The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is located in one of the least protected and most important habitat types for birds in all of Alaska – the Arctic Coastal Plain. Birds converge on the region and its abundant wetlands annually to rear young in the relatively safe, food rich environment. They come from wintering areas that [...]

White-nose Syndrome is a mysterious disease that is currently decimating bat populations in the northeastern United States. First observed near Albany, New York in 2006, it had spread as far as Virginia by 2009. Scientists fear this disease could rapidly push an entire group of species to extinction and will trigger unknown ecological consequences. Why [...]

Gerrit was the primary photographer for the unprecedented “State of the Birds” report that was produced by a coalition of leading environmental organizations along with state and federal environmental agencies
and announced by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today.
“Birds are bellwethers of our natural and cultural health as a nation—they are indicators of the integrity [...]