The best photos of wildlife photography contest of the Smithsonian

O Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History inaugurou recentemente uma exposição fotográfica intitulada “Wilderness Forever: 50 Years of Protecting America’s Wild Places”.

The exhibition displays several images carefully selected by a jury, that capture the beauty of the natural spaces and wildlife of the United States. The exhibition is part of the celebrations of the Wilderness Act, a law passed in 1964 and that has protected wildlife million acres of American soil.

The photos to display were selected from over 5,000 submissions. Many of the winning photos depict the fabulous mountains and tundra of Alaska, the mountainous forests of the Pacific coast and the rock formations of the American Southeast. The exhibition will feature in the Natural History Museum of the Smithsonian until the summer of 2015.

Here are some of the winning photos.

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