Last Ones: America's Endangered Species

Joel Sartore

National Geographic Magazine (David Griffin, Director of Photography; Kathy Moran, Photo Editor)

The Texas blind salamander spends its entire life in the dark, restricted to the pools of the Edwards Aquifer. Its decline was first noticed in the late 1960s, caused by pollution and decreasing levels in the aquifer. About 1,100 individuals survive today.

Joel Sartore, "Last Ones: America's Endangered Species," in POYi Archive, Item #43257, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/43257 (accessed November 23, 2024).