ナショナルジオグラフィックのインスタグラム(natgeo) - 5月13日 21時07分

Photos by @CarltonWard >>> My focus on wildlife corridors in Florida was motivated in 2006. I was photographing a cattle ranch in the Northern Everglades and met biologist Joe Guthrie (@joeguthrie8) who was studying black bears there. Joe caught the bear in this photo, named M13, and fitted it with a GPS tracking collar (second photo). Data from M13 and other bears in the study told the remarkable story of how different landscapes can work together as one. State parks, national wildlife refuges, military bases, state forests, orange groves and cattle ranches were all functioning together as large connected habitat from the perspective of wide ranging bears. The black bears of the Northern Everglades and the private lands on which they depend, and the relentless conversion of natural and agricultural lands into roads and housing developments, inspired me and colleagues to found the Florida Wildlife Corridor campaign (@FL_WildCorridor) for the purpose of demonstrating that a statewide wildlife corridor exists, and can still be saved. Joe’s bear project was started by David Maehr (third photo), who was one of the first biologists to advocate for the importance of working farms and ranches for wide ranging species, especially the Florida panthers and Florida black bears that were his expertise. Maehr died tragically in a plane crash in 2008 with pilot and rancher Mason Smoak while tracking a missing black bear. Our work with the Florida Wildlife Corridor and my current #pathofthepanther project with @ナショナルジオグラフィック strive to continue his legacy. @archboldstation #bear #wildlife #corridor #FloridaWild #KeepFLWild

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