A quiet afternoon at Native Animal Rescue lights up when famed National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore walks in.

Early one morning in June 2024, NAR received an email from National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore. Joel was photographing unusual animals at UCSC’s Long Marine Lab when research scientist Colleen Reichmuth suggested he contact Native Animal Rescue to see if NAR had any species on hand that Joel had not yet photographed for the National Geographic Photo Ark. (Read more)