About the Author

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Award-winning photographer and regular contributor to National Geographic magazine, Joel Sartore is the founder of the National Geographic Photo Ark, a 25-year documentary project to fight global extinctions by photographing every animal species in human care. Sartore estimates the total to be 13,000; to date he has photographed more than 10,000. Known for his sense of humor and midwestern work ethic, he travels the world to find new animals but is always happy to come home to Lincoln, Nebraska, where he lives with his wife, Kathy, and their three children. Web: joelsartore.com. Instagram: joelsartore. Facebook: Joel Sartore, photographer. Twitter: @joelsartore

Praise For…

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About the Photo Ark:"Joel Sartore is an ambassador extraordinaire for the beleaguered animals of our planet and should receive a Nobel Prize. No one can look at these sensitive portraits of the incredible animal beings and not be amazed and inspired to do all in our power to preserve them--all of them, all the complex tapestry of life--for our children and theirs. I can think of no other book with such a compelling message: We must each do all that we can to preserve these incredible beings--all of them. And we must act now, or it will be too late for most of them."—Jane Goodall