FaunaHub

Image Credits

Every photo used in FaunaHub animal profiles is sourced from a legally reusable archive — primarily Wikimedia Commons, NASA, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This page lists each image, the author, the license, and a link to the original source.

Photographs used on FaunaHub

FaunaHub Image Use Policy

FaunaHub publishes photographs of animals to support educational content. Every image must satisfy the following before being added to the site:

  • Sourced from a legally reusable archive — Wikimedia Commons, public-domain government archives (e.g. NOAA, USFWS, NPS), Creative Commons-licensed collections, or other educational sources where reuse is clearly permitted.
  • License must be Public Domain, CC0, CC BY, or CC BY-SA. FaunaHub does not use CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-ND, unknown-license, or all-rights-reserved photography.
  • Author, source URL, license name, and license URL are recorded in our metadata system and displayed on this credits page. Compact attribution is also shown directly beneath each image.
  • FaunaHub does not use AI-generated "photos" of animals, social-media screenshots, breeder sales images, stock-photo previews, or images whose species identity is doubtful.

If you are the author of an image used on FaunaHub and believe the attribution or license treatment is incorrect, please contact us at info@helperg.com and we will review the entry promptly.

Image credits — frequently asked questions

Where do FaunaHub animal images come from?
Every photograph on FaunaHub is sourced from a legally reusable archive — primarily Wikimedia Commons, U.S. federal public-domain photo libraries (NASA, NOAA, USFWS, NPS), and Creative Commons-licensed collections. Each image's author, source URL, and license are recorded in our internal metadata and displayed on this page.
Can I reuse these images on my own site?
FaunaHub does not own these photographs and cannot grant you a license. Each photo is governed by its own original license shown on this page — typically Public Domain, CC0, CC BY, or CC BY-SA. If you want to reuse an image, follow the terms of its original license, which usually requires attribution to the named author and a link to the license deed. For CC BY-SA, derivative works must be released under the same or a compatible licence.
What licenses does FaunaHub accept?
Only Public Domain, CC0, CC BY, and CC BY-SA. FaunaHub never publishes images with CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-ND, GFDL-only, all-rights-reserved, AI-generated, or unclear-license status. The image-licensing guide explains why derivative rights matter for WebP conversion and how captive or specimen contexts are disclosed.
How do I request an attribution correction?
If you are the author of an image used here and believe the attribution, license treatment, or species identification is incorrect, email info@helperg.com and we will review the entry promptly.

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