Derek Galon / Shipwreck washed ashore by hurricane Maria. Dominica, December 2017. Stitched panorama. Wrecks like this appear picturesque but may release toxic materials from the hulls.

Derek Galon / Damaged forest overgrown by various vines, a typical scene in western part of Dominica, West Indies. After hurricane Maria an unprecedented number of vines took advantage of suddenly open spaces in th...

Thomas Marent / Corinna Daggerwing (Marpesia corinna) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Tigerwing butterfly (Mechanitis sp.), two chrysalis, Ithomiini, Santa Maria, Boyacá, Colombia

Jack Dykinga / Whipple Mountain foothills, with flowering Notch-leaf scorpion-weed (Phacelia crenulata) and Heartleaf evening primrose (Camissonia cardiophylla) with the Riverside and Big Maria Mountains in the back...

Jack Dykinga / Whipple Mountain foothills, with flowering Notch-leaf scorpion-weed (Phacelia crenulata) and Heartleaf evening primrose (Camissonia cardiophylla) with the Riverside and Big Maria Mountains in the back...

Jack Dykinga / Whipple Mountain foothills, with flowering Notch-leaf scorpion-weed (Phacelia crenulata) and Heartleaf evening primrose (Camissonia cardiophylla) with the Riverside and Big Maria Mountains in the back...

Jack Dykinga / Whipple Mountain foothills, with flowering Notch-leaf scorpion-weed (Phacelia crenulata) and Heartleaf evening primrose (Camissonia cardiophylla) with the Riverside and Big Maria Mountains in the back...

Jordi Chias / Two male Dusky groupers (Epinephelus marginatus) fighting for territory during mating season at 'baixa do meros', a small pinnacle at Formigas islets Protected area, near Santa Maria Island, Azores. F...

Jordi Chias / Giant Manta (Manta birostris) going overhead, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean

Jordi Chias / Giant Manta (Manta birostris) with Remoras (Remora brachyptera) attached to both wings, offshore Santa Maria Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean

Jordi Chias / Mobula / Chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) with remora (Remora brachyptera) and Amberjacks (Serila dumerilli) Santa Maria Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean

Luis Quinta / Moon jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) near the surface, Santa Maria Island, Azores, September.

Jordi Chias / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) and Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) chasing small fish offshore. Santa Maria Island, Azores, Atlantic Ocean. Third Place in the Underwater Category of the Por El...

Franco Banfi / Devilrays (Mobula tarapacana) two viewed from below, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Devilray (Mobula tarapacana) swimming near the surface with remoras, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Franco Banfi / Devilrays (Mobula tarapacana) large group at the surface, Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Franco Banfi / Snorkelers swimming with Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Franco Banfi / Scuba diver with Devilray (Mobula tarapacana), Ambrosio dive site, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) Santa Maria Island; Azores archipelago, Atlantic ocean

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus) on lawn, Maria Island National Park, Tasmania, Australia

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) portrait, Maria Island National Park, Tasmania, Australia

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) female cleaning joey in pouch, Maria Island National Park, Australia

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Eastern Grey Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) males fighting for dominance and access to females, Maria Island National Park, Australia

Claudio Contreras / Black Rat (Rattus rattus) young. Introduced species on Maria Magdalena Island, Marias Islands Biosphere Reserve, Gulf of California, Mexico, September.

Nuno Sa / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) passing by baitball, Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, September 2008.

Claudio Contreras / Grayish Mouse Opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens), Maria Magdalena Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, June.

Claudio Contreras / Tres Marias Rabbit (Sylvilagus graysoni) in profile. Maria Magdalena Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, June. Endangered.

Claudio Contreras / Tres Marias Rabbit (Sylvilagus graysoni). Maria Madre Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, July. Endangered.

Claudio Contreras / Mexican / Brown Vine Snake (Oxybelis aeneus) with mouth open. Maria Madre Island, Islas Marias Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, June.

Kristel Richard / Cowboys rounding up a band of Criollo pure pedigree mares and foals, Estancia Ita Maria, Misiones, Paraguay, January 2012

Alex Mustard / Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria) making a home in a deserved worm tube of a great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa), East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies, Caribbean Se...

Nuno Sa / Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) near sea surface and divers in background. Santa Maria, Azores, September.

Nuno Sa / Manta Ray (Manta Birostris) and Devil Ray (Mobula tarapacana) in background, accompanied by Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor) and Remora. Santa Maria Island, Azores, September.

Nuno Sa / Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) near sea surface. Santa Maria, Azores, September.

Nuno Sa / Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) at the sea surface. Santa Maria, Azores, August.

Nuno Sa / Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) accompanied by Pilot Fish (Naucrates ductor) and Remora. The biggest fish in the world has only started to visit the Azores in the past three years due to water temperatu...

Nuno Sa / Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) at the sea surface. Santa Maria, Azores, August.

Nuno Sa / Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) at the sea surface. Santa Maria, Azores, August.

Nuno Sa / Blue Sharks (Prionace glauca) at the sea surface. Santa Maria, Azores, August.

Nuno Sa / Blue Shark (Prionace glauca) with diver in background. Santa Maria, Azores, September.

Patricio Robles Gil / Aerial view of Tamul Waterfall (330 feet high) where Rio Gallinas cascades into the Rio Santa Maria river in the Huasteca Potosina region, Mexico

Pete Oxford / Little penguin swimming (Eudyptula minor). Maria Island, Tasmania

Nick Upton / Basilica de Santa Maria la Real, built from pink limestone, on a tree covered hilltop, Covadonga, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, August 2016.

