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Last update: 2017-07-27
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 Nazca booby
(Ecuador)
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 A seabird at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A manatee and her calf in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A bright blue beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Siladen Island at sunrise
(Indonesia)
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 Islands near Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Unidentified flower in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A tree with bromeliads in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A lizard in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A girl and her puppy play in the fields in Punta Rusia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Forest near Ely, Minnesota
(United States)
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 A manatee and her calf in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 White sand beach on Kelor Island
(Indonesia)
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 A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A yellow beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Northern Borneo -- sabah_0072
(Malaysia)
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 The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A seabird at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A caterpillar in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 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.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A young Narrow-billed Tody (Todus angustirostris) in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0146]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0146.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0146]
(Malaysia)
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 An aerial view of an island in the Caribbean.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Kelor Island beach
(Indonesia)
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 A lizard in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Sipadan island [sabah_underwater_0266]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_underwater_0266.jpg) Sipadan island [sabah_underwater_0266]
(Malaysia)
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 A frigate bird soars over Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A frigate bird soars over Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Cattle egrets nesting in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0068]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0068.jpg) Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0068]
(Malaysia)
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 Islands off Northern Borneo -- sabah_0061
(Malaysia)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Siladen Island at sunrise
(Indonesia)
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 Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A local woman carries fish on her head at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Rocky island [brazil_154676]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/brazil/150/brazil_154676.jpg) Rocky island [brazil_154676]
(Brazil)
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 Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 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.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Beach on Kelor Island
(Indonesia)
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 A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154683]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/brazil/150/brazil_154683.jpg) Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154683]
(Brazil)
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 A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Bunaken Island tidepools at low tide
(Indonesia)
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 A researcher handles a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) by its thick tail. Handling the creature by the is seems to be the safest and gentlest method for both the solenodon and the researchers.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Large trees along the river near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Sugarcane fields in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Eels for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0131]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0131.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0131]
(Malaysia)
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 Island off Borneo
(Malaysia)
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 Kayaking through mangroves in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A rainforest inlet in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A ginger flower in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Island off Australian coast [australia_fnq_0006]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/australia/150/australia_fnq_0006.jpg) Island off Australian coast [australia_fnq_0006]
(Australia)
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 Sapi Island -- sabah_aerial_0135
(Malaysia)
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 A gecko in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0040]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0040.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0040]
(Indonesia)
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 A tree with bromeliads in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5037]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5037.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5037]
(Indonesia)
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![Nosy Mangabe at sunrise [madagascar_2216]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_2216.jpg) Nosy Mangabe at sunrise [madagascar_2216]
(Madagascar)
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 A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Beach on Kelor Island
(Indonesia)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Heron at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Island -- sabah_2507
(Malaysia)
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 Beach of Mantanani Island
(Malaysia)
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 A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Northern Borneo -- sabah_0068
(Malaysia)
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 Rainforest and karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Nosy Mangabe seen from the beach in Maroantsetra [madagascar_1826]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_1826.jpg) Nosy Mangabe seen from the beach in Maroantsetra [madagascar_1826]
(Madagascar)
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 A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island off Borneo -- borneo_2720
(Malaysia)
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 A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Spanish explorers used to carve notes into this tough leaf found in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.. Their messages were usually ominous,leading the native Taino people to label this tree as 'evil'.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A truck brings drinking water to the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5047]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5047.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5047]
(Indonesia)
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 Sugarcane fields in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 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.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Siladen Island at sunrise
(Indonesia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5033]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5033.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5033]
(Indonesia)
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![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154700]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/brazil/150/brazil_154700.jpg) Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154700]
(Brazil)
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 Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Fresh seafood dinner at the café at the departure point for Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A bromeliad in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 The Pinguicula casabitoana,complete with tiny prey,is the only carnivorous plant native to the Dominican Republic and is specifically endemic to this one particular ridge of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0055]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0055.jpg) Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0055]
(Malaysia)
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 Fruit in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Taino cave painting in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Terns and pelicans perch in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 An aerial view of an island in the Caribbean.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6612]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_6612.jpg) Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6612]
(Indonesia)
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 Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Kayaking through mangroves in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations with mangroves in front in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0140]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0140.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0140]
(Malaysia)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance
