Paul D Stewart / Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) from the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris' 'A History of British Birds' by the printer Benjamin Fawcett circa 1853. Morris was instrumental in founding the Royal Society for th...

Eric Baccega / Gros Morne mountain, with sun shining through clouds, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Mark Raycroft / Newfoundland (Canis familiaris) black adult, portrait on lawn

Tom Vezo / Caribou / Reindeer calf {Rangifer tarandus} Newfoundland, Canada

Tom Vezo / Herring gull {Larus argentatus} perched in rock on cliff edge, Newfoundland, Canada

Tom Vezo / Herring gull {Larus argentatus} eggs in nest, Newfoundland, Canada.

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) pair in their bright breeding colors, during summer breeding season on coastal cliffs, Newfoundland, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) adults congregate in colony on coastal cliff during summer breeding season, Newfoundland, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Red rubber boat with two expedition members circle floating iceberg, summer season, Labrador Sea, Labrador, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Iceberg melting and floating south in Labrador Sea current, summer season, Labrador Sea, northern Labrador, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Iceberg drifts past Torngat Mountain, summer season, Labrador Sea, Newfoundland, Canada

Mark Carwardine / Watching Humpback whale from inflatable, Newfoundland, Canada {Megaptera novaengliae}

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) nesting colony, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) nesting colony, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada

Adrian Davies / Fossil Sea Pen: Charnia masoni. Pre-Cambrian, (more than 560 million years old), found in Newfoundland. Specimen approx 18cm high. Plaster cast.

Eric Baccega / Southeast hills in autumn. Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Eric Baccega / Gros Morne mountain. Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Eric Baccega / Gros Morne mountain. Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Eric Baccega / Tablelands at Trout River Pond, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Eric Baccega / Tablelands, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Ernie Janes / Newfoundland dogs being taken for a swim in the sea, Cromer, Norfolk, UK, August 2008

Eric Baccega / Aerial view of Burden's Point, Salvage village, east coast of Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Eric Baccega / Aerial view of Burden's Point, Salvage village, east coast of Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Eric Baccega / Marsh swamp in Newfoundland Island, Canada, September 2010

Eric Baccega / Southeast Brook Falls. Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada, September

Eric Baccega / Aerial view of Burden's Point, Salvage village, east coast of Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Eric Baccega / Aerial view of Burden's Point, Salvage village, east coast of Newfoundland, Canada, September 2010

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Professor Jon Lien releasing Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) trapped in fishing net off the coast of Labrador. Newfoundland, Canada.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Fishing-boats iced in at Rose Blanche. Newfoundland, Canada, 1992.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Capelin (Malloptus villosus) dead on beach after breeding. Newfoundland, Canada.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Freeing Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) trapped in a fishing net. Newfoundland, Canada.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tail fluke of Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving. Trinity Bay, Newfoundland.

Sue Flood / Young Beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) in harbour, Newfoundland, Canada

David Shale / Research vessel "Henry B. Bigelow" moored in St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, on the way to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, June 2009.

Scott Leslie / Sea arch, The Arches Provincial Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Pond, Sandbanks Provincial Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Black Spruce (Picea mariana) forest, Sandbanks Provincial Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Crashing wave, Sandbanks Provincial Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Cobble beach, The Arches Provincial Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Stream through meadow in The Tablelands region, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) without flowers in The Tablelands region, Gros Morne National Park, Newfound land, Canada

Scott Leslie / The Tablelands region, unique mountains formed of exposed earth's mantle, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Black Spruce (Picea mariana) forest, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Trout Pond and tablelands, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Rocky beach in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) on seaweed, western Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Purple Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) in tablelands, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Brook in tablelands, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Plain vegetation on lower tablelands, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Rob Cousins / Newfoundland Dogs display at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Newfoundland Dogs display at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Newfoundland Dogs display at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Newfoundland Dogs display at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Newfoundland Dogs display at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Newfoundland Dogs display at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Rob Cousins / Newfoundland Dogs display at the Bristol Harbour Festival, August 2008

Scott Leslie / Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) portrait, Codroy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) portrait, Codroy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) on iris flowers, Codroy Valley, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Slender Green Sea Star (Leptasterias littoralis), Tilt Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Shorthorn Sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius) on ocean bottom, Tilt Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) carrying nesting material, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) flying, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) flock flying over nesting colony, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) on cliff nest with eggs, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Ediacaran fossil (575 mya), Mistaken Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Ediacaran fossil (575 mya), Mistaken Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Ediacaran fossil (575 mya), Mistaken Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) male, Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) flying, Codroy, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Blackpoll Warbler (Setophaga striata) female, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) group on cliff nests, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) on cliff nest with eggs, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) flying over nesting colony, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Scott Leslie / Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) nesting colony, Cape St. Mary's Ecological Reserve, Newfoundland, Canada

Scott Leslie / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) group on cliff, Baccalieu Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Colin Seddon / Brown Newfoundland dog, pulling inflatable dingy during display, UK

Colin Seddon / Portrait of black Newfoundland puppy with ball, UK

Colin Seddon / Newfoundland dogs, chocolate brown and black, sitting in garden, UK

Colin Seddon / Newfoundland dog, sitting in running water, UK

Nigel Bean / Aerial view of taiga Spruce forest in snow, Goose Bay, Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada

Tom Vezo / Spider web, Newfoundland, Canada

Hiroya Minakuchi / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving, Newfoundland, Canada

Hiroya Minakuchi / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) diving, Newfoundland, Canada

Tom Vezo / Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) chick in nest with egg, Newfoundland, Canada

David Noton / Autumn colours, Dogberry (Sorbus americana) Newfoundland, Canada

David Noton / Moose Crossing Sign (beware), Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

David Noton / Boardwalk to Western Brook pond fiord, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

David Noton / Dawn at Fort Amherst, The Narrows, entance to St John's harbour, with Cape Spears beyond (most easterly point of North America), Newfoundland, Canada

David Noton / Baker's Brooks Falls, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

David Noton / Road hazard sign (beware of moose), Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, black Newfoundland portrait

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, black Newfoundland

Petra Wegner / Domestic dog, black Newfoundland sitting

Mark Raycroft / Moose (Alces alces americana) crossing sign along highway, Newfoundland, Canada

Mark Raycroft / Newfoundland (Canis familiaris) two black adults sitting on beach