The Trans Alaska Oil Pipeline running on refridgerated support to stop oil heat melting the permafrost,Mount Hayes (4116m) and the Alaska Range in the background, Alaska, USA

Gum trees in a billabong, Flinders Range National Park, South Australia, Australia

Valley of the Ten Peaks, Lake Moraine, Rocky Mountains, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada

Impala (Aepyceros melampus), Shompole, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Polar bear (Ursus Maritimus) on Axel Heiberg island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

A long-beaked common dolphin pod (Delphinus capensis), traveling off Gorda Banks, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Killer whales (Orcinus orca), off Isla Carmen, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Austnesfjorden and Trolltinden mountain range, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Andes, chile. View over the andes mountains, towards the argentinian border. Near mauna kea (world s tallest mountain). Storm clouds approach the mountains

Free-range cockerel in pasture, Chedworth, The Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Free-range Norfolk bronze turkeys return to their barn after roaming at Sheepdrove Organic Farm , Lambourn, England

Free-range Norfolk bronze turkeys roam freely at Sheepdrove Organic Farm , Lambourn, England

Free-range Norfolk bronze turkeys roam freely at Sheepdrove Organic Farm , Lambourn, England

Free-range chickens of breed Isa 257 roam freely at Sheepdrove Organic Farm , Lambourn, England

Free-range goats, Cotswolds, United Kingdom.

Free-range hen, Chedworth, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

Dingo at Simpson's Gap, West Madonnell Mountain Range, Australia

Mountains, switzerland. View from mt. Saentis; mt. Stoss, swiss alps. Morning light/snow/winter. Saentis, appenzell, eastern part of switzerland

Yurt in Chatkal Range near Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Central Asia

Gspaltenhorn, 3437 m, swiss alps, mountains, winter, valley of lauterbrunnen, view from the schilthorn, 2970 m, bernese , bern, switzerland

Mountains, switzerland. View from mt. Saentis; mt. Stoss, swiss alps.Evening Light/snow/winter. Saentis, appenzell, eastern part of switzerland. this image is blocked for any calendar use for the year 2006.

Swiss alps, mountains, wannenhorn, wannenhoerner, aletsch glacier, switzerland, wallis, view from the bettmerhorn

Dolomites, italy. South tyrol. Area of the three chimneys,from left to right: small chimney 2857 m; big chimney 2999 m; western chimney 2973 m; reflecting in a small puddle of water

Gspaltenhorn, 3437 m, swiss alps, mountains, winter, valley of lauterbrunnen, view from the schilthorn, 2970 m, bernese , bern, switzerland

Swiss alps, mountains, winter, valley of lauterbrunnen, view from the schilthorn, 2970 m, bernese , bern, switzerland

Dolomites, italy. South tyrol. Area of the three chimneys,from left to right: small chimney 2857 m; big chimney 2999 m; western chimney 2973 m; reflecting in a small puddle of water

Swiss alps, engelhoerner, view from rosenlaui valley, spring time, rosenlaui valley, rosenlaui tal, bernese , bern, switzerland

Swiss alps, mountains, winter, valley of lauterbrunnen, view from the schilthorn, 2970 m, bernese , bern, switzerland

Swiss alps, walliser alps, mountains, view from the valley of arolla, wallis, vallais, switzerland

Swiss alps, mountains, winter, valley of lauterbrunnen, view from the schilthorn, 2970 m, bernese , bern, switzerland

Swiss alps, mountains, winter, valley of lauterbrunnen, view from the schilthorn, 2970 m, bernese , bern, switzerland

Swiss alps, walliser alps, mountains, winter, view from the valley of arolla, wallis, vallais, switzerland

Swiss alps, view from engstlenalp, in spring, gental, bernese , bern, switzerland

Dolomites, italy. South tyrol, cinquetorri

Fighting Wild Stallions - Sepia, Equus ferus; Wild Horses; Wild Horses Fighting; McCullough Range; Wyoming

A thin row of trees border one of the fields cultivating crops in the Region of Volcanoes National Park. The mountain range Silhouetted against the sky. Volcanoes National Park, Virunga mountains, Rwanda, East Africa

