A mango tree in the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. (Dominican Republic)
A mango tree in the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A gecko in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A child from the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A lizard in the forests near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Bahia de las Aguilas - 8 km of undeveloped beach in Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Flora of the Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Bahia de las Aguilas - 8 km of undeveloped beach in Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Flora of the Dominican Republic.
A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A pelican at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A praying mantis near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A local woman carries fish on her head at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A lizard near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A cockroach near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Bahia de las Aguilas - 8 km of undeveloped beach in Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A mango tree in the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
The Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
The beach at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
A view of the river,a community gathering spot,near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Spiny forest in the Pedernales Province,Dominican Republic.
A lizard near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A gecko in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A palm tree in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
The Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A view of the river,a community gathering spot,near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A man and his children fish at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A child from the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A harvestman on a tree near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A butterfly near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
A pelican at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Flora of the Dominican Republic.
Young children help their parents fish the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Roosters kept for cock fighting in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
A sand crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Ibis at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Researchers fit a radial collar onto a female Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A mango tree in the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A child from the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A separated tarantula leg near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
Used shoes (donated to Haiti Relief efforts) for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A road in the mountains near the village of Mencia,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.
A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A baby rooster kept for cock fighting in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A little blue heron at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A view from the river,a community gathering spot,near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
The village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,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.
Sunset at the café at the departure point for Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Fruiting tree in the Dominican Republic.
Stray dog at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A seabird at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A butterfly near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
Plantains and other foods for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds on its face near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A tarantula on a road near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
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.
A Haitian refugee carries her goods on her head in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A tern at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
A little blue heron at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Roosters kept for cock fighting in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A seabird at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A seabird at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,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.
A lizard in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A local woman carries fish on her head at the Oviedo Lagoon 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.
A spider near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
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.
Large trees along the river near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A snail near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Eels for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A gecko in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Heron at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
A truck brings drinking water to the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
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.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
Fresh seafood dinner at the café at the departure point for Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A cockroach near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Research gear needed for tracking the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
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.
Medication for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A sand crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
Flora of the Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A tern in flight at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Flora of the Dominican Republic.
A tiny plant that resembles a palm tree at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Used goods (donated to Haiti Relief efforts) for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Food cooking at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
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. 
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.
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Rice is a staple of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A cricket near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Palmchat (Dulus dominicus) on a palm in the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
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.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
Water is boiled to prepare a family dinner at the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A researcher prepares the radial collar for the Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Used goods (donated to Haiti Relief efforts) for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A tern at Cabo Rojo in the Dominican Republic.
A lizard near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Fried plantains at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Ibis at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A view of the unique spiny forest that borders the beach of Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Ibis at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
An example of old and new Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) scat on a leaf near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A tern at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
A view from the river,a community gathering spot,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.
The bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Fried fish at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,Dominican Republic.
Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) feeding marks on a leaf near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A hermit crab at Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
The village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Vegetables for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with grass seeds stuck on its fur near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Fresh seafood dinner at the café at the departure point for Bahia de las Aguilas at Jaragua National Park in the Dominican Republic.
Ibis at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Coffee plants grow on smaller farms near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A tern in flight at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Chickens are a part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A hawk moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A broad-billed Tody (Todus subulatus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A stray dog by the river near the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Terns at Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Windfarm in the Pedernales Peninsula,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.
A cockroach near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Fish for sale at the bi-weekly Haitian market in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A moth near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
Shorebird at the Oviedo Lagoon in the Dominican Republic.
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.
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 foot of a Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A moth in Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
A Hispaniolan solenodon (Solenodon paradoxus) with a radial collar is released back into the forest near Pedernales,Dominican Republic.
A researcher uses a radial device to track Hispaniolan hutia (Plagiodontia aedium) in the forests near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic. 
A stray dog in the village of Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Chickens are prepared as part of a family dinner by the river near Mencia in the Pedernales Province of the Dominican Republic.
Views of the mountains near the village of Mencia,Dominican Republic.