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  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    Critically Endangered Cuban Crocodile
  • Critically endangered Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) on a coral reef.
    20170212GOTQ0510 2.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210507-500_7134.jpg
  • Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus), a critically endangered species, is cleaned and prepared for sale at a market by a fisherman in Nassau, Bahamas.
    20180721-501_6647.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180515-500_1072.jpg
  • A critically endangered Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) in a small cenote in Zapata, Cuba. As ocean's rise due to climate change American crocodiles' territory in Cuba is expanding and that of the swamp-living Cuban crocodile is shrinking. The two species are coming into contact more frequently and interbreeding and hybrid species are common. With only about 4000 individual Cuban crocs left in small parts of Cuba, it is likely the Cuban crocodile will go extinct soon, being absorbed by the American crocodile, without ongoing human intervention.
    Habitat
  • A fisherman's cage is pulled up by researchers. It is illegal to fish for Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) December - February in the Bahamas when this image was taken. Lack of enforcement is a common issue in Bahamian fisheries. The scientists tagged and released the fish. It is part of an ongoing study to learn about the amazing phenomenon known as the grouper spawning aggregation. During the winter full moons the normally solitary grouper gather en masse to spawn at certain locations throughout the Caribbean and are especially vulnerable to over-fishing. Learning about these aggregations is of major importance to protect and manage the economically and culturally important fishery for these critically endangered fish.
    2016_12_13LongIslandBH590.jpg
  • Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) is a main reef building coral which protects coastlines from large waves is now a critically endangered species. Image made off Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas.
    2016_08_13HI116.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180515-500_1286.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180515-500_0172.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180515-500_1044.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180517-500_2971.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180517-500_3382.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a valley in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180517-500_1212.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180515-500_0204.jpg
  • Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed on a crocodile farm started by Fidel Castro in the 1960's in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park to help save the species. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Animals were captive.
    20180514-_DSC0737.jpg
  • Cuban crocodiles (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed on a crocodile farm started by Fidel Castro in the 1960's in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park to help save the species. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN. Animals were captive.
    20180514-_DSC0758.jpg
  • Critically endangered elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) off Harbour Island's Pink Sand Beach, The Bahamas.
    20200306-500_0674.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    500_9524.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180517-500_2430.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) hand and arm photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180515-500_1412.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) eye photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    20180514-_DSC0791.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a cenote in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    500_8881.jpg
  • Seahorses are a beloved group of species, yet all species are endangered. Part of the problem is loss of critical habitat like seagrass and mangroves.
    20181011-500_9089.jpg
  • A critically endangered Cuban crocodile  (Crocodylus rhombifer) in a cenote in Zapata National Park, Cuba. The species is down to less than 4000 individuals. A breeding program started by Castro is helping, but interbreeding with the American crocodile is rampant and may spell the end for the Cuban crocodile.
    Species Watch
  • A critically endangered Cuban crocodile, Crocodylus rhombifer, in their natural environment - in this case a lush green valley.
    Cuban Croc Valley.jpg
  • The brilliant eye of the critically endangered Cuban crocodile. <br />
<br />
Image made in captivity
    Eye
  • JP Zegarra of the US Fish and Wildlife Service swims alongside a green sea turtle over a seagrass bed off Crash Boat Beach, Puerto Rico. Seagrass is not only a main food source for endangered green turtles, it also stabalizes sediment and sequesters carbon, helping in our fight agaisnt climate change.
    Gross_PuertoRico030.jpg
  • Critically endangered Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) gather during the winter full moons to spawn. Image made in The Bahamas.
    2016_12_13LongIslandBH401.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210520-500_8245.jpg
  • A great hammerhead shark (Sphyrna mokarran) comes right for the camera in Bimini, Bahamas.
    2013_mar19_Bimini552 copy.jpg
  • A juvenile Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) crawling on kelp off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
    20210709-500_1681.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210520-500_8128.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1660.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1607.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1555.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210520-500_8208.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1638.jpg
  • A lone Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) or starfish crawling on the seabed off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The species has been devastated by sea star wasting disease.
