Building the photo ark

March 5, 2019

Heather McFarland

A two-month old jaguar cub (Panthera onca) named Teiku at Parque Zoological Nacional (the Santo Domingo Zoo), Dominican Republic. Photo by Joel Sartore.
A two-month old jaguar cub (Panthera onca) named Teiku at Parque Zoological Nacional (the Santo Domingo Zoo), Dominican Republic. Photo by Joel Sartore.


The Alaska Bird Conference 2019 and Arctic Audubon Society present a free public lecture by Cole Sartore titled, "Building the National Geographic Photo Ark," on March 6 from 7-9 p.m. in the Murie Auditorium. This event is supported by the Institute of Arctic Biology.

Cole Sartore has been assisting his father, photographer Joel Sartore, build the photo ark for 12 years. The Sartores have created portraits of an estimated 12,000 species of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates from around the globe. The team hopes to capture a brief moment within each species life, to tell its story, and to inspire awareness and care for the incredible beauty in Earth’s biodiversity. The photo ark team has already traveled to 40 countries and predict it will take 25 years to complete their mission.

For more information contact birdconferenceak@gmail.com.