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Arctic Wildlife Refuge

Porcupine caribou herd crossing Tamayariak River, © Mark Kelley, Alaska Stock. Polar bear and cub standing in sunshine, © Steven Kazlowski, Alaska Stock.

Castle-Bighorn

Lake below Castle Peak, courtesy Charles Truscott. Wolf, © Daniel Cox, Natural Exposures.

Cumberland Plateau

Tellico River, Unicoi Mountains, Tennessee, © Larry Ulrich. Red-shouldered hawk, © Irwin and Peggy Bauer.

Florida's Emerald Coast

Forest pond near the Wakulla River, USGS Southeast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative. Loggerhead turtle, © Norbert Wu.

Heart of the Boreal Forest

Manitoba, near Ontario border, © Mike Grandmaison. Cape May Warbler, © Kent Foster/Bruce Coleman.

Patagonia

Coastline, © Tui De Roy. Blue whale tail, © Flip Nicklin.

Redrock Wilderness

Fisher Towers, © www.robertglennketchum.com. Cougar, © AnimalsAnimals.

Tahuamanu Rainforest

River at sunrise, © Anne Labastille. Squirrel monkey, © Gerry Ellis.

Tongass National Forest

Stkine River, © Don Pitcher, Alaska Stock. Grizzly bear, © Garth Lenz.

Upper Gulf of California

Cactus on shore, © Tom Bean. Vaquitas, © WWF/Gustavo Ybarra.

Western Arctic Reserve

Cottongrass, © Gary Braasch. Caribou, © Steven Kazlowski, Alaska Stock.

Yellowstone/Greater Rockies

Bear grass and moon at twilight, © Randy Beacham. Bison with calf, © Laura Romin & Larry Dalton, Wildlife Reflections Photography.

Watchlist

Landscape: Stream cascading through forest, © Claus Meyer.

Animals: Brown bear (Copper River), © Photodisc; Spirit Bear (Great Bear Rainforest), © Ian McAllister/Raincoast.org; moose (Great North Woods), © Tim Fitzharris; bobcat (Catskills Forest Preserve), © Photodisc; roseate spoonbill (Everglades), © Steven David Miller, Animals Animals; bottlenose dolphin (Bahía de los Angeles), © Photodisc; gray whale tail (Laguna San Ignacio, Mexico), © Richard Sobol; jaguar (La Amistad Reserve), © Wendy Shattil/Bob Rozinski; red howler monkey (Amazon Frontier), © E&P Bauer; monk seal (Northwest Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Reserves), © National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce.

Grizzly Bears in Peril

Top: © Patrick Endres, Alaska Stock; Bottom right and all slideshow photos: © Florian Schulz.

Whales in Danger

Top: beached pilot whales in Tasmania © copyright Jason South, Fairfax Photos. Bottom right, slideshow: gray whale: © 2004 Norbert Wu; Slideshow photos: beaked whale: © Center for Whale Research; melon-headed whales: © Doug Perrine/SeaPics.com; humpback whale: © Brandon Cole; orca: © Ingrid Visser/SeaPics.com; sperm whales: © Brandon Cole; blue whale: © Phillip Colla.

Polar Bear S.O.S.

Top: polar bears on ice © Paul Nicklen/Getty Images. Polar bear postcards: three polar bears © Steve Amstrup, Alaska Image Library, USFWS; three polar bears standing: © Steven Kazlowski/Alaska Stock; polar bear walking: ©Steven Kazlowski/Alaska Stock.

Saving Our Greatest Bird Nursery

All audio clips © Lang Elliott, Nature Sound Studio. Boreal owl © Ann Cook; bufflehead © Ducks Unlimited Canada, courtesy of Boreal Songbird Initiative; cape may warbler © John Kormendy, courtesy of Boreal Songbird Initiative; yellow-rumped warbler © John Kormendy, courtesy of Boreal Songbird Initiative; winter wren © Martin Woike/Foto Natura, Minden Pictures; sandhill crane © Tim Fitzharris, Minden Pictures; blue headed vireo © Tom Vezo, Minden Pictures; Bonaparte's gull © Chris Schenk/Foto Natura, Minden Pictures; American three-toed woodpecker © Dominique Braud, Animals Animals; red-breasted nuthatch © John A.L. Cooke, Animals Animals; purple finch © Gerlach Nature Photography, Animals Animals; white-winged crossbill © Mark Chappell, Animals Animals.

Google Earth Video Tour

Tongass Landscape: © 2006 www.robertglennketchum.com. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: © Jim Barr/Alaska Stock. Patagania Coast: © Garth Lenz. Yellowstone, Gardner River: © Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: © Matthias Breiter/Minden Pictures. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Lake below Castle Peak, courtesy Charles Truscott. Tellico River Basin from Grassy Gap, Unicoi Mountains: © Larry Ulrich. Forest pond near the Wakulla River: © USGS Southeast Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative. Forest overlooking lake (Heart of the Boreal Forest): © Richard Evans. Notorious Landmark at Southern Tip of South America, Cape Horn, Patagonia, Chile: © Tui De Roy/Minden Pictures. Fisher Towers: © 2006 www.robertglennketchum.com. Tahuamanú Rainforest: © Mario Corvetto/Evergreen Photo Alliance. Tongass National Forest: © 2006 www.robertglennketchum.com. Upper Gulf of California: © Tui De Roy/Minden Pictures. Western Arctic Reserve: © Gary Braasch. Yellowstone/Greater Rockies: © Randy Beacham.

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Wyoming Range: © Randy Beacham.
(Credits listed here only if photo does not appear elsewhere on the website.)



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