    20210709-500_1549.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210520-500_8282.jpg
  • Close-up detail of the the tufts of gills and spines surrounded by pedicellariae (pincers that can nip off the tube feet of other sea stars) of a sunflower star (Pycnopodia helianthoides) off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
    20210507-500_7086.jpg
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  • The fate of the Cuban crocodile is unknown, but sure to go extinct if not for major efforts on our part.
    20180515-500_1286sm.jpg
  • 2010-08-19 Cancun Whale Sharks585.jpg
  • A common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) searching for food among the seagrass (Halophila stipulacea) in the Red Sea off Marsa Alam, Egypt.
    20191003-500_1990.jpg
  • 2012_Homosassa_Manatees254.jpg
  • Portrait of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in Mexico.
    2010-08-19 Cancun Whale Sharks369.jpg
  • A common guitarfish (Rhinobatos rhinobatos) searching for food among the seagrass off Marsa Alam, Egypt.
    20190930-500_1328.jpg
  • Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) swimming under a tourist dive boat in The Bahamas.
    2016_05_06_Cat_Oceanics008.jpg
  • Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) cruising just under the surface off Cat Island, Bahamas.
    2016_05_06_Cat_Oceanics450.jpg
  • Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) off Cat Island, Bahamas.
    2016_05_06_Cat_Oceanics335.jpg
  • Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) inspects a leaf floating near the surface off Cat Island in The Bahamas.
    2016_05_06_Cat_Oceanics416.jpg
  • Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) head on just under the surface of the water. Image made off Cat Island, Bahamas.
    2016_05_03_Cat_Oceanic187.jpg
  • A pair of lined seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) in a pond in The Bahamas known to have the highest density of seahorses on Earth.
    2015_08_20_HI182.jpg
  • A Napoleon wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) at Blue Corner, Palau.
    20191009-500_3073.jpg
  • An oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) at one of their last strongholds in the world, Cat Island, Bahamas. Once considered to be the most abundant predator over 100 pounds on Earth they have been cut to 1% of their previous population.
    Bump
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  • 2010-08-19 Cancun Whale Sharks393.jpg
  • 2010-08-19 Cancun Whale Sharks369.jpg
  • 2015_05_04_PNGD6_092.jpg
  • 2015_05_04_PNGD6_395.jpg
  • A portrait of a manatee (Trichechus manatus).
    Manatee Soul
  • A pair of lined seahorses (Hippocampus erectus) in a pond in The Bahamas known to have the highest density of seahorses on Earth.
    2015_08_20_HI182.jpg
  • Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) swimming on the surface off Cat Island, Bahamas.
    2016_CatIsland_Topside516.jpg
  • Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) on coral reef in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
    2015_05_04_PNGD6_047.jpg
  • Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) with reef fish in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
    2015_05_04_PNGD6_214.jpg
  • Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) with reef fish in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
    2015_05_04_PNGD6_395.jpg
  • Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) on coral reef in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
    2015_05_04_PNGD5_256.jpg
  • Florida manatee {Trichchus manatus latirostris} Homosassa Springs, Florida, USA.
    2012_Homosassa_Manatees098.jpg
  • Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) yawning off Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba.
    20170215GOTQ0655.jpg
  • A black grouper (Mycteroperca bonaci) with a remora fish (Remora sp.) in Jardines de la Reina, Gardens of the Queen National Park, Cuba
    20170212GOTQ0739.jpg
  • A green sea turtle tangled in fishing line and drown. <br />
<br />
This green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) was found tangled in fishing line and a fishing hook off Eleuthera in The Bahamas. When the people who found her told me about it I knew I had to go back and remove the line so it didn't claim any more victims.
    Drowned Turtle.jpg
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  • A snorkeller films a manatee with an action camera
    2012_Homosassa_Manatees082.jpg
  • Manatee portrait in black and white art print
    2012_Homosassa_Manatees113.jpg
  • 2015_05_04_PNGD6_214.jpg
  • Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) accompanied by pilotfish (Naucrates ductor) off Cat Island, Bahamas.
    2016_05_06_Cat_Oceanics006.jpg
  • Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus) on coral reef in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea.
    2015_05_04_PNGD6_101.jpg
  • Florida manatee (Trichchus manatus latirostris) Homosassa Springs, Florida, USA.
    2012_Homosassa_Manatees169.jpg
  • Florida manatee (Trichchus manatus latirostris) Homosassa Springs, Florida, USA.
