Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros {Ceratotherium simum cottoni} running / charging, Garamba NP, Dem Rep Congo. 1989

Mark Carwardine / Amazon river dolphin, pink river dolphin or boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) - wild animal breaching Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / Pink river dolphin / Boto {Inia geoffrensis} Rio Negro, Amazon, Brazil Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal breaching, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / Pink river dolphin / Boto {Inia geoffrensis} breaching, Rio Negro, Amazon, Brazil Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon river dolphin, pink river dolphin or boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) - two wild animals fighting over fish Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / School of Common / Koi Carp (Cyprinus carpio) feeding in pond, Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar)

Mark Carwardine / Pacific white-sided dolphin / Lag (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) swimming fast, showing dorsal fin, Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, western Canada

Mark Carwardine / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) mother and pup swimming in the water, Igloolik, Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

Mark Carwardine / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) mother and pup in the water together, Igloolik, Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

Mark Carwardine / Tourists watching Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) swimming near boat, Igloolik, Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Arctic Canada, 2007

Mark Carwardine / Straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) flying at night, Kasanka National Park, Zambia, Africa

Mark Carwardine / A cloud of Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) flying around daytime roost with others still hanging from branches, Kasanka National Park, Zambia, Africa

Mark Carwardine / Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), Igloolik, Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Arctic Canada

Mark Carwardine / Straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) flying over daytime roost Kasanka National Park, Zambia, Africa

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of adult female Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Baja California, Mexico (Pacific coast), Endangered species

Mark Carwardine / Black bear (Ursus americanus) catching salmon, Princess Royal Island, the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia, western Canada

Mark Carwardine / Mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus) Guadalupe Island, Mexico (North Pacific)

Mark Carwardine / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) underwater, Guadalupe Island, Mexico (North Pacific)

Mark Carwardine / Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis) captive, from Madagascar, Endangerd species, Bristol Zoo

Mark Carwardine / Tailfin of Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) underwater, Guadalupe Island, Mexico (North Pacific)

Mark Carwardine / Java gliding / Malaysian flying frog (Rhacophorus reinwardti) captive, from South east Asia rainforests

Mark Carwardine / Great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) underwater, Guadalupe Island, Mexico (North Pacific)

Mark Carwardine / Watching Killer whale underwater in aquarium {Orcinus orca} USA

Mark Carwardine / Tourists in dinghy watching Crabeater seals on iceberg, Antarctica.

Mark Carwardine / Common dolphins bow riding {Delphinus delphis} Gibraltar

Mark Carwardine / Polar bear swimming {Ursus maritimus} Nunavut, Canada

Mark Carwardine / Yangtze river dolphin {Lipotes vexillifer} captive, Wuhan, China, crit endangered

Mark Carwardine / Antarctic minke whales {Balaenoptera bonaerensis} Antarctica

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale lobtailing {Megaptera novaengliae} Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Mark Carwardine / Shark fins drying in the sun, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Mark Carwardine / Dusky dolphin breaching {Lagenorhynchus obscurus} Kaikoura, New Zealand

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale lobtailing {Megaptera novaengliae} Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Blue whale + calf {Balaenoptera musculus} Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Risso's dolphin surfacing {Grampus griseus} The Maldives

Mark Carwardine / Large school of Common dolphins feed on Sardines, False Bay, W Cape, S Africa {Delphinus

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of blue whale {Balaenoptera musculus}, Sea of Cortez, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale breaching {Megaptera novaengliae} Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Mark Carwardine / Killer whale {Orcinus orca} hunting sealion pup Patagonia, Argentina

Mark Carwardine / Melon headed whale + calf bow riding {Peponocephala electra} Maldives

Mark Carwardine / Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), the only marine lizard, basking on volcanic rocks. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America. Book plate from Mark Carwardine's Ultimate Wildlife Experiences.

Mark Carwardine / Three Gentoo Penguins (Pygoscelis papua) standing at the edge of sea ice. Antarctic Peninsula, January. Book plate from Mark Carwardine's Ultimate Wildlife Experiences.

Mark Carwardine / Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis antarcticus) standing on ice. South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, January. Book plate from Mark Carwardine's Ultimate Wildlife Experiences.

