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  • Sandhill crane mother and chicks find it easy to forage for food after a prescribed burn at The Disney Wilderness Preserve, a flagship Conservancy preserve. Photo © Kevin Kane
  • The Conservancy protects migration routes for the highly endangered West Indian manatee, which must travel between marine and freshwater systems to survive. Photo © John Winfree
  • When an elephant calf is born, it is raised and protected by the whole elephant herd. Elephants form deep family bonds and live in tight matriarchal family groups. Photo © Anand Mishra/TNC
  • The yellow warbler — one of Ohio’s most common and widespread breeding warblers — seems happiest nesting in a variety of brushy, successional habitats including riparian edges, fencelines and old reverting fields. Photo © ODNR
  • A cow moose and calf drink in the North Maine Woods. The Conservancy has protected 15,000 acres of natural and recreational treasures at the Moose River Reserve. Photo © Vicki Nolan
  • Grazing by bison and their calves is essential to the maintenance of a healthy prairie ecosystem, like at the 39,000-acre Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Oklahoma, pictured here. Photo © Harvey Payne
  • Orangutans share a warm embrace at Tanjung Putting National Park in Borneo in Indonesia. Photo © J. Stachecki
  • The mallard brings smiles to children across North America. Mom lays between 8-12 eggs. Photo © John Winfree
  • The endangered Grevy's zebra, photographed here in Kenya, is the largest species of zebra. Females form small groups to care for their newborn foals. Photo © Kenneth K. Coe
  • Have you ever heard great blue heron chicks demanding food? These 4 to 5-week old “teenagers” create quite a racket when hungry, which is most of the time. Photo © Gene Kelly
  • Florida black bears depend upon a narrow wildlife corridor that runs between two large forests for their survival. The Conservancy is working to protect it forever. Photo © Anderson Photography and Nature Graphics
  • A northern right whale and calf journey to summer feeding grounds in the Gulf of Maine. The Conservancy works to protect this highly endangered species from threats such as ship collisions. Photo © NOAA/FFWC
  • Happy Mother's Day to all the nature-loving mothers out there! Photo © Jerry and Marcy Monkman
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Happy Mother's Day from The Nature Conservancy!