![Humpbacks of Ha’apai](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Humpbacks Rice/Darren_Rice2.17394b91.jpg)
by Tannyr Carnes
Gentle giants, humpback whales are one of the most important tourist attractions in the island nation of Tonga. Many local outfitters offer “up close and personal” experiences with these rare mammals,…
Read more![Dancing with Horses](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Impressions/Equus Project/EquusProjectRTP-7.b6567f6c.jpg)
by Catherine Meyer, JoAnna Mendl Shaw
In 1997, choreographer JoAnna Mendl Shaw developed a unique collaboration between equestrianism and dance, a new connection between horse and human. By partnering natural horsemanship with elaborate choreography,…
Read more![Belonging to the Land, Part 3: We’re Still Here](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Belonging to the Land/Photo%209.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Zoe Krasney
Legal battles among Hopi, Navajo, government and private organizations over fragile natural resources now threaten to completely destroy the traditions of many people still living on the land near Black…
Read more![On the Wild Plains](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/In the Wild Plains/Christo_elephant12.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson
As a husband and wife photography team, Cyril Christo and Marie Wilkinson have traveled the globe capturing some of the rarest ecosystems, each in danger of falling off the map in the wake of habitat destruction…
Read more![Belonging to the Land, Part 2: Big Mountain](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Belonging to the Land/Photo%204.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Zoe Krasney
For hundreds of years, the Navajo and Hopi thrived in the high, arid deserts of Arizona. Throughout recent history, these people have faced numerous assaults on their ways of life: war, forced relocation,…
Read more![Belonging to the Land, Part 1: The Elders of Black Mesa](/assets/image-cache/images/features/Belonging to the Land/Photo%202.2f9bad62.jpg)
by Zoe Krasney
For decades, the struggle over traditional lands on the Navajo and Hopi reservations has unfolded, steeped in history, myth, prophecy and the inevitability of greed – indigenous peoples set against each…
Read more![Food, Culture and Conservation](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/ODonnell/Wild%20Rapberries%20New%20Mexico.bc6f3c82.jpg)
by Jim O’Donnell
In this stunning photo gallery, photographer Jim O’Donnell explores the connections between food and our natural environment. With these images, he illustrates the ways in which our food system is fragile…
Read more![Venus Flytrap Poachers Arrested in North Carolina](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/02/Venus%20Fly%20Trap.df55dde7.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo
RALEIGH, NC—Venus flytrap poaching may not seem like the most lucrative crime for those looking for an easy buck, but the uprooting of these plants to sell in roadside stands and markets is threatening…
Read more![Wolf Culling Enacted by Government](/assets/image-cache/images/wpImages/2012/02/Wolves.df55dde7.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo
WASHINGTON, DC—The Idaho Department of Fish and Game plans to implement aerial hunting of wolves this year, using federal funds to support the culling. The ultimate goal of this plan is not to effectively…
Read more![Expedition: Fossa](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Expedition Fossa/ilz-beeeater.25a2ee8c.jpg)
by Kathryn Pardo
Join photographer Joel Quimby as he ventures to Madagascar to find a carnivore and to experience life among the Malagasy people.
Read more![Exploring Ecuador](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Ecuador/Galap_Izilwane_Sept_201116.17394b91.jpg)
by Tannyr Carnes
In January 2011, Voices for Biodiversity’s Tannyr Carnes had a wonderful opportunity to travel to Ecuador and Galapagos and to observe firsthand the incredible biodiversity and vast beauty of this fragile…
Read more![Australia: A Gallery of the Micro](/assets/image-cache/images/galleries/Carnes Australia/Australia_Closeups_Izilwane_Sept201107.eac2d2a4.jpg)
by Tannyr Carnes
Australia is home to some of the most unique landscapes in the world. Join Voices for Biodiversity’s Tannyr Carnes as she explores the country through its smallest details.
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