SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Pine marten (Martes martes) standing against tyre of vehicle on garden driveway, Scotland, UK, June 2014.

Christophe Courteau / Pollution in the Namib Desert, due to illegal dumping of old tires. Namibia.

Cyril Ruoso / Female Common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) on artificial nest in tyre, aimed to protected the ducks from predators, Tannanes Farm, Onundarfjordur Fjord, Iceland, June.

Cyril Ruoso / Female Common eider ducks (Somateria mollissima) nesting in tyres aimed to protect the ducks from predators, Tannanes Farm, Onundarfjordur Fjord, Iceland, June.

Paul Williams / Indian palm squirrel (Funambulus palmarum) near car tyre, Sri Lanka, October.

Brent Stephenson / Juvenile Kea (Nestor notabilis) playing with a car tyre in a carpark. Kaka Point, Fiordland, New Zealand, February. Vulnerable species.

Andy Rouse / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub playing on tyre, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa

Tony Heald / Leopard Tortoise (Geochelone pardalis pardalis) finding shade under a vehicle. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. January

Milan Radisics / Stone marten (Martes foina) under the car in night time in Budapest, Hungary

Marie Read / Old automobiles tyres on the shore of the Salton Sea, with gulls and industrial plant in the background. Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA, October 2010.

Marie Read / Old automobiles tyres on the shore of the Salton Sea, with gulls and industrial plant in the background. Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA, October 2010.

Colin Monteath / Abandoned car tires in junkyard, Christchurch, New Zealand