David Tipling / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) shot in wing by hunter, dead after being euphanised by vet, BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Cuckoo which has been shot, held at vets by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp 2013 volunteer, April 2013

Alex Hyde / Bacterial Canker of Ash (Pseudomonas syringae ssp. savastonoi pv fraxini). UK, December.

Bert Willaert / Fleshy wounds on the chest of a female Common frog (Rana temporaria) caused by the male's strong grip during amplexus, controlled conditions, Belgium, March.

Loic Poidevin / African lion (Panthera leo) old male with battle wounds, Sergenti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa

Roland Seitre / Ganges River Dolphin (Platanita gangetica) with spear wound - the species is hunted for 'medical remedies'. Endangered. The Ganges, India.

Roland Seitre / Jason Vargas Aguerro 'Crocodile Man' showing scars from American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) bites. Carara National Park, Tarcoles, Costa Rica, August 2008.

Merryn Thomas / Blistered hand of Jim, Bristol mixed crew (winners) after the Avon River Cornish Pilot Gig Race, Bristol, March 21st 2009.

Lisa Hoffner / A baby orphan Elephant named Murka, feeding (Loxodonta africana) with spear wounds from poachers. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, July 2010.

Troels Jacobsen/Arcticphoto / King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) with wounds inflicted by a Leopard Seal (Hydrurga leptonyx). Sub Antarctic Islands, May.

Charlie Summers / American Bison (Bison bison) cow scratching against a Prairie Dog mound, with two raw places on her back, this is indicative of a recent mating, where wounds were incurred from the bull mounting her....

Suzi Eszterhas / Leopard (Panthera pardus) portrait, with injury / wound to foreleg, standing in tree, Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa