Tim Fitzharris / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) and Orange-striped Triggerfish (Balistapus undulatus), Apo Island, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming with a school of butterfly fish, Apo Island, Philippines

Doug Wechsler / Mossy forest (Cloudforest) on Mt. Apo, Mindanao, Philippines.

David Fleetham / Reef fish trapped in hand made fish trap off Apo Island, Philippines.

Alex Mustard / Young Green sea turtle ( Chelonia mydas) resting in leather corals (Sarcophyton sp) Apo Island, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Yellow lipped sea snake (Laticauda colubrina) dives back down to the reef after surfacing for breath of air. Apo Island, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Alex Mustard / Silhouette of Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Apo Island, Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines. Bohol Sea, Tropical West Pacific Ocean.

Doug Wechsler / Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) killed by poachers, Mount Apo National Park, Philippines.

Rod Williams / Mindanao / Mount Apo lorikeet (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) captive, from Mindanao (Philippines)

Doug Wechsler / Asian horned toad camouflaged (Megophrys monticola) Mt Apo NP, Philippines

Doug Wechsler / Asian horned toad, {Megophrys monticola} Mount Apo NP, Mindanao, Philippines

Doug Wechsler / Elephant beetle (Dynastinae) male Philippines Mount Apo NP

Tim Fitzharris / Parrotfish (Scaridae) and Sergeant Major Damselfish (Abudefduf saxatilis) school among coral, Apo Island, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Anemonefish (Amphiprion sp) and coral, Apo Island, Philippines

Tim Fitzharris / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) pair, Apo Island, Philippines

Rod Williams / Mount Apo / Mindanao Lorikeet (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) captive, from Mindanao, Philippines

Norbert Wu / Close-up detail of coral colony, Apo Island, Philippines

Norbert Wu / Coral colony, close-up detail, Apo Island, Philippines

Norbert Wu / Coral colonies fighting each other for territory, flinging long mesenterial tentacles, Apo Island, Philippines

Roland Seitre / Mindanao lorikeet (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) perched on branch, Mindanao, Philippines. Captive.

Roland Seitre / Mindanao lorikeet (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) perched on branch, Mindanao, Philippines. Captive.

Roland Seitre / Mindanao lorikeet (Trichoglossus johnstoniae) perched on branch, calling, Mindanao, Philippines. Captive.

Klaus Nigge / Aerial view of mountains deforested for agricultural land, Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines, March 2007.

Klaus Nigge / Aerial view of mountain deforested for agriculture, Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines, March 2007.

Klaus Nigge / Aerial view of mountain deforested for agriculture, Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines, March 2007.

Klaus Nigge / Aerial view of mountain deforested for agriculture, Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines, March 2007.

Klaus Nigge / Hide in the forest overlooking nest of Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006.

Klaus Nigge / Photographer Klaus Nigge leaning against tree in rainforest whilst tracking Philippine eagles (Pithecophaga jefferyi), Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006.

Klaus Nigge / Tree fern (Cyathea sp.) canopy, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006.

Klaus Nigge / Deforested mountains beside agricultural land, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006.

Klaus Nigge / Tree fern (Cyathea sp.) leaves, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006.

Klaus Nigge / River running through cloudforest, Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines, May 2007.

Klaus Nigge / Mist between trees in cloudforest, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, May 2007.

Klaus Nigge / Foliage in cloudforest, Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines, May 2007.

Klaus Nigge / Moss covered tree trunks in cloudforest, Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines, May 2007.

Klaus Nigge / Moss covered tree trunks in cloudforest, Mount Apo, Mindanao, Philippines, May 2007.

Klaus Nigge / Coletos (Sarcops calvus) perched in tree canopy, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006.

Klaus Nigge / Coletos (Sarcops calvus) perched on dead tree branch, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006.

Klaus Nigge / Tarictic hornbill (Penelopides panini) male perched on bare tree branch, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) juvenile making first flight through rainforest, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) male flying through rainforest, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) male in flight through rainforest, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) male preening whilst perched on tree branch, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) male perched on branch with crest raised, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) male perched on branch in tree, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) male perched on branch and waiting for chick, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) male perched on branch and waiting for chick, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) male perching in tree waiting for chick, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) juvenile perched in nest, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) juvenile perched on branch beside nest in tree, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

Klaus Nigge / Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) nest in distant tree, Mount Apo area, Mindanao, Philippines, August 2006. Critically endangered.

David Fleetham / Highly acidic hydrogen sulfide (H2S) bubbles emanating out of the sand on the seabed, off the volcanic Apo Island, Philippines, Pacific Ocean.

Tim Fitzharris / Parrotfish (Scarus sp) and Wrasse (Labridae), Apo Island, Philippines

Alex Mustard / Coral reef scene, with Philippines chromis (Chromis scotochiloptera), hard coral (Acropora sp.) and purple elephant ear sponges (Ianthella basta). Apo Island Marine Protected Area, Dumaguete, Negros,...