Arctic Skua surveys the pack ice for food with the surrounding mountain range in the background, Svalbard Arctic

Clear blue sky with thin fluffy clouds over mountain range in the Alaskan Interior, leading down to the water's edge. Lake bordered by dense forrest. The Interior, Alaska, USA

Young forest trees are sprouting up. In the background is the start of a large mountain range in the Alaskan Interior. So high, the mountains have snow caps. The Interior, Alaska, USA

Las Gigantas mountain range from the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

A lone tree stands on a bank overlooking a vast valley and mountain range many miles away. Sunny day with blue sky in the Alaskan Interior. The Interior, Alaska, USA

Long straight road leading to dramatic mountain range, snow capped mountains with forrest either side. Clear blue sky in Sunny Alaska Interior. The Interior, Alaska, USA

Perfect reflection of Alaskan mountain range in lake, Alaskan Interior. Clear blue sky. The Interior, Alaska, USA

Isla Danzante in front of Las Gigantas mountain range from the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Sunset over the snow-capped mountains of the Fairweather Range across Icy Strait in Southeast Alaska, USA, Pacific Ocean.

Overview of Vinjerac fishing village and harbour with the karst limestone Velebit mountain range of the Dinaric Alps in the background, Zadar province, Croatia.

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

A new resort being built in the Sonoran desert below Las Gigantas mountain range in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

A new resort being built in the Sonoran desert below Las Gigantas mountain range in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

A new resort being built in the Sonoran desert below Las Gigantas mountain range in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

A new resort being built in the Sonoran desert below Las Gigantas mountain range in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

A new resort being built in the Sonoran desert below Las Gigantas mountain range in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

A new resort being built in the Sonoran desert below Las Gigantas mountain range in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

A new resort being built in the Sonoran desert below Las Gigantas mountain range in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) just outside of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

Flightseeing in Denali National Park with Sheldon Air starting in Talkeetna and approaching Mt. McKinley from the south in the Alaska Range, Denali National Park, Alaska

Strawberry Poison Frog (Dendrobates pumilio), adult, Bastimentos National Park, Bocas del Toro, Panama. The strawberry poison frog or strawberry poison-dart frog (Oophaga pumilio or Dendrobates pumilio) is a species of small amphibian poison dart frog found in Central America. It is common throughout its range, which extends from eastern central Nicaragua through Costa Rica and northwestern Panama. The species is often found in humid lowlands and premontane forest, but large populations are also found in disturbed areas such as plantations. The strawberry poison frog is perhaps most famous for its widespread variation in coloration, comprising approximately 15���30 color morphs, most of which are presumed to be true-breeding. O. pumilio, while not the most poisonous of the dendrobatids, is the most toxic member of its genus. The species is most diverse in Panama with varieties in vivid shades of all red, orange, blue, yellow or green, green and yellow, white with red, orange or black and spotted varieties. The most colorful mix is found in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park though not all in one place. Colors vary by location. A beach on the north side of the island is named after the species. Two of Southern Explorations' Panama tours visit red frog habitat. Both the eight-day Panama Adventure trip and eleven-day Panama Highlights trip spend time in Isla Bastimentos Marine National Park and the former also goes to Red Frog Beach. The red frog is not as poisonous as some of its cousins and is not a threat to humans. It subsists on a diet of ants that dine on poisonous plants, providing the red frog its protective skin toxin. Males attract females with a loud quick chirp. To hear the distinctive sound before you depart on your Panama tours, go to the University of Michigan Museum's biodiversity website (www.animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu.) After birth, the tadpoles climb aboard the mother who deposits them in different protected areas where she retu

Snow-capped mountains. Alisas port. Cantabria, Spain.

Tanarrio and Picos de Europa National Park. Camaleￃﾱo village. Liebana county, Cantabria, Spain.

