
Two shark hunters are swimming after a night out in the sea of Cortez, Mexico.

A silky shark swims offshore Magdalena Bay, Pacific Ocean, Mexico.

Shark hunters talking at the fishing camp after a day out on the sea, Magdalena Island, Mexico.

in Magdalena Island, Baja California, Mexico. A fisherman cleans fish used as sharks baits in Magdalena Island, Mexico.

Shark hunters usually work 14 hours a day. They stay for a long period of time away from their families and their camp are located in remote areas, difficult to reach. Magdalena Bay, Mexico.

Two shark hunters attempting to pull up a silky shark. A shark of this size can be sold for 1,500 pesos (roughly $82). Pacific Ocean off Magdalena Bay, Mexico.

A camp used by shark hunters in Magdalena Island, Mexico.

A cloud of dust is lifted at the excavation site where the remains of 20 years old Reina Isabella Sanchez are supposed to be buried. Reina was raped and killed by MS13 gang members for being a policeman's girlfriend. La Libertad, El Salvador.

Marvin is a 17 years old boy from El Salvador. He is an MS13 member. Los Zeta, A Mexican cartel, recruited him as a hitman and later tried to kill him. Now he is hiding in Guatemala.

Criminologist Israel Ticas works on an excavation site where the body of a 15 years old boy killed by Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) was found. La Libertad, El Salvador.

Cledy Lorena Call Cumes,31, her husband, Luis Gilberto Tìan, disappeared in October 2011. A paramilitary group, "Los Encapuchados de Panajachel" (The Hooded) is allegedly suspected of the crime. Atitlan Lake, Guatemala.

A forensic officer at the scene of triple murder where a girl was kidnapped. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

The clothes belonged to a man killed by his stepson, who is an MS13 member and a police informant. El Salvador, La Libertad.

An operator of the quick reaction unit 911 of the Nacional Police on patrol in a gang-controlled area in San Salvador, El Salvdor.

A view of of the 18th Street Gang territory in the outskirt of San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Garrobo, (18). After a party, he fell asleep in a gang safe house when the police raided the place. He is now spending jail time in a maximum-security prison for 18th Street Gang members, Although he is not part of the organization. San Pedro Sula Honduras.

J. showing the hand sign of the 18th Street Gang, he was in charge of the control of the territory. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

The border between 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) controlled areas. "They are good at hiding in the grass," said an 18th Street Gang's homie referring to rival MS13. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Milton, (18). He recently started going to church. His older brother is a member of the 18th Street Gang and was convicted to 76 years of jail. He is allowed to see him once a year. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

A scorpion walks on the arm of C. (18).C. is now living in an undisclosed location since he fell in love with a gang member's girlfriend. They decided to leave the neighborhood for good. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

M., an 18th Street Gang member, poses for a portrait. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

An 18th Street Gang member holds his weapon. Teenagers in the neighborhood commented how they are used to guns and distinguish the caliber of a weapon when gunfire erupts. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Neri, (20)."I think I saw at least twenty of my friends dying here. Some of them because they belonged to the gang others were just innocents. We went to their wakes singing "Ve Con Dios" (Goodspeed). It's a beautiful song," said Neri while talking about the neighborhood. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

The Blue Morpho Butterfly is among the largest butterflies in the world. Blue morphos are severely threatened by deforestation of tropical forests and habitat fragmentation. Catacamas, Honduras.

ICF's Biologist Marcio Martinez, 43 years old, checks a camera trap that will be used to monitor the jaguar population in the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve. Olancho Department, Honduras.

Vampire Bats and Pale spear-nosed bats are preserved in an alcoholic solution in the Ciudad Blanca Laboratory. Olancho Department, Honduras. Bats are fundamental in the tropics. They disperse seeds that are critical to restoring cleared or damaged rainforests.

A Miskito soldier of the 5th infantry battalion patrols the outskirt of Wampusirpi in the Mosquitia region, Honduras.

A Coral Snake crawls in the night in the core zone of the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Olancho Department, Honduras.

A Jaguar stands inside a shelter of the Honduran Military Unit C9 (Comando de Apoyo al Manejo De Ecosistema y Ambiente) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

A view of the so-called "Nucleo" or core zone of the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, in the Colón Department, Honduras. The protected reserve extends for 630,000 hectares, and it hosts more than 721 species of vertebrates. It is divided into three main areas: the buffer, the core, and the cultural zone.






























