Tom Vezo / Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) in winter plumage, Long Island, New York

Konrad Wothe / Purakaunui Falls and rainforest, Catlins, South Island, New Zealand

Mark Moffett / Giant Weta (Deinacrida heteracantha) female held by researcher Mike Meades, this largest Weta species is found only on Little Barrier Island, New Zealand Weta in hand, New Zealand

Mark Moffett / Giant Weta (Deinacrida heteracantha) female being fed a carrot by researcher Mike Meades, Little Barrier Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) portrait of two month old chick awaiting parent's feeding, Bull Rock, North Cape Colony, Campbell Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) coming in to land, Bull Rock Cape Colony, Campbell Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche steadi) pair courting, Southwest Cape, Auckland Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Antipodean Albatross (Diomedea antipodensis) courtship display often pirouetting with outstretched wings, Adams Island, Auckland's Group, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / White-capped Albatross (Thalassarche steadi) couple courting, Southwest Cape, Auckland Island, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) jumping, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Dusky Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obscurus) trio surfacing, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Flip Nicklin / Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis) group at water surface, Kaikoura, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) group in overheated sky-pointing posture with new lava flow, Cape Hammond, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Feral Goat (Capra hircus) herd, new invasion causing rapid desertification of last Giant Galapagos Tortoise stronghold, Alcedo Volcano, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Fiordland Crested Penguin (Eudyptes pachyrhynchus) courting couple allopreening each other, Monroe Beach, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand

Mark Jones / North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx australis mantelli) parent with egg,/nOtorohanga Breeding Facility, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Mt Ruapehu eruption 1996, highest volcano on North Island, Ohakune, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Hooker's Sea Lion (Phocarctos hookeri) cow bonding with young pup, Enderby Island, Auckland Islands, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) pair at Bull Rock, North Cape Colony, Campbell Island, New Zealand

Tui De Roy / Campbell Albatross (Thalassarche impavida) coming in to land, Bull Rock, North Cape Colony, Campbell Island, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Yellow-eyed penguin in forest {Megadyptes antipodes} Enderby Island, Auckland Is, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Yellow-eyed penguin & chick near nest {Megadyptes antipodes} Enderby Is, New Zealand

Hugh Pearson / Snares island penguin, dispute {Eudyptes robustus} Snares Island, New Zealand

David Noton / Panoramic view across Milford Sound, South Island, New Zealand

Tim Edwards / Hanging mosses on Mountain beech Temperate rainforest South Island New Zealand

Tim Edwards / Summit ridges of Mount Cook from Hooker Valley. South Island, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Yellow-eyed penguin preening feathers, Aukland Island, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Yellow-eyed penguin, Aukland Island, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Snares island penguins (Eudyptes robustus) on seaweed. Snares Island, New Zealand

Pete Oxford / Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora). Campbell Island, New Zealand

David Noton / Panoramic view of Milford Sound at dawn, South Island, New Zealand

David Tipling / Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome) New Island, Falklands, November

David Tipling / Rockhopper Penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) leaping between rocks, New Island, Falkland Islands, November

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Southern royal albatross (Diomedea epomophora) calling, Campbell Island, New Zealand. November.

Sue Flood / Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) looking down on breeding colony with male, female and new born pups all resting on Tyuleniy Island, Russian Far East, June.

Sue Flood / Northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus) breeding colony with male, female and new born pups all resting on Tyuleniy Island, Russian Far East, June.

Sue Flood / Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) female nursing new born pup with others behind, Tyuleniy Island, Russian Far East, June

Sue Flood / Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus) male, female and new born pup on Tyuleniy Island, Russian Far East, June

Colin Monteath / Mounts Sefton, Hooker Glacier, and Mount Cook seen from summit of Mount Kinsey, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Coulds over Mount Cook at sunset, seen from Mount Kinsey, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / South face of Mount Cook seen from summit of Mount Kinsey, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / East face of Mount Sefton above Hooker Valley and glacial lake, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / South face of Mount Cook above Hooker Valley with glacial lake, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Rolleston at dawn, Arthur's Pass National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mount Rolleston at dawn, Arthur's Pass National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Old wharf at sunset, Saint Clair Beach, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Old wharf at dawn, Saint Clair Beach, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Kea (Nestor notabilis), Ball Pass, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Snow-covered boulders on Ball Pass at dawn with Hochstetter Glacier and Tasman Glacier below, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Snow-covered boulders on Ball Pass at dawn with Hochstetter Glacier and Tasman Glacier below, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Snow-covered boulders on Ball Pass with Tasman Glacier below, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Mustard crop in flower, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Stream entering Lake Pukaki, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Wind storm on Lake Pukaki, Southern Alps, Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island oystercatchers (Haematopus chathamensis) on shoreline, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand, Endangered species (about 300 birds left)

