Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs under the watchful eyes of a conservation worker, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Researchers measuring a female Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nest site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Applying a tag to a Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nesting site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Turtle warden with nesting Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Antarctic fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) playing in the surf at Salisbury Plain in the Bay of Isles on South Georgia, Polar Regions

A mother polar bear (Ursus maritimus), with cub of the year feeding on a fin whale carcass in Holmabukta, Svalbard, Norway

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), surfacing near researchers in Zodiac at sunset, Iceland

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research plane landing at the Chilean Research base Frei on King George Island, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Expedition zodiacs, Axel Heiberg island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic, Canada, North America

Tourist photographing a wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Female southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina) showing slight aggression at Moltke Harbor on South Georgia Island, Polar Regions

Adult waved albatross (Diomedea irrorata) at breeding colony on Espanola Island, Galapagos Island Archipelago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

King penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) detail at breeding and nesting colony at St. Andrews Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean, Polar Regions

Young whale shark (Rhincodon typus), filter feeding near snorkeler at El Mogote, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Young whale shark (Rhincodon typus), being biopsied by researcher at El Mogote, Baja California Sur, Mexico, North America

Researcher swimming with a small pod of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

A researcher releases a green sea turtle hatchling (Chelonia mydas), Tangkoko National Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Researcher Susan Bird swimming with a small pod of sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) underwater off the coast of Roseau, Dominica, Windward Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Adult killer whales (Orcinus orca) near research boat in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, California, United States of America, North America

Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) with photographer at the Charles Darwin Research Station on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) and Giant Manta Ray (manta birostris). Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Giant manta ray, Isla de la Plata Ecuador. Portrait shot of Manta birostris approaching camera. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Giant Manta at Cleaning station being cleaned by butterfly fish. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Young Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) being fed at the tortuguero breeding station, Puerto Villamil on Isabela Island in the Galapagos Island Archipelago, Ecuador

Giant manta ray, Isla de la Plata Ecuador. Portrait shot of Manta birostris approaching camera. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Researcher Stephanie Martin takes a blubber biopsy using an arrow fired from a crossbow of an adult blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), South Orkney islands, Antarctica, Southern Ocean

Satellite Tag attached to Giant Manta Ray, Ecuador. The lines to the left indicate recent fishing damage. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Black Manta birostris with remora. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Whale shark researcher snorkelling underwater with Whale Shark

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Manta Birostris swimming at surface, Pacific Ocean, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Giant manta ray, Isla de la Plata Ecuador. Portrait shot of Manta birostris approaching camera. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean (rr)

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Black Manta birostris with remora. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near researchers in Zodiac in the late evening at Siglufjordur, Iceland

Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Whale shark researcher snorkelling underwater with Whale Shark

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Giant manta ray, Isla de la Plata Ecuador. Portrait shot of Manta birostris approaching camera. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Mobula species Isla de la Plata, Ecuador, Machalilla National Park. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Manta Birostris swimming at surface, Pacific Ocean, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Manta Birostris swimming at surface, Pacific Ocean, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near researchers in Zodiac in the late evening at Siglufjordur, Iceland

Research diver approaching manta birostris to record detail in research program, Project Elasmo. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) near to the surface. Machalilla National Park, Ecuador. Pacific Ocean, Ecuador

Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near researchers in Zodiac in the late evening at Siglufjordur, Iceland

Whale shark researcher and Whale Shark , Rhincodon typus, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean

A researcher holds a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) after it was captured from Vancouver International Airport. The bird will be relocated to an area 100km away from the airport in hopes that it will not return, Langley, British Columbia, Canada