Photo: world’s most threatened forest
Forest along the Nam Ou river in Laos. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Deforestation for a rubber plantation in Laos. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Yesterday, Conservation International (CI) released a top 10 list of the world’s most threatened biodiverse forest. Number one were the forests of Indo-Burma, including Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), and parts of China and India. This landscape includes the forests in Laos...
Picture: Happy Year of the Rabbit
Weighing about 18 pounds, the Flemish giant is one of the largest breeds of domestic rabbit in the world.
Photos: hiking the Na Pali coast trail
View of Na Pali coast from trail. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Hanakapiai Beach. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Hanakapiai waterfall. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Mountains above Hanakapiai Beach . Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Surf as seen from the Na Pali coast trail. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Pandanus fruit along the trail. Photo by Rhett A....
Photo: young hippos
Young hippos in Kenya. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. Click to see more photos of hippos.
Picture: Baby elephant drinking milk
Orphaned elephant drinking milk at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Kenya.
Endangered baby crocodile newt
Anderson’s crocodile newt (Echinotriton andersoni) larvae. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Anderson’s Crocodile Newt is found in a range of tropical and subtropical habitats Japan and Taiwan, but is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss. This individual is part of a captive-breeding program at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx...
Pictures: Baby kinkajou
Baby kinkajou at Proyecto Asis rehabilitation center in Costa Rica
Pictures: Falling water on six continents
NORTH AMERICA Waterfall in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. Photo by Rhett A. Butler Forest waterfall in Arenal, Costa Rica. Photo by Rhett A. Butler SOUTH AMERICA Waterfall on the summit of Auyantepui, Venezuela. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Jungle waterfall in Suriname. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. EUROPE Waterfall near Skogar in Iceland. Photo by Tina A. Butler. ASIA Tad Lo waterfall in Laos. Photo by Rhett A. Butler....
Picture: puma in Belize
Puma in Belize.
What happens when you cross a giraffe with a beetle?
You get the giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) of course! This strange insect is native to Madagascar. Photo by: Rhett A. Butler. Click to see more photos of the giraffe-necked weevil (Trachelophorus...
Pictures: nature in Mendocino, California
Photos taken last weekend in Mendocino, California.
The view from the air
Angel Falls in Venezuela. Photo by Rhett A. Butler River in the lowlands of Gabon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Rice fields in Madagascar. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Mountains in Western China. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. Flowering trees in the Peruvian Amazon. Photo by Rhett A. Butler. African buffalo in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. Photo by Jeremy...
Picture: baby sea turtle
Baby sea turtle heading out to sea in Costa Rica.
Hyena spotted in Armenia
Hyena in Tanzania. Photo by Rhett A. Butler 2007 Remains of a striped hyena have been found in southern Armenia, representing the country’s first confirmed hyena observation in over 60 years. Hyenas discovered in Armenia? Researchers find carcass,...
Photo: U.S. bans shark finning
In early January the U.S. Senate passed the Shark Conservation Act, legislation that bans shark finning in U.S. waters.
Picture: Snow leopard in the snow
Snow leopard in the snow at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Central Park Zoo
Picture: Leaf monkey in Sumatra
Thomas’ Leaf Monkey is a species found in Sumatra, Indonesia. It typically lives in groups from 10-20 individuals and feeds on fruit, young leaves, seeds, and occasionally insects.
Picture: a peaceful place in Arizona
Deer Creek, Arizona.
Photos from Halmahera, one of the world’s strangest and least recognized biodiversity hotspots
The following pictures were taken by Dmitry Telnov during visits to Halmahera, largest island in the Maluku Islands.
