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  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a rare and endangered species, swims in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, United States.
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  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a rare and endangered species, swims in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Manatee_Crystal_River_Florida175.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a rare and endangered species, swims in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Manatee_Crystal_River_Florida200.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a rare and endangered species, swims in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, United States. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Manatee_Crystal_River_Florida101.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a rare and endangered species, swims in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Manatee_Crystal_River_Florida137.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a rare and endangered species, swims in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Manatee_Crystal_River_Florida138.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a rare and endangered species, swims in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Manatee_Crystal_River_Florida203.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a rare and endangered species, swims in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Manatee_Crystal_River_Florida214.jpg
  • A Florida Manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris, a rare and endangered species, swims in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Manatee_Crystal_River_Florida140.jpg
  • Harbor with fishing fleet in Quadra Island, near Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada
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  • 2002 Honorable Mention in the Nature's Best International Photography Awards Competition (Environmental Issues); Harbor Seals, Phoca vitulina, rest on logs offshore Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
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  • Aerial photograph of Crystal River in northwestern Florida. This section of the state is one of the last remaining wildernesses in the region and is the winter home of the endangered Florida  manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostrus).
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostrus)  in the Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in the Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL.
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  • Florida Manatee ((Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Crystal River, FL with tail lacerated by boat propeller.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) injured by a boat propeller in Crystal River, FL.  Although protected by in the United States, manatees or sea cows are threatened by extinction by habitat destruction, red tides and boat collisions.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Mangrove Snapper (Lutjanus griseus) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. While this is a marine/salt water fish, it thrives in the spring's freshwater.
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  • Mangrove Snapper (Lutjanus griseus) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. While this is a marine/salt water fish, it thrives in the spring's freshwater.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Kayakers and endangered Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Manatees and their dwindling habitat are under threat by unstoppable development in the state of Florida.
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  • Endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Manatees and their dwindling habitat are under threat by unstoppable development in the state of Florida.
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  • Snorkeler and endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Manatees and their dwindling habitat are under threat by unstoppable development in the state of Florida.
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  • Strawberry Anemones, Corynactis californica, decorate the rocky reefs of Discovery Passage in Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Manatees and their dwindling habitat are under threat by unstoppable development in the state of Florida.
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  • Mangrove Snapper (Lutjanus griseus) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. While this is a marine/salt water fish, it thrives in the spring's freshwater.
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  • Snorkeler and Florida Manatee in the Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Three Sisters is a refuge for manatees during winter as the endangered sea mammals shelter in the 72 F water gushing from the ground.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Manatees and their dwindling habitat are under threat by unstoppable development in the state of Florida.
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  • Endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Manatees and their dwindling habitat are under threat by unstoppable development in the state of Florida.
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  • Snorkeler and endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Manatees and their dwindling habitat are under threat by unstoppable development in the state of Florida.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) photographed in Crystal River, FL. The manatee or sea cow is listed by the World Conservation Union as vulnerable to extinction due to habitat destruction, illegal hunting and collisions with boats. In Florida, experts believe there are only 2,000 to 3,000 left in the wild.
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  • Endangered Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris); mother and nursing calf, in Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Manatees and their dwindling habitat are under threat by unstoppable development in the state of Florida. The larger of the two manatees is equipped with a tracking device so researchers can monitor the marine mammal's movements.
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  • School of Mangrove Snapper (Lutjanus griseus) n the Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. This marine fish can survive in the spring's freshwater.
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  • Strawberry Anemones, Corynactis californica, decorate the rocky reefs of Discovery Passage in Campbell River, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostrus)  in the Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, FL. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
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  • 2013 National Wildlife Federation Photography Contest Honorable Mention - Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, gather to spawn in a stream in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
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  • Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, gather to spawn in a stream in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, gather to spawn in a stream in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, gather to spawn in a stream in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
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  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
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  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407042...jpg
  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407041...jpg
  • Kayakers on the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
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  • Kayakers on the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407041...jpg
  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_BWLoxahatchee_River_Florida14070...jpg
  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407042...jpg
  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407041...jpg
  • Kayakers on the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407041...jpg
  • Kayakers on the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407041...jpg
  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_BWLoxahatchee_River_Florida14070...jpg
  • Kayakers on the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407041...jpg
  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407049...jpg
  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407041...jpg
  • Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, Florida, United States, a nearly 8-mile river that flows into the Atlantic Ocean and was designated a National Wild & Scenic River in May 17, 1985.
