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March 1, 2006
Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1998 Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1998 Photograph by Emory Kristof
“Safely behind bars, photographer Bill Curtsinger and his assistant, Eric Hiner, photograph themselves by a remote control as gray reef sharks close in.
“‘They were so aggressive,’ says Curtsinger, ‘that I used my camera as a shield to keep them from sticking their heads in the cage.’”
—From “Testing the Waters of Rongelap,” April 1998, National Geographic magazine
  March 4, 2006
Gabon, Africa, 2004
Photograph by Michael K. Nichols
A storm looms over Loango National Park. No permanent structures are allowed on the shoreline, and visitors are encouraged to act as unobtrusively as the wildlife and leave the coast exactly as they found it.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Gabon's Loango National Park," August 2004, National Geographic magazine)
 March 5, 2006
Africa, 1998
Photograph by Chris Johns
Although fierce in appearance, the warthog would rather run from predators, like the lion or leopard, than fight. The diet of a warthog consists mainly of grasses, roots, and berries, along with the occasional carrion.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Cheetahs: Ghosts of the Grasslands," December 1999, National Geographic magazine)
 March 6, 2006
Fiji Islands, Melanesia,
Photograph by James L. Stanfield
“Evening calm ushers a fishing boat past a reef off Viti Levu, largest of 300-plus islands in this South Pacific success story [Fiji]. Yet tranquil surfaces cannot mask a troubling gulf between native Fijians and citizens of Indian origin.”
—From "The Two Worlds of Fiji," October 1995, National Geographic magazine
 March 7, 2006
Vermont, 1997
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita
A hillside of trees provides a brightly-colored backdrop for a Vermont barn. Amid ancient mountains gentled by time, farm families work the same tilted acres their ancestors did.
This is the foliage season, nature's last hurrah before winter, when the state's lush cover of deciduous trees turns in its flashiest performance.
(Text adapted from "Leaves of Autumn: A Vermont Sampler," Autumn 1984, National Geographic Traveler magazine)
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Vermont: Suite of Seasons," September 1998, National Geographic magazine) March 8, 2006
Inishmore Island, Aran Islands, Ireland, 1993
Photograph by Sam Abell
“Rugged as the people who settled here more than 3,000 years ago, the sea-chiseled limestone bluffs of Inishmore rise 300 feet above the Atlantic. Inland, hundreds of miles of stone walls ring thin-soiled fields where islanders toil in a land known for ciúnas gan uaigneas, Gaelic for ‘quietness without loneliness.’”
— Text from "The Aran Islands: Ancient Hearts Modern Minds," April 1996, National Geographic magazine
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Ireland on Fast-Forward," September 1994, National Geographic magazine) March 9, 2006
Madhav National Park, India, 1997
Photograph by Michael K. Nichols
Now an endangered species, tigers have a long history. Generally believed to have evolved in southern China more than a million years ago, the big cats eventually spread west to the Caspian Sea, north to Siberia, and south across Indonesia.
(Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Making Room for Wild Tigers," December 1997, National Geographic magazine)
 March 10, 2006
Burren, County Clare, Ireland,
Photograph by Sam Abell
An "ad hoc village of caravans, or trailer homes, houses vacationers on Burren, a karst in County Clare. Fearing harm to the area's fragile vegetation, environmentalists have gone to court to block construction of an interpretive center at nearby Mullagh More."
—From "Ireland on Fast Forward," September 2004, National Geographic magazine March 11, 2006
Castle Gate Area, Utah, 1993
Photograph by James P. Blair
Utah offers more than 500 mineral species, fossils from a variety of life-forms, and many different geologic formations, from high plateaus to deep canyons.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Utah: Land of Promise, Kingdom of Stone," January 1996, National Geographic magazine)
 March 12, 2006
Wager Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada, 1996
Photograph by Flip Nicklin
"Eighteenth-century European scientists named [polar bears] Ursus maritimus, meaning 'sea bear,' and that they truly are, spending most of their lives on sea ice."
