Lofoten Islands, Norway Birds fly high above the Lofoten Islands, Norway. © Nicolai Brügger/TNC Photo Contest 2018
Lofoten Islands, Norway

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Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Alabama, which was protected using LWCF funds.

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Kenison stands with hands behind her back and head rais

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Returning Veterans Find Careers in the Outdoors

by Jenny Rogers  |  Sep 01, 2019

Vets in Nature ROCHESTER, WASHINGTON — MAY 10, 2019: Kaylee Kenison at her home in Rochester, Washington with her family Lance Kenison (husband) and their daughter Sophia Kenison (6 yrs old). Portraits of Kaylee along a stream in the woods near her home where she often takes lunch breaks. – Photo by Amy Toensing © Amy Toensing
a panther uses a wildlife crossing to pass under a road

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The Panther's Path

by Eric Seeger  |  Nov 01, 2019

FL Panther Florida panther crossing under SR80 via wildlife underpass © Carlton Ward Jr.
A close-up shot of a frog and a ladybug together.

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Biodiversity: Nature by Another Name

Oct 31, 2019

Murwillumbah, New South Wales Whirring Tree Frog (Litoria revelata) sharing some winter sun with a ladybug (Coccinella transversalis) in Australia © Jason Curtius/TNC Photo Contest 2019
Man crawls toward the camera with overpass behind

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On the Hunt for the Ghost Cat

by Jenny Rogers

FL PANTHER Carlton SR80 underpass self portrait © Carlton Ward Jr.
A mountainous terrain

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In Central Appalachia, a Deal for the Centuries

by Adam Bloom  |  Jul 15, 2019

Tackett Creek Tackett Creek, a stream with large stones and reflections, located on the Ataya Tract of the Cumberland Forest Project in Tennessee © Byron Jorjorian
Black and white image of a Florida panther at night.
An Endangered Florida Panther. Captured in the Spirit of the Wild Wildlife Management Area, Florida, United States. © William Freund/TNC Photo Contest 2018

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Florida Panther. Captured at Babcock Ranch, Fort Myers, Florida. © TNC

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Fishermen from Pate Island in Lamu County.