Photos: Releasing Animals Back Into Their Habitats
This photo essay highlights recent efforts to reintroduce rehabilitated or captive-bred animals into their natural habitats. Featured species include Amur tigers in Kazakhstan, seals in Germany, and bats in Ukraine.
Why it matters
These reintroduction programs are vital for biodiversity conservation and the restoration of damaged ecosystems.
Recent images of the moment of release—when many different kinds of animals were reintroduced to their natural habitats after rehabilitation, or as part of repopulation efforts, or simply to help grow an ecosystem
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