(Indonesia)
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![Islands near Sumatra [java_0010]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia-java/150/java_0010.jpg) Islands near Sumatra [java_0010]
(Indonesia)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Siladen Island
(Indonesia)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5070]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5070.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5070]
(Indonesia)
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 Islands -- sabah_2276
(Malaysia)
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 A cockroach near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Costal views on the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0054]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0054.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0054]
(Indonesia)
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 Manado Tua volcano
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Islands of Labuan Bajo
(Indonesia)
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 Bunaken Island tidepools at low tide
(Indonesia)
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![White sand beach in Malaysia [sabah_mabul_semporna_0077]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0077.jpg) White sand beach in Malaysia [sabah_mabul_semporna_0077]
(Malaysia)
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 Research gear needed for tracking the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A veiw of the forest and river in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Nosy Komba
(Madagascar)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance
(Indonesia)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0121]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0121.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0121]
(Malaysia)
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 White sand beach on Kelor Island
(Indonesia)
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![Snapper island [australia_daintree_012]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/australia/150/australia_daintree_012.jpg) Snapper island [australia_daintree_012]
(Australia)
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 Chickens are brought on the back of a motor bike to a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Medication for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0051]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0051.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0051]
(Indonesia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands near Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A mangroves and land bordering Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Flora of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Sapi Island -- sabah_aerial_0134
(Malaysia)
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 A tree in the rainforest of Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Nosy Mangabe seen from the beach in Maroantsetra [madagascar_1822]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_1822.jpg) Nosy Mangabe seen from the beach in Maroantsetra [madagascar_1822]
(Madagascar)
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 Island near Paraty-Mirim
(Brazil)
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 A crab on the mangroves in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island off Kota Kinabalu
(Malaysia)
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![Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil [madagascar_1795]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_1795.jpg) Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil [madagascar_1795]
(Madagascar)
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 A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A sand crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A pelican in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 The unique Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Bunaken tidepools with Siladen Island in the distance
(Indonesia)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Nazca booby with chick
(Ecuador)
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![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5066]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_5066.jpg) Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5066]
(Indonesia)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A crab on the mangroves in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Sipadan island beach [sabah_mabul_semporna_0091]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0091.jpg) Sipadan island beach [sabah_mabul_semporna_0091]
(Malaysia)
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 An oil palm plantation in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Flora of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A tern in flight at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Cattle egrets nesting in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Rock outcroppings off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 A rainbow over the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive rainforest vines and karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island off a Daintree beach
(Australia)
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 Flora of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A tiny plant that resembles a palm tree at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Used goods (donated to Haiti Relief efforts) for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Food cooking at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![White sand beach in Malaysia [sabah_mabul_semporna_0075]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0075.jpg) White sand beach in Malaysia [sabah_mabul_semporna_0075]
(Malaysia)
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 A tree with bromeliads in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Mountain views from the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Cattle egrets nesting in mangrove trees in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island off Pulau Mesa
(Indonesia)
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 A bright blue beetle in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 An example of old and new Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) scat as well as feeding marks on a leaf near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Researchers handle a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) by its thick tail. Handling the creature by the is seems to be the safest and gentlest method for both the solenodon and the researchers.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Beach on Kelor Island
(Indonesia)
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 Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Half Moon Caye [belize_0361]](http://travel.mongabay.com/belize/150/belize_0361.JPG) Half Moon Caye [belize_0361]
(Belize)
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 Turkey vultures in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Island
(Malaysia)
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 Young sea lion
(Ecuador)
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 A bird in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Nosy Mangabe, the big blue island
(Madagascar)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Rice is a staple of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A cricket near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands near Labuan Bajo
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Northern Borneo -- sabah_0058
(Malaysia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Taino cave painting in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A tree with moss in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Nosy Mangabe
(Madagascar)
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 Turkey vultures soraring over karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Siladen Island at sunrise
(Indonesia)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0044]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0044.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0044]
(Indonesia)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil
(Madagascar)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Bunaken Island tidepools at low tide
(Indonesia)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154718]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/brazil/150/brazil_154718.jpg) Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154718]
(Brazil)
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 Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6614]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_6614.jpg) Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6614]
(Indonesia)
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 Hummingbird
(Ecuador)
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![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154684]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/brazil/150/brazil_154684.jpg) Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154684]
(Brazil)
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 Researchers handle a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) by its thick tail. Handling the creature by the is seems to be the safest and gentlest method for both the solenodon and the researchers.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Komodo
(Indonesia)
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 A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 The mountain views near Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Hummingbird