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis) on shoreline, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand, Endangered species (about 300 birds left)

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis) on shoreline, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand, Endangered species (about 300 birds left)

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis) on shoreline, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand, Endangered species (about 300 birds left)

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis) on shoreline, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand, Endangered species (about 300 birds left)

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis) calling on shoreline, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand, Endangered species (about 300 birds left)

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis) on shoreline, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand, Endangered species (about 300 birds left)

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island oystercatcher (Haematopus chathamensis) on shoreline, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand, Endangered species (about 300 birds left)

Mark Carwardine / Kea (Nestor notabilis) Mountain parrot endemic to New Zealand, Homer Tunnel, South Island, New Zealand, threatened species

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco perched in tree, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island black robin (Petroica traversi) wild bird on South East Island (Rangatira), Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Endangered species, once the rarest bird in the world (down to one pregnant fem...

Mark Carwardine / Helicopter landed in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island shore plover / Tuturuatu (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) South East Island (Rangatira), Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Endangered species (only about 80 pairs left)

Mark Carwardine / Helicopter flying over Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Researcher with wild North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) Trounson Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand, Endangered species, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island black robin (Petroica traversi) wild bird on South East Island (Rangatira), Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Endangered species, once the rarest bird in the world (down to one pregnant fem...

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Kea (Nestor notabilis) perched on car, Mountain parrot endemic to New Zealand, Homer Tunnel, South Island, New Zealand, threatened species

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco perched in tree, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island shore plover / Tuturuatu (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) South East Island (Rangatira), Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Endangered species (only about 80 pairs left)

Mark Carwardine / Southern boobook owl / Morepork / Ruru (Ninox novaeseelandiae) Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand, endemic

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island black robin (Petroica traversi) wild bird on South East Island (Rangatira), Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Endangered species, once the rarest bird in the world (down to one pregnant fem...

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco walking along the ground, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Southern boobook owl / Morepork / Ruru (Ninox novaeseelandiae) Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand, endemic

Mark Carwardine / Brother's Island tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri) Matiu-Somes Island, Wellington Harbour, North Island, New Zealand, Endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Codfish Island looking north towards Stewart Island, off southern New Zealand, main home of the endangered Kakapo, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Southern boobook owl / Morepork / Ruru (Ninox novaeseelandiae) Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand, endemic

Mark Carwardine / Sea cliff, Chatham Islands, off southern New Zealand, Janaury 2009

Mark Carwardine / Researcher radio-tracking endangered Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island black robin (Petroica traversi) wild bird perched, South East Island (Rangatira), Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Endangered species, once the rarest bird in the world (down to one pregna...

Mark Carwardine / Kea (Nestor notabilis) Mountain parrot endemic to New Zealand, Homer Tunnel, South Island, New Zealand, threatened species

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island shore plover / Tuturuatu (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) South East Island (Rangatira), Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Endangered species (only about 80 pairs left)

Mark Carwardine / Helicopter flying over Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, main home of the endangered Kakapo, January 2009

Mark Carwardine / Kakapo (Strigops habroptila) wild male known as Sirocco walking along the ground, night parrot, Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, southern New Zealand, Critically endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island black robin (Petroica traversi) wild bird on South East Island (Rangatira), Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Endangered species, once the rarest bird in the world (down to one pregnant fem...

Mark Carwardine / Southern Boobook owl / Morepork / Ruru (Ninox novaeseelandiae) Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand, endemic

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island shore plover / Tuturuatu (Thinornis novaeseelandiae) South East Island (Rangatira), Chatham Islands, New Zealand, Endangered species (only about 80 pairs left)

Mark Carwardine / Domestic dog wearing muzzle, trained to track the endangered North Island Kiwi, Trounson Kauri Park, North Island, New Zealand, January 2009