Resurrection of the nature photoblog

12 Sep 2012

Forest on Sapi island off the coast of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.

I’ve taken lots of photos in two years since I discontinued this section of mongabay — in fact I’ve posted more than 20,000 pictures during that time.

Starting today, I’m re-launching the inspire photoblog to highlight places, people, and wildlife I’ve photographed during my reporting trips for mongabay.com. I hope you enjoy.

Credits

Rhett Butler Editor

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Photos

Amazon Airstrips

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Amazon Airstrips series