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With Our Favorite Desktop Wallpapers

Decorate your computer's desktop with beautiful photographs of rainforests, birds, plus other habitats and wildlife we're working to protect! To download your wallpaper, choose an image and click on the appropriate link for your screen size. Once downloaded, please follow the instructions provided below to complete the process.

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Adopt an Acre Wallpapers · Animal Wallpapers · Birds Wallpapers · Flowers Wallpapers · Landscapes Wallpapers · People Wallpapers · Rainforests Wallpapers · Water Wallpapers

Recent Wallpapers
Adopt an Acre Wallpapers
Animal Wallpapers
King penguins on South Georgia Island

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Magazine Wallpaper #1, February 2006

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Magazine Wallpaper #1, August 2005

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Magazine Wallpaper #1, November 2004

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Magazine Wallpaper #1, September 2007

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Photo of the Month, November 2006

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Birds Wallpapers
Snow geese above Sauvie Island, Oregon

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Photo of the Month, January 2008

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Magazine Wallpaper #1, January 2008

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Flowers Wallpapers
Landscapes Wallpapers
Kayangan Peak, Wakatobi Island, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Valdivian Coastal Reserve, Los Rios, Chile

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Frosty red maple leaf, West Virginia

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The Beach at Parque Nacional del Este

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Parque Nacional Llanganates, Ecuador

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Wetlands in the Pantanal, Brazil, South America

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Snake River at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

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Magazine Wallpaper #1, November 2006

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Magazine Wallpaper #1, August 2006

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Magazine Wallpaper #2, February 2006

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Magazine Wallpaper #2, November 2005

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Magazine Wallpaper #2, August 2005

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Magazine Wallpaper #2, February 2005

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Magazine Wallpaper #1, February 2005

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Photo of the Month, February 2008

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Magazine Wallpaper #2, January 2008

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Magazine Wallpaper #3, January 2008

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Photo of the Month, October 2007

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Magazine Wallpaper #2, September 2007

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Magazine Wallpaper #3, September 2007

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Magazine Wallpaper #4, September 2007

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Magazine Wallpaper #2, February 2007

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Magazine Wallpaper #3, February 2007

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Photo of the Month, February 2007

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Photo of the Month, November 2005

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Photo of the Month, October 2005

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People Wallpapers
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Photo of the Month, December 2005

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Rainforest Wallpapers
Water Wallpapers
Magazine Wallpaper #2, November 2006

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Magazine Wallpaper #2, August 2006

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Magazine Wallpaper #3, August 2006

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Magazine Wallpaper #4, February 2006

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Magazine Wallpaper #3, August 2005

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Magazine Wallpaper #4, February 2005

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Magazine Wallpaper #3, February 2005

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Magazine Wallpaper #3, November 2004

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Magazine Wallpaper #2, November 2004

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Magazine Wallpaper #4, January 2008

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Photo of the Month, December 2007

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Magazine Wallpaper #4, February 2007

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Wallpaper Instructions

Internet Explorer for Windows

  1. Allow the image to fully load on this page.
  2. Right-click on the image.
  3. Select "Set As Wallpaper" from the drop-down menu.
  4. Check desktop for new wallpaper.

Firefox for Windows

  1. Allow the image to fully load on this page.
  2. Right-click on the image.
  3. Select "Set As Background" from the drop-down menu.
  4. Check desktop for new wallpaper.

Mac Users (OSX)

  1. Allow image to fully load on this page.
  2. Control-click and select "Download image to Disk," saving the image to your desktop.
  3. From the Apple menu, select System Preferences, and then "Desktop."
  4. Drag the downloaded image onto the "Current Desktop" image in the window.
  5. Check desktop for new wallpaper.

Mac Users (OS 9.0)

  1. Allow image to fully load on this page.
  2. Control-click and select "Save this Image as" or "Download image to Disk," saving the image to your desktop.
  3. From the Apple menu, open the Control Panel, select "Appearance" and then the Desktop tab.
  4. Click "place picture" and use the dialog box to load the wallpaper from the location you placed the image on your computer. Press. "Open."
  5. Choose "position automatically."
  6. Click "Set Desktop".
  7. Check desktop for new wallpaper.