Thomas Marent / Geometer Moth (Geometridae) camouflaged on leaf, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Skipper (Hesperiidae) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Ghost Yellow (Eurema albula) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Pierid Butterfly (Melete sp) pair, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Apricot Sulphur (Phoebis argante) butterflies, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Pierid Butterfly (Hesperocharis marchalii), Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Heliconius Butterfly (Heliconius heurippa), Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Cramer's Redring (Pyrrhogyra crameri) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Corinna Daggerwing (Marpesia corinna) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Tiger Beauty (Tigridia acesta) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Nymphalid Butterfly (Nymphalidae), Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Gisella Sailor (Dynamine gisella) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Electron Pixie (Melanis electron) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Butterfly (Caria rhacotis), Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Orange-banded Gem (Crocozona coecias) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Thomas Marent / Dyson's Swordtail (Rhetus dysonii) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

Derek Galon / Jaco Parrot (Amazona arauisiaca) , one of two parrot species in Dominica, Eastern Caribbean. Successfully survived hurricane Maria. Captive, in government operated sanctuary under a breeding program.

Derek Galon / Central forest starting to recover from Hurricane Maria in 2017, with many tall standing trees that are dead. Dominica, Eastern Caribbean. January 2018.

Derek Galon / Aerial drone image of the Central forest, although it is starting to recover from the hurricane Maria, however many of the tall standing trees are dead. Dominica, Eastern Caribbean. January 2018.

Derek Galon / Aerial drone image of the Central forest, although it is starting to recover from the hurricane Maria, however many of the tall standing trees are dead. Dominica, Eastern Caribbean. January 2018.

Ernie Janes / Whale bones at old whaling station, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Ernie Janes / Whale bones at old whaling station, Maria Island, Tasmania, Australia.

Ernie Janes / Painted cliffs at Maria Island National Park, east coast of Tasmania, Australia. January 2018. The iron oxides in the rock were left behind by ground water percolating through the cliffs. This created...

Ernie Janes / Unusual pattern of erosion in The Painted Cliffs at Maria Island National Park, east coast of Tasmania, Australia. January 2018. The iron oxides in the rock were left behind by ground water percolatin...

Ernie Janes / Boulders near the Painted Cliffs at Maria Island National Park, east coast of Tasmania, Australia. January 2018. The iron oxides in the rock were left behind by ground water percolating through the cl...

Ernie Janes / The Painted Cliffs at Maria Island National Park, east coast of Tasmania, Australia. January 2018. The iron oxides in the rock were left behind by ground water percolating through the cliffs. This cr...

Ernie Janes / The Painted Cliffs at Maria Island National Park, east coast of Tasmania, Australia. January 2018. The iron oxides in the rock were left behind by ground water percolating through the cliffs. This cr...

Ernie Janes / Maria Island National Park east coast of Tasmania, Australia. January 2018.

Ernie Janes / Commandants residence from 1825, Maria Island National Park east coast of Tasmania, Australia. January 2018.

Ernie Janes / Maria Island National Park, east coast of Tasmania, Australia. January.

Bruno D'Amicis / Octagonal church of Santa Maria della Pietà in Calascio, with mountains of Gran Sasso NP in the background. Abruzzo, Central Apennines, Italy, January 2010.

Tui De Roy / Floreana mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus) from remnant population surviving on two small islets, Galapagos. Critically endangered species.

Tui De Roy / Floreana mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus) perched on flower, from remnant population surviving on two small islets, Galapagos. Critically endangered species.

Tui De Roy / Floreana mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus) perched on opuntia cactus. Part of remnant population surviving on two small islets, Galapagos.

Angelo Gandolfi / Santa Maria del Patire church, Sila National Park, Calabria, Italy, June 2013.

Jack Dykinga / Whipple Mountain foothills, with sheets of color from blooming Heliotrope Phacelia (Phacelia crenulata) (purple) and Heartleaf evening primrose (Camissonia cardiophylla) with the Riverside and Big Mar...

Jack Dykinga / Whipple Mountain foothills, with sheets of color from blooming Heliotrope Phacelia (Phacelia crenulata) (purple) and Heartleaf evening primrose (Camissonia cardiophylla) with the Riverside and Big Mar...

Inaki Relanzon / Sau and Vilanova de Sau, viewed from Tavertet and Santa Maria del Corcó, Les Guilleries Natural Park, Barcelona, Catalonia, June 2016.

Solvin Zankl / Maria Pickering, PhD, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut looking for tapeworm fauna in sharks. Huinay Scientific Field Station, Comau Fjord, Patagonia, Chile 2013

Solvin Zankl / Maria Pickering, PhD, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Connecticut looking for tapeworm fauna in sharks. Huinay Scientific Field Station, Comau Fjord, Patagonia, Chile 2013

Jordi Chias / Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) swimming just beneath surface, Santa Maria Island, Azores, North Atlantic

Jordi Chias / Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) chasing fish (Trachurus trachurus) Santa Maria Island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Jordi Chias / Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) just below surface, Santa Maria island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Jordi Chias / Bryde's whale (Balaenoptera edeni) diving back under surface, Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean

Jordi Chias / Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) swimming just beneath surface, Santa Maria Island, Azores, North Atlantic

Jordi Chias / Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) swimming just beneath surface, Santa Maria Island, Azores, North Atlantic

Jordi Chias / Atlantic spotted dolphins (Stenella frontalis) pod swimming just beneath surface, Santa Maria Island, Azores, North Atlantic

Jordi Chias / Common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) swimming just beneath surface, Santa Maria Island, Azores, North Atlantic

Jordi Chias / Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) porpoising, Santa Maria island, Azores, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, July

Gary K. Smith / Santa Maria Della Presentazione church, Zitelle on Giudecca island, Venice, Italy.

Paul D Stewart / Illustration of Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio machaon) on Fennel by Maria Sybella Merian 1683, from her book 'Caterpillars, Their Wondrous Transformation and Peculiar Nourishment from Flowers'. Meri...