—Text from "Polar Bears: Stalkers of the High Arctic," January 1998, National Geographic magazine.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, same article)
 March 13, 2006
Florida, 1998
Photograph by Wes C. Skiles
A native of the Caribbean and the Atlantic from Florida to Brazil, the West Indian manatee has long been slaughtered for its meat and hide. In Florida motorboats now take an increasing toll.
—Text adapted from "A Personal Vision of Vanishing Wildlife," April 1990, National Geographic magazine.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in "Unlocking the Labyrinth of North Florida Springs," March 1999, National Geographic magazine)
 March 14, 2006
Craftsbury Common, Craftsbury, Vermont, 1997
Photograph by Michael S. Yamashita
"Life is piebald in New England, like the fields in the spring and fall—part warm earth and part ice and snow."
—From "Vermont: Suite of Seasons," September 1998, National Geographic magazine
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Vermont: Suite of Seasons," September 1998, National Geographic magazine)
 March 15, 2006
Monterey Bay, California, 1988
Photograph by Emory Kristof
“Jostling for room, sea anemones, corals, and sponges vividly paint the floor of a kelp forest. ‘These animals are bathed in food,’ explains David Powell, director of husbandry at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. ‘The water is rich enough to supply great numbers of filter feeders, and competition for space is incredible.”
—From "Between Monterey Tides," February 1990, National Geographic magazine
 March 16, 2006
Phuket, Thailand, 1994
Photograph by Jodi Cobb
Looking past beach umbrellas at the blue ocean and white sand, it is difficult to believe that the Thai tourist destination of Phuket actually has a mountainous terrain and dense forests.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in "Many Faces of Thailand," February 1996, National Geographic magazine)
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 March 17, 2006
Athenry, Ireland, 1993
Photograph by Sam Abell
"A pagan heart and a Christian soul feed the roots of the Irish nature. The Macnas theater group celebrates pre-Christian culture during a festival in Athenry. But Roman Catholicism is decidedly paramount, especially in western precincts like Dingle, where girls step from St. Mary's Church into a blustery Sunday in May following their first Communion."
—From "Ireland on Fast Forward," September 1994, National Geographic magazine March 18, 2006
Dingle, Ireland,
Photograph by Sam Abell
"Hikers risk joining the dearly departed by braving the dark crags of the southern Dingle coastline, where foolhardy rock climbers and anglers seeking a better fishing spot are sometimes washed out to sea."
—From "Ireland on Fast Forward," September 1994, National Geographic magazine  March 19, 2006
Inishmore Island, Aran Islands, Ireland,
Photograph by Sam Abell
"A net cast in homage marks an Inishmore grave on the windy Aran Islands. The tribute covers a water-filled sphere and its saintly figurine."
—From "Ireland on Fast Forward," September 1994, National Geographic magazine  March 20, 2006
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, Kodiak Island, Alaska, 1992
Photograph by George F. Mobley
"[The Kodiak] subspecies—among the world’s largest bears—is unique to the Kodiak archipelago. Males may tower ten feet [about three meters] tall and weigh up to 1,500 pounds [680 kilograms]."
—Text adapted from and photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Kodiak, Alaska's Island Refuge," November 1993, National Geographic magazine  March 21, 2006
Lago Chungara, Tarapaca Region, Chile,
Photograph by George F. Mobley
Nevados de Payachata, a pair of volcanoes, is included in the 620 volcanoes that can be found in the Andes mountain range. Parinacota is the youngest of the pair and stands 20,827 feet (6,348 meters) high; the oldest, Pomerape, is 20,413 feet(6,222 meters) high.
(Photograph shot on assignment for, but not published in "Chile, Republic on a Shoestring," October 1973, National Geographic magazine)
 March 22, 2006
Exact location unknown, Amazon River Basin, 1983
Photograph by James P. Blair
“Botanists have tens of thousands of plant species to catalog, such as the molongò seen in the above photograph. Many plants hold practical promise—for anticancer drugs, contraceptives, insecticides—but all need testing.”
—From the National Geographic book Great Rivers of the World, 1984
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