserved
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A sacred symbol of the American west the iconic bison represents a species we came dangerously close to losing last century. They symbolize lessons learned and our ability to reverse past mistakes. The American bison restores hope in humanity's will to conserve our natural heritage.