2019 July Highlights Gallery

Damaged forest overgrown by various vines, a typical scene in western part of Dominica

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 the forest, creating carpets overhanging from trees and bushes, and strangling other plants under them. Drone photo. April 2018

Shipwreck washed ashore by hurricane Maria. Dominica, December 2017. Stitched panorama

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

Abandoned, Biodiversity Hotspots, Boat, Caribbean, Dominica, Old, Rusty, Ship, Ships, Shipwreck, The Caribbean, West Indies, Wreck

Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) carrying grass and other nesting material across snow

Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) carrying grass and other nesting material across snow to its nest while another one is on the lookout, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, April

Alertness, Alpine Marmot, Alps, Animal, Animalia, Europe, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy, Mammal, Mammalia, Marmot, Marmota, Marmota Marmota, Mountain, National Park, Protected Area, Reserve, Rodent, Rodentia, Sciuridae, Snow, Southern Europe, Two, Vertebrate, Wildlife