    MPO_Loxahatchee_River_Florida1407041...jpg
  • A Double-breasted Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus,  rests on a tree stump in the Rainbow River in Dunnellon, Florida.
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  • A Double-breasted Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus,  rests on a tree stump in the Rainbow River in Dunnellon, Florida. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Cormorant_Rainbow_River_Florida1...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • A Double-breasted Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus,  rests on a tree stump in the Rainbow River in Dunnellon, Florida.
    MPO_Cormorant_Rainbow_River_Florida9...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • Comparison of two wild caught juvenile gar from the Trinity River in Texas. On the top is a Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus, and on the bottom, the Alligator Gar, Atractosteus spatula. Both fish were returned to the river alive in good shape.
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  • Limpkin (Aramus guarauna) sitting on a tree branch along the Loxahatchee River in Jupiter, FL.
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  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • A Coyote, Canis latrans, hunts for food along the shore of the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    MPO_Coyote_Yellowstone_National_Park...jpg
  • Juvenile Alligator Gar, Atractosteus spatula, caught in the Trinity River with a net and returned unharmed.
    MPO_Alligator_Gar_Longnose_Gar_Texas...jpg
  • Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus, gather previous to spawning in the IIchetucknee River.
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  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • An Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, takes flight over Blue Cypress Lake, located in Indian River County, Florida, United States.
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  • A pair of Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, guards their nest on Blue Cypress Lake, located in Indian River County, Florida, United States.
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  • An Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, takes flight over Blue Cypress Lake, located in Indian River County, Florida, United States.
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  • An Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, takes flight over Blue Cypress Lake, located in Indian River County, Florida, United States.
    MPO_Osprey_Blue_Cypress_Florida808.jpg
  • Suwannee River Cooters (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) rests on a log in Big Cypress National Preserve in Collier County, Florida, United States
    MPO_Peninsula_Cooter_Florida44131129.jpg
  • 16ft. Green Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) photographed underwater in Mato Grosso do Sul. The Green Anaconda is the world's heaviest snake. It lives along river banks where it ambushes its prey.
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  • Crystal clear river in a region of Mato Grosso do Sul that contains a lot of calcium and limestone in the ground. The rock filters the water, turning it transparent.
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  • Loxahatchee River in northern Palm Beach County, FL. The Loxahatchee is one of South Florida's few remaining rivers designated as "wild and scenic."
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  • Suwannee River Cooter (Pseudemys concinna suwanniensis) sunning themselves on a log in Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Jupiter, FL.
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  • A Coyote, Canis latrans, hunts for food along the shore of the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    MPO_Coyote_Yellowstone_National_Park...jpg
  • A Coyote, Canis latrans, hunts for food along the shore of the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    MPO_Coyote_Yellowstone_National_Park...jpg
  • A Coyote, Canis latrans, hunts for food along the shore of the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    MPO_Coyote_Yellowstone_National_Park...jpg
  • A Coyote, Canis latrans, hunts for food along the shore of the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.
    MPO_Coyote_Yellowstone_National_Park...jpg
  • A young couple poses with an Alligator Gar, Atractosteus spatula, prior to releasing in the Trinity River near Huntsville, TX.
    MPO_Fisherman_AlligatorGar_Texas01-2.jpg
  • Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus, gather previous to spawning in the IIchetucknee River.
    20190219-MPO_Longnose_Gar001.jpg
  • Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus, gather previous to spawning in the IIchetucknee River.
    20190219-MPO_Longnose_Gar002.jpg
  • Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus, gather previous to spawning in the IIchetucknee River.
    20190219-MPO_Longnose_Gar005.jpg
  • Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus, gather previous to spawning in the IIchetucknee River.
    20190219-MPO_Longnose_Gar006.jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf. Image available as a premium quality aluminum print ready to hang.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
  • During my stay in Trinidad, one female Leatherback Sea Turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, became disoriented after nesting and entered a clearwater river instead of heading back into the ocean. Working with Grande Riviere Nature Tour Guide Association and Turtle Village Trust representatives, we were able to turn the female Leatherback around towards the beach. She left the creek, crawled over the hot sand and swam into the surf.
    MPO_Leatherback_Sea_Turtle_Freshwate...jpg
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