Two shark hunters are swimming after a night out in the sea of Cortez, Mexico.
A silky shark swims offshore Magdalena Bay, Pacific Ocean, Mexico.
Shark hunters talking at the fishing camp after a day out on the sea, Magdalena Island, Mexico.
in Magdalena Island, Baja California, Mexico. A fisherman cleans fish used as sharks baits in Magdalena Island, Mexico.
Shark hunters usually work 14 hours a day. They stay for a long period of time away from their families and their camp are located in remote areas, difficult to reach. Magdalena Bay, Mexico.
Two shark hunters attempting to pull up a silky shark. A shark of this size can be sold for 1,500 pesos (roughly $82). Pacific Ocean off Magdalena Bay, Mexico.
A camp used by shark hunters in Magdalena Island, Mexico.
A cloud of dust is lifted at the excavation site where the remains of 20 years old Reina Isabella Sanchez are supposed to be buried. Reina was raped and killed by MS13 gang members for being a policeman's girlfriend. La Libertad, El Salvador.
Marvin is a 17 years old boy from El Salvador. He is an MS13 member. Los Zeta, A Mexican cartel, recruited him as a hitman and later tried to kill him. Now he is hiding in Guatemala.
Criminologist Israel Ticas works on an excavation site where the body of a 15 years old boy killed by Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) was found. La Libertad, El Salvador.
Cledy Lorena Call Cumes,31, her husband, Luis Gilberto Tìan, disappeared in October 2011. A paramilitary group, "Los Encapuchados de Panajachel" (The Hooded) is allegedly suspected of the crime. Atitlan Lake, Guatemala.
A forensic officer at the scene of triple murder where a girl was kidnapped. Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
The clothes belonged to a man killed by his stepson, who is an MS13 member and a police informant. El Salvador, La Libertad.
An operator of the quick reaction unit 911 of the Nacional Police on patrol in a gang-controlled area in San Salvador, El Salvdor.
A view of of the 18th Street Gang territory in the outskirt of San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Garrobo, (18). After a party, he fell asleep in a gang safe house when the police raided the place. He is now spending jail time in a maximum-security prison for 18th Street Gang members, Although he is not part of the organization. San Pedro Sula Honduras.
J. showing the hand sign of the 18th Street Gang, he was in charge of the control of the territory. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
The border between 18th Street and Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) controlled areas. "They are good at hiding in the grass," said an 18th Street Gang's homie referring to rival MS13. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Milton, (18). He recently started going to church. His older brother is a member of the 18th Street Gang and was convicted to 76 years of jail. He is allowed to see him once a year. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
A scorpion walks on the arm of C. (18).C. is now living in an undisclosed location since he fell in love with a gang member's girlfriend. They decided to leave the neighborhood for good. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
M., an 18th Street Gang member, poses for a portrait. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
An 18th Street Gang member holds his weapon. Teenagers in the neighborhood commented how they are used to guns and distinguish the caliber of a weapon when gunfire erupts. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Neri, (20)."I think I saw at least twenty of my friends dying here. Some of them because they belonged to the gang others were just innocents. We went to their wakes singing "Ve Con Dios" (Goodspeed). It's a beautiful song," said Neri while talking about the neighborhood. San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
The Blue Morpho Butterfly is among the largest butterflies in the world. Blue morphos are severely threatened by deforestation of tropical forests and habitat fragmentation. Catacamas, Honduras.
ICF's Biologist Marcio Martinez, 43 years old, checks a camera trap that will be used to monitor the jaguar population in the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve. Olancho Department, Honduras.
Vampire Bats and Pale spear-nosed bats are preserved in an alcoholic solution in the Ciudad Blanca Laboratory. Olancho Department, Honduras. Bats are fundamental in the tropics. They disperse seeds that are critical to restoring cleared or damaged rainforests.
A Miskito soldier of the 5th infantry battalion patrols the outskirt of Wampusirpi in the Mosquitia region, Honduras.
A Coral Snake crawls in the night in the core zone of the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Olancho Department, Honduras.
A Jaguar stands inside a shelter of the Honduran Military Unit C9 (Comando de Apoyo al Manejo De Ecosistema y Ambiente) in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
A view of the so-called "Nucleo" or core zone of the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, in the Colón Department, Honduras. The protected reserve extends for 630,000 hectares, and it hosts more than 721 species of vertebrates. It is divided into three main areas: the buffer, the core, and the cultural zone.