Alan Watson / Frond pattern of tree ferns (Cyathea arborea) in lowland tropical rainforest at 420 metres, Loma Quita Espuela Scientific Reserve, Dominican Republic.

Alan Watson / Frond pattern of tree ferns (Cyathea arborea) in lowland tropical rainforest at 420 metres, Loma Quita Espuela Scientific Reserve, Dominican Republic.

Alan Watson / Storm clouds approaching over tropical rainforest growing on limestone island, Los Haitises National Park, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, October 2009

Brandon Cole / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) calf swimming close to the surface, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Brandon Cole / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Brandon Cole / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) protective yet curious mother, with calf behind. Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Beach landscape, Dominican republic, Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Palm trees on Samana bay, Dominican republic, Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Palm trees on Samana Bay, Dominican republic, Caribbean

Doug Perrine / Flowering trees in tropical rainforest, Dominican republic, Caribbean

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale breaching {Megaptera novaengliae} Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale lobtailing {Megaptera novaengliae} Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale lobtailing {Megaptera novaengliae} Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Konrad Wothe / Bacardi Beach, Cayo Levantado, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Konrad Wothe / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees and beach, Dominican Republic

Konrad Wothe / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees and beach, Dominican Republic

Konrad Wothe / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees and beach, Dominican Republic

Konrad Wothe / Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) trees and beach overlooking lagoon, Dominican Republic

Eladio Fernandez / Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) found on the road to Valle Nuevo National Park, Dominican Republic

Eladio Fernandez / Black-capped petrel (Pterodroma hasitata) chick at nest burrow Loma del Toro, Dominican Republic

Eladio Fernandez / Giant windowpane palm (Reinhardtia paiewonskiana) fruits. Endemic to Dominican Republic, Hispaniola.

Eladio Fernandez / Dominican cherry palm (Pseudophoenix ekmanii) flower, Hispaniola.

Eladio Fernandez / Palm Crow (Corvus palmarum) in Amrnaod Bermudez National Park, Dominican Republic.

Eladio Fernandez / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) mother and calf at the Silver Bank, Dominican Republic

Eladio Fernandez / Portrait of a Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus) in Cayos Siete Hermanos, Montecristi, Dominican Republic.

Eladio Fernandez / Red-fanned Stout anole (Anolis marcanoi) displaying its red dewlap, Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic.

Eladio Fernandez / Sunset at Cabo Rojo Pedernales, Domincan Republic

Eladio Fernandez / Green spider (Peucetia viridans) with Variegated fritillary (Euptoieta claudia) Dominican Republic.

Eladio Fernandez / Isla Cabritos, Lago Enriquillo National Park, Dominican Republic, March 2017.

Eladio Fernandez / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeanglae) turns on its back to 'fin slap' a behavior thought to request companionship from another whale. Hispaniola, Dominican Republic.

Eladio Fernandez / Caribbean cracker butterfly (Hamadryas amphicloe) resting upside down on tree trunks, Dominican Republic.

Eladio Fernandez / American flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) taking off in a brackish lagoon, Jaragua National Park, Dominican Republic.

Eladio Fernandez / Hispaniolan emerald (Chlorostilbon swainsonii) feeding from flowers, Valle Nuevo National Park, Dominican Republic.

Eladio Fernandez / Ricord's iguana (Cyclura ricordi) male basking in the sun, Isla Cabritos, Lago Enriquillo, Dominican Republic.

Eladio Fernandez / Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) yawning in threat display, Isla Cabritos, Dominican Republic.

Ingo Arndt / Land snail (Caracolus excellens) Dominican Republic

Roland Seitre / Ricord's Ground Iguana (Cyclura ricordi) Dominican Republic. Critically endangered species.

Roland Seitre / Ricord's Ground Iguana (Cyclura ricordi) Dominican Republic. Critically endangered species.

Roland Seitre / Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) close up of feet, Dominican Republic. Endemic to the island of Hispaniola. Vulnerable species.

Roland Seitre / Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) yellow morph, Dominican Republic. Endemic to the island of Hispaniola. Vulnerable species.

Roland Seitre / Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) Dominican Republic. Endemic to the island of Hispaniola. Vulnerable species.

Roland Seitre / Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) calling, Dominican Republic. Endemic to the island of Hispaniola. Vulnerable species.

Roland Seitre / Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) feeding on spiky succulent, Dominican Republic. Endemic to the island of Hispaniola. Vulnerable species.

Roland Seitre / Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) climbing, Dominican Republic. Endemic to the island of Hispaniola. Vulnerable species.

Roland Seitre / Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta) portrait, Dominican Republic. Endemic to the island of Hispaniola. Vulnerable species.

Roland Seitre / Hispaniolan stripe-headed tanager (Spindalis dominicensis) in tree, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Caribbean.

Roland Seitre / Hispaniolan woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) and Palmchats (Dulus dominicus) Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Caribbean.

Doug Perrine / Leatherback sea turtle hatchlings (Dermochelys coriacea) emerging from nest after hatching, Playa Colita, Pedernales, Dominican Republic, Caribbean Sea, May