Mark Carwardine / Jaguar (Panthera onca), one-year cub peering from behind tree, Cuiaba River, Pantanal, Brazil. near threatened species

Mark Carwardine / Grey Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) calf at the water surface being petted by a tourist. San Ignacio Lagoon, Baja California, Mexico, April.

Mark Carwardine / Tourists in zodiac looking at icebergs. Antarctic Peninsula, January.

Mark Carwardine / Eurasian / European / Forest Wolf (Canis lupus lupus) head portrait resting on ground. Mongolia, August.

Mark Carwardine / Northern / North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) swimming, Captive, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, July

Mark Carwardine / Mute swan (Cygnus olor) portrait, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, September

Mark Carwardine / Hawaiian goose / Nene (Branta sandvicensis) looking down, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, Captive, native to Hawaii, USA, Vulnerable species, September

Mark Carwardine / Common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) ducklings huddled together, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, UK, June

Mark Carwardine / Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) - darted and being prepared for translocation by rangers from the Kenya Wildlife Service, being measured Nairobi National Park, Kenya, Endangered / threatened spec...

Mark Carwardine / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) portrait, Captive, rescued as an orphan, Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda, Africa, Endangered species, October

Mark Carwardine / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) surfacing with three seabirds flying, Tysfjord, Norway, November

Mark Carwardine / Killer whale / Orca (Orcinus orca) underwater, Tysfjord, Norway, November

Mark Carwardine / Gulls flying above two Killer whales / Orcas (Orcinus orca) surfacing, Tysfjord, Norway, November

Mark Carwardine / Pink pigeon (Columba / Nesoenas mayeri) threatened / endangered species, Black River Gorges, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, wild

Mark Carwardine / Pink pigeon (Columba / Nesoenas mayeri) threatened / endangered species, Black River Gorges, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, wild

Mark Carwardine / Pink pigeon (Columba / Nesoenas mayeri) threatened / endangered species, Black River Gorges, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, wild

Mark Carwardine / Mauritius / Mascarene / Echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) flying, threatened / endangered species, Black River Gorges, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, wild

Mark Carwardine / Mauritius / Mascarene / Echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) threatened / endangered species, Black River Gorges, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, wild

Mark Carwardine / Pink pigeon (Nesoenas / Columba mayeri) threatened / endangered species, Black River Gorges, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, wild

Mark Carwardine / Mauritius / Mascarene / Echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) Threatened / endangered species, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation breeding centre, Mauritius, captive

Mark Carwardine / Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus) threatened / endangered species, once the rarest bird in the world, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation breeding centre, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, captive

Mark Carwardine / Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus) threatened / endangered species, once the rarest bird in the world, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation breeding centre, Mauritius, Indian Ocean, captive

Mark Carwardine / Mauritius / Mascarene / Echo parakeet (Psittacula eques) Threatened / endangered species, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation breeding centre, Mauritius, captive

Mark Carwardine / Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) calf, hand reared, Endangered species, Mkhaya Game Reserve, Swaziland

Mark Carwardine / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) beside water, Endangered species, Mkhaya Game Reserve, Swaziland

Mark Carwardine / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) drinking, Endangered species, Mkhaya Game Reserve, Swaziland

Mark Carwardine / Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) beside water, Endangered species, Mkhaya Game Reserve, Swaziland

Mark Carwardine / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) family group on river bank, Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Swaziland, Endangered / threatened species

Mark Carwardine / Dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) juvenile, close-up of eye, captive, from South America

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) slapping the surface during courtship battle, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) surfacing adn blowing, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluking / diving, Endangered species, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) at surface, Endangered species, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) at surface, Endangered species, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) at surface, Endangered species, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Aerial view of Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) at surface, Endangered species, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) blowing / spouting, Endangered species, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing and blowing, Endangered species, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) surfacing, showing blowhole and vertebrae of spine, Endangered species, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) fluking / diving, Endangered species, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) with horn removed, after initial release into the wild, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivi...

Mark Carwardine / Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) juvenile swimming alongside mother, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) at surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) at surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) bow-riding in front of boat, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) at surface, spouting, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) breaching, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Pod of Short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) at surface, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) fluking, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico, Endangered

Mark Carwardine / Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) fluking - lifting the tail in the air before a dive, Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico