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Steller's sea eagles, a threatened species, gather on sea ice at the Shiretoko Peninsula in Japan.
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Shiretoko, Japan

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Two Southern Resident killer whales.
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When Killer Whales Hunt the King of Salmon

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The Gough and Inaccessible Islands site in the United Kingdom was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1995. The site, located in the south Atlantic, is one of the least-disrupted island and marine ecosystems in the cool temperate zone. The spectacular
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Gough and Inaccessible Islands, United Kingdom

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Now You See Me, Now You Don’t

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A view of the island of Moorea.
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The Moorea Biocode Project

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The Cocos Island National Park site in Costa Rica was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997. Cocos Island's position as the first point of contact with the northern equatorial counter-current and the myriad interactions between the island and the su
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Cocos Island National Park, Costa Rica

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The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System consists of the largest barrier reef in the northern hemisphere, offshore atolls, and several hundred sand cays, mangrove forests, coastal lagoons, and estuaries. The system's seven sites illustrate the evolutionary h
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Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System

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A red deep-sea fish specimen.
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The Whalefish Mystery

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A screenshot from the video showing trash on a rocky beach.
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Trash on the Beach and in the Ocean

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The Galapagos Islands site in Ecuador was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1978. Located in the equatorial Pacific Ocean nearly 1000 km from South America, the Galapagos Islands and the surrounding marine reserve are a unique "living museum and show
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Sally Lightfood Crab, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

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Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage
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Call to Arms

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A glowing ocean surface.
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Six Ways to See Ocean Ocean Bioluminescence

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