In the mangrove forest - reflection of roots and branches, The Gambia, Africa

Herd of horses crosses the river Tes, behind Siberian firs (Abies sibirica) in front of mountain range, Uvs province, Mongolia, Asia

Scottish Blackface Domestic sheep (Ovis gmelini aries) in a meadow off mountain range, Isle of Sky, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

green turtle on a beach at Cape Range National Park, Ningaloo Reef Marine Park

Glacier edge, Glacier, ATV rider, Biker, Quad, Yamaha Grizzly, Lava desert Krepputunga, Oeskjuleio, Kverkfjoell, Vatnajoekull glacier, Highlands, Central Iceland, Iceland, Europe

Herd of camels, Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in the steppe in front of snowy mountain range, Bayankhongor Province, Mongolia, Asia

Black and white, high alpine mountain landscape, peak Aiguille du Gouter with glacier, Glacier de Taconnaz, behind Mont Blanc, Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France, Europe

Tourist feeds the birds (pyrrhocorax graculus) at the closed shelter in the Dolomites. Dolomites, Italy, Dolomites, Italy, Europe

Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) on rocks with green lichen, Sellrain, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

View of Two Medicine Lake, mountain peaks Rising Wolf Mountain and Sinopah Mountain, hiking trail to Scenic Point, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, North America

Wild horses in the aizkorri mountain of gipuzkoa. Snowy landscape by winter snows. Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Wild horses in the aizkorri mountain of gipuzkoa. Snowy landscape by winter snows. Basque Country, Spain, Europe

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) walking on the ice on a fjord in a mountainous landscape in Svalbard, Svalbard, Norway, Europe

Wild horses on top of Lagos de Covadonga in Asturias, a beautiful spring sunset, Picos de Europa. Spain

View of Two Medicine Lake, mountain peaks Rising Wolf Mountain and Sinopah Mountain, hiking trail to Scenic Point, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA, North America

A Great Horned Owl on a branch, portrait of an American eagle owl, owls on the branch

Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and mountain landscape above clouds at Rosskofel, called Monte Cavallo di Pontebba, is located in the west of the ski area Nassfeld and is a karst mountain, Austria, Europe

View obscured by clouds from the top of Cima di Mezzo (3154 m) . The tourist is resting with the accompanying bird., Dolomites, Italy, Europe

Horses in Darkhad depression and Khoridol saridag mountain range. Khuvsgul province. Mongolia

A local hunter, Abdul Rahim, discusses wild animals and their habitat with a wildlife biologist, Dr. George Schaller and his assistant, who are conducting a wildlife survey, in the Band-e Baba range, Herat Province, Afghanistan

Colorado, view of a short eared owl.

Colorado, Front Range, Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus).

Colorado, Front Range, Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) headshot.

Short-eared Owl, Asio flammeus, Front Range, Colorado

A hiker sitting on a rock contemplates the landscape at the edge of Lake Goleon (2438m) in the massif of Oisans with in the background the Meije (3983m) and the Rake (3809m), Ecrins National Park, Hautes-Alpes, France

Lac de Serre-Poncon, 12th-century Saint-Michel chapel (aerial view), Prunieres, Hautes-Alpes, France

Savines bridge on Route Nationale 94 over Lac de Serre-Poncon (aerial view), Savines-le-Lac, Hautes-Alpes, France

The Sanctuary of the Madonna of Fenestre (1904m), Fireweed (Epilobium angustifolium), Valley of the Madonna of Fenestre, Haute-Vesubie, Mercantour National Park, Alpes-Maritimes, France

Lac du Pontet (1955 m) with La Grave (Les Plus Beaux Villages de France) in the background and Les Terrasses hamlet (1767 m), upper Romanche valley, Villar-d'Arene, Hautes-Alpes, France

Les Terrasses, one of the four hamlets of La Grave, upper Romanche valley, Hautes-Alpes, France

Morning mist over lavender fields, Puimoisson, Valensole plateau, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

Saint-Martin du Canigou Abbey in the Eastern Pyrenees. Cady valley, above Prades. France

Bivouac on the shore of Lake Laramon (2359 m), Queyrellin ridge (2866 m) in the background, upper Claree valley, Nevache, Hautes-Alpes, France