White Rhino, Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, Namibia, Africa

White Rhino, Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, Namibia, Africa

White Rhino, Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, Namibia, Africa

White Rhino, Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, Namibia, Africa

Dehorned white rhino (Ceratotherium simum) with calf, Mauricedale game ranch, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

Meerkats (Suricata suricatta), adults and young Bagatelle Game Ranch, Hardap Region, Kalahari, Namibia, Africa

Mt Shasta CA, Big Spring Ranch Bill Chesney from the CA Dept of Fish & Game counting redds in a stretch of river that is heavily grazed by cattle who have full access to the river and often drink and eat in it. Mt Shasta in the background. The Shasta River runs through Big Springs Ranch about 20 miles north of the town of Mt Shasta. The ranch, which is contributing to degraded habitat conditions, and actually warming water temps by upwards of 10 degrees as the river passes through the ranch and then spills into the Klameth, is currently under contract for purchase by TNC. Since the contract began, TNC and partner organizations have been allowed to research this stretch of river for the first time. They have discovered that is it a very fertile juvenile rearing area and that there are a surprising number of returning salmon in spite of habitat degradation by grazing cattle (often in the river) and irrigation practices. If this purchase is successful, TNC has the chance to improve a large stretch of habitat and quickly improve conditions that will effect numbers of returning fish and habitat in the Shasta and Klameth Rivers. The Shasta River and its tributaries create one of the most important spawning nurseries for Chinook salmon in the entire Klamath Basin, United States of America

Close-up of head of Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) against a bokeh background, Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Woman riding horse (Equus ferus caballus) through the bush on the savanna at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up portrait of a male common waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) looking at the camera at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Woman wearing sunhat sitting by a swimming pool reading at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Young Southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) looking at camera and standing in golden long grass in a field on the savanna at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) staring at the camera while standing in the shade under some trees at the Gabus Game Ranch at sunset; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Portrait of male sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) standing in profile at the Gabus Game Ranch at sunset; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) standing in the golden long grass of the savanna munching and looking at the camera at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Portrait of a southern yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas) perching in profile on a bush. It has mottled black and brown feathers, a white head and a yellow beak, taken at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Black wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) standing in the golden long grass of the savanna looking back over shoulder at the camera at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Two women riding horses (Equus ferus caballus) on a dirt road traveling through the bush at the Gabus Game Ranch with a southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) in the background; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up of head of Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) against a blue sky, Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

View taken from behind of two women riding horses following a Southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) through the bush at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Portrait of a common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) standing in the bush among rocks and looking at the camera at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up portrait of a plains zebra (Equus quagga - formerly Equus burchellii) eyeing the camera through the bushes in the Etosha National Park; Otavi, Oshikoto, Namibia

View taken from behind of two women riding horses (Equus ferus caballus) traveling past acacia tree through the bush towards the hills at the Gabus Game Ranch at sunset; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Two women riding horses (Equus ferus caballus) traveling past acacia tree through the bush at the Gabus Game Ranch with mountains in the background at sunset; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up of head of Southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa) against a blue sky, Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up of a common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) lying on its stomach in the mud at a waterhole next to a butterfly at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Two women on horseback (Equus ferus caballus) smiling at the camera and standing near a dead tree in the brush on the savanna at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Portrait of a sunlit, male common impala (Aepyceros melampus) standing on the the plain casting a long shadow at the Gabus Game Ranch and looking at camera; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Two women riding horses (Equus ferus caballus) traveling through the grass near a hill at the Gabus Game Ranch at sunset; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Portrait of a common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) standing in the mud at a waterhole and looking at the camera at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

View taken from behind of a safari guide and women travelers standing in a parked jeep talking and looking out onto the savanna with binoculars on the Gabus Game Ranch at sunrise; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Close-up of a southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) browsing leafy thornbush on the savanna against a blue sky and eyeing the camera at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Portrait of southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis) standing in the golden long grass in a clearing in the woodlands of the savanna at dawn in the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Woman wearing sunhat sitting by a swimming pool dangling feet in the water and smiling at the camera at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Woman riding horse (Equus ferus caballus) on a dirt road through the bush on the savanna looking at the camera and smiling at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Woman sitting in sunlit jeep using binoculars on safari at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Two women travelers sitting at a table in the bar talking and drinking at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Portrait of a male, common ostrich (Struthio camelus) lowering head and walking through the long grass at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Two common warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) lying in a muddy waterhole on the stony ground on the savanna at the Gabus Game Ranch; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

Adult Hartmann's mountain zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae) standing in the shade looking forward while foal is looking at the camera at the Gabus Game Ranch at sunrise; Otavi, Otjozondjupa, Namibia