Photo Credits: Spotted bat, © Merlin D. Tuttle, Bat Conservation International; Anise swallowtail butterfly, © Keith Lazelle; Brittle prickly-pear cactus, © Keith Lazelle; Pacific giant salamander, © William Leonard; Pocket gopher, © William Leonard; Old-growth forest, © Gordon Todd/The Nature Conservancy; Brackish lagoon, © Harold E. Malde; Mima mounds, © The Nature Conservancy. © Copyright 1996, The Nature Conservancy.