Striking photos show animals that could disappear from the face of the Earth

Joel Satore calls his project The Photo Ark. He has documented 10,000 creatures, and plans to 'keep going until we get them all'.

AMANDA KRAUSE: Wildlife numbers are rapidly decreasing around the world, with up to one million species facing extinction in the coming decades. Few people likely understand this better than Joel Sartore, a wildlife photographer who primarily works with National Geographic.

Since 2005, Sartore has been traveling around the world to photograph every species that currently lives under human care. He’s documented 10,000 creatures so far. Satore’s book, “The Photo Ark Vanishing: The World’s Most Vulnerable Animals,” as well as the October 2019 issue of National Geographic, features some of his work. Here’s a look inside. SOURCE…

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