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2013
Featured Image GeeseSnow geese in flight above Sauvie Island, Oregon. © Gordon Lass
Snow geese (Chen caerulescens) in flight above Sauvie Island, Oregon

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Featured Image SurferSurfer, Pleasure Point Overlook, Santa Cruz, California. © Sylvia Valentine
Surfer, Pleasure Point Overlook, Santa Cruz, California

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Featured Image AnemoneAnemone Fish, Okinawa, Japan. © Shawn Miller
Anemone Fish, Okinawa, Japan

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Featured Image IndonesiaKayangan Peak, Wakatobi Island, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia. © Deni Yulian
Kayangan Peak, Wakatobi Island, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Featured Image UtahGood morning, Bryce Canyon, Utah. © CNaene/Flickr via a Creative Commons license
Good morning, Bryce Canyon, Utah

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2012
Featured Image KingKing penguins on the march at Right Whale Beach, South Georgia Island. © Steve Gould
King penguins on the march at Right Whale Beach, South Georgia Island

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Featured Image BeachColun Beach in the Valdivian Coastal Reserve, Los Rios, Chile. © Nick Hall
Colun Beach in the Valdivian Coastal Reserve, Los Rios, Chile

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Featured Image SunflowerFiery sunflower. © R.Paul/Flickr
Fiery sunflower

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Featured Image ZebraZebra in Ngorongoro, Tanzania. © Kenneth K. Coe
Zebra in Ngorongoro, Tanzania

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Featured Image ZionZion National Park, Utah. 2009 Nature Conservancy Photo Contest finalist. © Chris England/Flickr
Zion National Park, Utah

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Featured Image Island FoxSanta Cruz Island fox. © Ian Shive
Santa Cruz Island fox

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Featured Image CoralCoral reef off Fiji islands in the Pacific Ocean. © Daniel & Robbie Wisdom
Coral reef off Fiji islands

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Featured Image WildflowerWildflower in the Gondwana Link project area in southern Australia. © Ami Vitale
Wildflower in the Gondwana Link

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Featured Image April 2012Lagoon at the Palmyra Atoll. © Robert Shallenberger
Lagoon at the Palmyra Atoll

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Featured Image March 2012Sunlight reflects through water droplet in the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula. © Sergio Pucci/TNC
Sunlight reflects through water droplet in the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula

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Featured Image February 2012King penguins on South Georgia Island in the southern Atlantic Ocean. © Rick McEwan
King penguins on South Georgia Island

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Featured Image January 2012Winter snowshoeing in Maine. © Ami Vitale
Winter snowshoeing in Maine

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2011
Featured Image December 2011 Wild chimpanzee family in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania. © Ami Vitale
Wild chimpanzee family in Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania

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Featured Image November 2011 Wetlands in the Pantanal, Brazil, South America © Scott Warren
Wetlands in the Pantanal, Brazil, South America

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Featured Image: October 2011 (215x143)Sunset in Monument Valley, Arizona. © J. R. Schnelzer
Sunset in Monument Valley, Arizona

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Featured Image: September 2011 (215x143)Snake River at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. © Ian Shive
Snake River at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

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Caribbean seagrass and island 215x143Caribbean seagrass and island split image, Belize. © Ethan Daniels
Caribbean seagrass and island split image, Belize

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American Purple Gallinule 215x143American Purple Gallinule in Florida. © Kent Mason
American Purple Gallinule in Florida

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Mangrove forest in Micronesia 215x143Mangrove forest that encircles the islands of Micronesia. © Ami Vitale
Mangrove forest that encircles the islands of Micronesia

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Katydid nymp on black-eyed susan 215x143Katydid nymph on a black-eyed susan. © Chris Helzer/TNC
Katydid nymph on a black-eyed susan

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Many colored rush tyrant 215x143Many-colored rush-tyrant, found in the marshlands of South America. © Rodrigo Moraga
Many-colored rush-tyrant, found in the marshlands of South America

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Torres del Paine National Park 215x143Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile. © Walter Wust
Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia, Chile

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Rock Islands of Palau 215x143The Rock Islands of Palau. © Ian Shive
The Rock Islands of Palau

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Birds take flight at Port Susan BayBirds take flight at Port Susan Bay Preserve, Washington © Bridget Besaw
Birds take flight at Port Susan Bay Preserve, Washington

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2010
St. John River Maine 215x143St. John River, Maine © Ami Vitale
St. John River, Maine

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Fishing in Wakatobi National Park 215x143Fishing in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia © Bridget Besaw
Fishing in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia

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Chorus frog in Nebraska 215x143Chorus frog, Nebraska © Chris Helzer
Chorus frog, Nebraska

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Amazon water Lily 215x143Amazon water Lily, Brazil © Haroldo Palo Jr
Amazon Water Lily, Brazil

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Altun Mountain Nature Reserve 215x143Altun Mountain Nature Reserve, China © Kenneth K. Coe
Altun Mountain Nature Reserve, China.

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Lion cub in Kenya 215x143Lion cub at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya. © Kenneth K. Coe
Lion cub at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya

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Lassen Foothills of Northern California 215x143Lassen Foothills of northern California © Ian Shive
Lassen Foothills of northern California

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Orange-fin anemonefish 215x143Orange-fin anemonefish near the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific © Daniel & Robbie Wisdom
Orange-fin anemonefish

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Queen conch 215x143Queen Conch, The Bahamas © Jeff Yonover
Queen Conch, The Bahamas

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Skagit river 215x143Skagit River in northwestern Washington © Bridget Besaw
Skagit River, Washington

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Red torch ginger flower 215x143Red torch ginger flower, Costa Rica © Ami Vitale
Red torch ginger flower, Costa Rica

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Northern gentoo penguin 215x143Northern gentoo penguin, South Georgia Island. © Rick McEwan
Northern gentoo penguin

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