(Ecuador)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A manatee in the Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Water is boiled to prepare a family dinner at the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A Vervain Hummingbird (Mellisuga minima),the second smallest hummingbird in the world,in the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Manado Tua volcano
(Indonesia)
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 A researcher prepares the radial collar for the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Kayaking is a eco-friendly way to visit the wildlife (including manatees) in Estero Hondo Marine Sanctuary in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0034]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0034.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0034]
(Indonesia)
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 A girl and her puppy play in the fields in Punta Rusia,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 A young Narrow-billed Tody (Todus angustirostris) in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6617]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_6617.jpg) Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6617]
(Indonesia)
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 Unidentified lizard in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Islands near Sumatra [java_0011]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/indonesia-java/150/java_0011.jpg) Islands near Sumatra [java_0011]
(Indonesia)
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 Coastal settlement in New Guinea
(Indonesia)
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 Used goods (donated to Haiti Relief efforts) for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Manado Tua volcano
(Indonesia)
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 Island off the coast of KK -- sabah_aerial_0127
(Malaysia)
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 A tern at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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 A lizard near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Turkey vultures soraring over karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Northern Borneo -- sabah_0067
(Malaysia)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Pomme de Terre River in Morris, Minnesota
(United States)
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![Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil [madagascar_1790]](http://mongabay.s3.amazonaws.com/madagascar/150/madagascar_1790.jpg) Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil [madagascar_1790]
(Madagascar)
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 Royal Terns (Thalasseus maximus) Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Manado Tua volcano
(Indonesia)
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 Jetty
(Indonesia)
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 Fried plantains at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Impressive karst formations in Los Haitises National Park in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Ibis at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna
(Malaysia)
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![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0052]](http://s3.amazonaws.com/mongabay/papua/150/west-papua_0052.jpg) Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0052]
(Indonesia)
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 Manado Tua volcano
(Indonesia)
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 Flora of the Ebano Verde Scientific Reserve in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 An aerial view of an island in the Caribbean.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Masked trogon (Trogon personatus)
(Ecuador)
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![Island off Australian coast [australia_fnq_0019]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/australia/150/australia_fnq_0019.jpg) Island off Australian coast [australia_fnq_0019]
(Australia)
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 Tidepool on Bunaken Island with Siladen in the distance
(Indonesia)
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 A pelican in flight above the mangroves near Cayo Arena in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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 Islands off Flores
(Indonesia)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0123]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/i/malaysia/150/sabah_mabul_semporna_0123.jpg) Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0123]
(Malaysia)
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 Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
(Dominican Republic)
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![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0146]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0146.jpg)
![Sipadan island [sabah_underwater_0266]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_underwater_0266.jpg)
![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0068]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0068.jpg)
![Rocky island [brazil_154676]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/brazil/brazil_154676.jpg)
![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154683]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/brazil/brazil_154683.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0131]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0131.jpg)
![Island off Australian coast [australia_fnq_0006]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/australia/australia_fnq_0006.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0040]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0040.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5037]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5037.jpg)
![Nosy Mangabe at sunrise [madagascar_2216]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/madagascar/madagascar_2216.jpg)
![Nosy Mangabe seen from the beach in Maroantsetra [madagascar_1826]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/madagascar/madagascar_1826.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5047]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5047.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5033]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5033.jpg)
![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154700]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/brazil/brazil_154700.jpg)
![Forest cleared for oil palm on an island near Semporna [sabah_mabul_semporna_0055]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0055.jpg)
![Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6612]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_6612.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0140]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0140.jpg)
![Islands near Sumatra [java_0010]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/java/java_0010.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5070]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5070.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0054]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0054.jpg)
![White sand beach in Malaysia [sabah_mabul_semporna_0077]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0077.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0121]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0121.jpg)
![Snapper island [australia_daintree_012]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/australia/australia_daintree_012.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0051]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0051.jpg)
![Nosy Mangabe seen from the beach in Maroantsetra [madagascar_1822]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/madagascar/madagascar_1822.jpg)
![Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil [madagascar_1795]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/madagascar/madagascar_1795.jpg)
![Islands off Bird's Head, northern New Guinea [west-papua_5066]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_5066.jpg)
![Sipadan island beach [sabah_mabul_semporna_0091]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0091.jpg)
![White sand beach in Malaysia [sabah_mabul_semporna_0075]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0075.jpg)
![Half Moon Caye [belize_0361]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/belize/belize_0361.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0044]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0044.jpg)
![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154718]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/brazil/brazil_154718.jpg)
![Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6614]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_6614.jpg)
![Island near Paraty-Mirim [brazil_154684]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/brazil/brazil_154684.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0034]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0034.jpg)
![Mangroves, islands, and reefs near Sorong [west-papua_6617]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_6617.jpg)
![Islands near Sumatra [java_0011]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/java/java_0011.jpg)
![Aerial view of Nosy Mangabe and the Bay of Antongil [madagascar_1790]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/madagascar/madagascar_1790.jpg)
![Islands and reefs off the northern coast of New Guinea [west-papua_0052]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/indonesia/west-papua_0052.jpg)
![Island off Australian coast [australia_fnq_0019]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/australia/australia_fnq_0019.jpg)
![Turquoise water, reefs, and tropical forest of Siamil island [sabah_mabul_semporna_0123]](http://mongabay-images.s3.amazonaws.com/780/malaysia/sabah_mabul_semporna_0123.jpg)
