This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
A century ago only a few hundred right whales survived in the Southern Hemisphere. But international protections are working, and the southern rights’ future, says Oregon State University biologist Scott Baker, "looks good."
See more photographs from the October 2008 feature story "Right Whales."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Like curtains drawn across the landscape, the walls of the Toad River Valley yield to untracked forests and pure lakes in northeastern British Columbia. Years of compromise and careful planning defined the enormous Muskwa-Kechika Management Area here, where competing interests—from miners to outfitters, preservationists, and native peoples—coexist in delicate balance.
See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Northern Giant."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Kalimantan miners Sukardi and Suwarni (foreground) spend hours in a pond mixing mercury with ore to separate out the gold, while exposing themselves to the toxic metal. Workers also use the mercury-tainted water for drinking and bathing.
See more photographs from the January 2009 feature story "Gold."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
In early morning mist that rolls in from the coast, two brown bears tussle like teenagers. "I was at this spot a year earlier and saw these bears doing the same thing," says John Paczkowski, a biologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society. "They sparred for about 40 minutes, taking breaks to eat a few berries." Bears in the Kronotsky reserve often encounter each other at salmon streams and seem to socialize more here than in some other food-rich areas.
See more photographs from the January 2009 feature story "Russian Wilderness."
This Month in Photo of the Day: National Geographic Magazine Features
Clinging to the hand of a human protector, six-year-old Mugi is one of some 500 orphans cared for at the Nyaru Menteng Orangutan Rescue Center in Indonesian Borneo. The island’s orangutans are endangered: The population has fallen by more than 50 percent in the past 50 years.
See more photographs from the November 2008 feature story "Borneo."
