Second Place Joel Sartore National Geographic Magazine
"Last Ones: America's Endangered Species"
Last Ones: American Burying Beetle
American burying beetles like dark, undisturbed areas rich in carrion. Nature's undertakers, they bury dead animals to feed their young. Their range is down from 35 states to 9; numbers are falling too. Estimates vary but some are as low as 2,500 individuals.