    2012_Homosassa_Manatees169.jpg
  • 2010-08-19 Cancun Whale Sharks583.jpg
  • 2015_05_04_PNGD6_279.jpg
  • A large manatee gulps a breath of fresh air from the surface in the Homosassa River in Florida
    2012_Homosassa_Manatees098.jpg
  • Critically endangered Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) gather during the winter full moons to spawn. Image made in The Bahamas.
    2016_12_13LongIslandBH397.jpg
  • During the winter full moons the normally solitary Nassau grouper gather en masse to spawn at certain locations throughout the Caribbean. Learning about these aggregations is of major importance to protect and manage the economically and culturally important fishery for these critically endangered fish.
    Spawning Aggregation
  • Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) showing the change in color pattern during spawning. During the winter full moons the normally solitary grouper gather en masse to spawn at certain locations throughout the Caribbean. Critically Endangered Species. Bahamas
    2016_12_13LongIslandBH058.jpg
  • Jessica Wiseman from The Nature Conservancy inspects a staghorn coral nursery tree off New Providence, Bahamas. Staghorn corals are a main reef building coral that are now classified as endangered. Coral nurseries like this are helping them recover.
    20180722-500_8048.jpg
  • A fisherman's cage is pulled up by researchers. It is illegal to fish for Nassau grouper December - February in the Bahamas when this image was taken. Lack of enforcement is a common theme in Bahamian fisheries management. The scientists tagged and released the fish. It is part of an ongoing study to learn about the amazing phenomenon known as the grouper spawning aggregation. During the winter full moons the normally solitary grouper gather en masse to spawn at certain locations throughout the Caribbean and are especially vulnerable to over-fishing. Learning about these aggregations is of major importance to protect and manage the economically and culturally important fishery for these endangered fish.
    2016_12_13LongIslandBH590.jpg
  • A Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) photographed in a valley in Ciénaga de Zapata National Park. Cuban crocodiles and American crocodiles are interbreeding and creating hybrid offspring that threaten the survival of the Cuban species, which is down to only 4,000 individuals and listed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN.
    Habitat
  • The brilliant eye of the critically endangered Cuban crocodile. <br />
<br />
Image made in captivity
    20180514-_DSC0791sm.jpg
  • A critically endangered Cuban Crocodile.  *Note: This image is only for sale for Rights Managed or as a limited edition print. See my "Limited Editions" under the PRINTS tab for more information or send me an email for a quote.
    Teeth
  • A critically endangered Cuban crocodile  (Crocodylus rhombifer) in a cenote in Zapata National Park, Cuba. The species is down to less than 4000 individuals. A breeding program started by Castro is helping, but interbreeding with the American crocodile is rampant and may spell the end for the Cuban crocodile.
    Species Watch
  • A Critically Endangered hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) swims through a coral reef crevasse. Hawksbills eat coral sponges and, therefore, depend on healthy reefs for their survival. In this area known as the Gardens of the Queen in Cuba, is a well-protected Marine Sanctuary and one of the last places in the Caribbean to have healthy reefs.
    Reef Silhouette
  • A nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) illegally trapped in a fish pot or fish trap. Each year the Bahamas closes the nassau grouper fishery to allow the fish time and space to spawn. Lack of enforcement means fisherman can easily break the law and catch the fish. Nassau grouper are now considered critically endangered species yet are still widely available on restaurant menus.
    2015_12_15HI018.jpg
  • Lionfish tails are dried on a cutting board. They will be made into jewelry by Bahamian women. Adding value to this invasive species helps encourage fisherman to catch them instead of endangered fish like the Nassau grouper.
    Jewelry.jpg
  • An endangered seahorse, photographed in The Philippines.
    Fragile
  • Lionfish tend to hide in the reef during the day, emerging at dawn and dusk, feeding on anything they can fit in their mouth, including endangered Nassau grouper and other important commercial species as well those species important for reef health.
    20180202-DSC_3451.jpg
  • Lionfish tend to hide in the reef during the day, emerging at dawn and dusk, feeding on anything they can fit in their mouth, including endangered Nassau grouper and other important commercial species as well those species important for reef health.
    20171107HI_186.jpg
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