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Poler resting in makoro (boat)



Football match from above near the Okavango delta



Fishing for coconuts on Mantanani Island



A child from the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.



Poler propelling makoro (boat) in delta



A girl plays in the fields in Punta Rusia,Dominican Republic.



American undergraduates touring ox-bow lake in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Fishing for coconuts on Mantanani Island



Huaorani guide with machete in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A local woman carries fish on her head at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.



Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A man and his children fish at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.



Huaorani guide in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Local boys struggle with a fish in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Hiking down to the Rio Grande in the Orilla Verde Recreation Area in northern New Mexico



A child from the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.



Settlement near Okavango delta



Young children help their parents fish the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.



Researcher setting a camera trap in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Local boys struggle with a fish in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Polers propelling makoros, boats for the delta



The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.



Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Kayaking through mangroves in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.



Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Blow pipe practice (the bird is fake) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A child from the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.



Local rangersweigh food for Tam, a captive Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), who represents the hopes for eventual ex-situ breeding for the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered)



Kayaking is a eco-friendly way to visit the wildlife (including manatees) in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.



Local rangers cut leaves for Tam, a captive Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), who represents the hopes for eventual ex-situ breeding for the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered)



Fried fish at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Pomme de Terre River in Morris, Minnesota



A girl and her puppy play in the fields in Punta Rusia,Dominican Republic.



Traditional blind of the Anangu Quichua community in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Huaorani guide in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Forging river in Tabin Wildlife Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia



Poler propelling makoro, boats for the delta



Women from the Anangu Quichua community performing a traditional song and dance in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.



A girl and her puppy play in the fields in Punta Rusia,Dominican Republic.



Family in Napo River in the Ecuadorian Amazon



A researcher prepares the radial collar for the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.



Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Forest near Ely, Minnesota



The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Traditional cooking area display of the Anangu Quichua community in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Kayaking through mangroves in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.



A researcher uses a radial device to track Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) in the forests near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.



Impressive rainforest vines and karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.



Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.



Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.



Family in Napo River in the Ecuadorian Amazon



Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Model of a trap of the Anangu Quichua community in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Women from the Anangu Quichua community performing a traditional song and dance in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.



The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.



A Haitian refugee carries her goods on her head in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.



Local boys struggle with a fish in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Local rangers cut leaves for Tam, a captive Bornean rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni), who represents the hopes for eventual ex-situ breeding for the Critically Endangered subspecies of the Sumatran rhino (also Critically Endangered)



Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.



Model of a trap of the Anangu Quichua community in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Huaorani guide in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Massive tree (notice Huaorani guide in red on the right) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Planting a tree for a reforestation program on the banks of the Kinabantagan River in Sabah, Malaysia



Model of a trap of the Anangu Quichua community in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Researchers carry a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) in a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.



Researchers release a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) from a cloth sack. This keeps the animal safe and calm before the radial collar fitting needed for their research.



Model of a trap of the Anangu Quichua community in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Women from the Anangu Quichua community performing a traditional song and dance in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Fenced in settlement in Okavango delta



Shop in Botswana



Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.



A child from the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.



Wood snake sculpture by the Anangu Quichua coomunity in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Kayaking is a eco-friendly way to visit the wildlife (including manatees) in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.



Local boys struggle with a fish in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


A local woman carries fish on her head at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.



Women from the Anangu Quichua community performing a traditional song and dance in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon


Huaorani guide skips ladder and climbs down tree (don't try this at home) in Yasuni National Park in the Ecuadorian Amazon



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