Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of a dead tree by an artificial lake, polluted by extractive mining operations, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Milan Radisics / Tracking aerial shot of the source of the Rio Tinto river, the river is coloured by minerals leeching from the surrounding terrain, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of dead trees encrusted in mud in a dry artificial lake, polluted by extractive mining operations, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an artificial lake inside an open cast mine, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an artificial lake inside an open cast mine, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an open cast mine, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an open cast mine, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an open mine pit and process plant in a copper mining and hydrometallurgical process plant complex, near Gerena, Seville, Spain, August 2018.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an open mine pit and process plant in a copper mining and hydrometallurgical process plant complex, near Gerena, Seville, Spain, August 2018.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of an artificial lake polluted by extractive pyrite mining, the orange color comes from sulfite and the blue is a reflection of the sky, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, January 2019.

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of the shore of an artificial lake polluted by extractive pyrite mining, the orange color comes from sulfite and the blue is a reflection of the sky, Minas de Riotinto, Andalusia, Spain, J...

Milan Radisics / Aerial shot of mining waste and other toxic by-products collected in dry stacks and a big pond, in a large copper mining and hydrometallurgical process plant complex near Gerena, Seville, Spain, Augu...

Marie Read / Sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis) (Florida race), adult with two small chicks crossing highway, Kissimmee, Florida, USA, March.

Marion Vollborn/ BIA / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on ice, Svalbard, Norway

Marion Vollborn/ BIA / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) waiting at breathing hole for seals, Svalbard, Norway

Marion Vollborn/ BIA / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), Svalbard, Norway

Marion Vollborn/ BIA / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), Svalbard, Norway

Ralph Pace / Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas), San Diego, California

Ralph Pace / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females coming ashore to nest during arribada, Playa de Escobilla Sanctuary, Oaxaca, Mexico

Martin van Lokven / Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), D'Arros Island, Seychelles

Tim Fitzharris / Rock arch, Atuh Beach, Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia

Cyril Ruoso / Przewalski's Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) herd, Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Cyril Ruoso / Przewalski's Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii) herd, Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Jami Tarris / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd on savanna, Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Markus Varesvuo / Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius) male perched on tree trunk, trees covered in hoar frost. Kuusamo, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. February. Commended in the Birds in the Environment Category of t...

Jeff Foott / Sandstone rock formations, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Jeff Foott / Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) trees, Great Basin National Park, Nevada

Juergen Freund / Guttering to redirect water at the Daintree Drought Experiment, where rainforest plants grown under cover to see how they respond to drought. Daintree Rainforest Observatory, northern Queensland, Aust...

Juergen Freund / Scientist Susan Laurance leads the Daintree Drought Experiment in far north Queensland. The experiment combines the efforts of plant physiologists, ecologists, soil experts, climatologists and hydrolo...

Denis-Huot / Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with litter, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group clambering up slope during journey to bring back food for young. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf feeding, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) flying, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Jabruson Motion / Conservation workers carrying a sedated Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) towards vehicles and a transport box, part of a relocation programme, Sei Serdang, Prima, Batang Serangan, Langkat, North Suma...

Thomas Marent / Golden Poison Dart Frog (Phyllobates terribilis) in rainforest, Timbiqui, Colombia

Pal Hermansen / Logged forest, aerial view. Akershus, Norway. November 2018.

Chase Dekker / Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus), Monterey Bay, California

Suzi Eszterhas / African Lion (Panthera leo) young male feeding on Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) prey, Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in defensive posture towards safari vehicle, Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa

Suzi Eszterhas / Komodo Dragon (Varanus komodoensis) pair flicking tongues, Komodo National Park, Indonesia

Marion Vollborn/ BIA / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) cub, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Great Curassow (Crax rubra), Costa Rica

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd crossing river, Masai Mara, Kenya

Anup Shah / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) smelling, Masai Mara, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mothers and calves, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Hiroya Minakuchi / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) herd, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) sitting on nests made with plastic, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) preening, sitting on nests made with plastic, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Winfried Wisniewski / Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in territorial display, Mkhuze Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Juergen Freund / Bleached Staghorn corals (Acropora cervicornis), Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 2017.

Tim Fitzharris / West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus) group, North America

Seth Patterson / A compilation of items found washed up along a half mile stretch of the high tide line of South Padre Island, Texas. October 2016. Some of the plastic bottles and bags of signs of nip marks from hun...

Juergen Freund / Blue-lined fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) hiding in a plastic container, they usually hide in deserted worm tubes or other small holes, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Globefish (Diodon nicthemerus) swimming past a mass of plastic moving in the current, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Ashley Cooper / Plastic rubbish washed ashore from the sea in Glen Brittle, Isle of skye, Scotland, UK. May 2012

Ashley Cooper / Sunflower next to the PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. May 2011

Ashley Cooper / Heliostats, large reflective mirrors directing sunlight to the PS20 solar thermal tower, the only such working solar tower currently in the world. Sanlucar La Mayor, Andalucia, Spain. June 2011

Ashley Cooper / Sun rays reflected onto solar tower at Ivanpah Solar Thermal Power Plant, the largest solar thermal plant in the world. It covers 4,000 acres of desert and produce 392 megawatts (MW) of electricity....

Shane P. White / Japanese Macaque (Macaca fuscata) in hot spring, Jigokudani, Nagano, Japan

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Minden / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf, Addo National Park, South Africa

Vincent Grafhorst / Minden / River in sandstone cave, Sof Omar Cave, Ethiopia

Chien Lee / Waigeo Spotted Cuscus (Spilocuscus papuensis), Waigeo, West Papua, Indonesia

Jaymi Heimbuch / Coyote (Canis latrans) female in city, San Francisco, Bay Area, California

Juergen & Christine Sohns / Black-footed Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) pair on beach, Betty's Bay, Stony Point Nature Reserve, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf, Addo National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf drinking at waterhole, Addo National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother browsing with calves, Addo National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, Addo National Park, South Africa

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) mother and calf, Addo National Park, South Africa

Avijan Saha/ BIA / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) juvenile crossing road at night in headlight of car watched by people on the road, West Bengal, India

Chien Lee / Borneo Opposite-fingered Tree Frog (Chiromantis inexpectatus), new species, Maliau Basin, Sabah, Malaysia

Chien Lee / African Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis) plantation and refinery, Kalabakan, Sabah, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Asian Brown Tortoise (Manouria emys) male in rainforest, Tawau Hills Park, Sabah, Malaysia

Chien Lee / Masked Treefrog (Rhacophorus angulirostris) male, Kinabalu National Park, Sabah, Malaysia

Richard Du Toit / Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) female grazing, Mountain Zebra National Park, South Africa

Anup Shah / Eastern Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) sixteen month old baby female, named Gossamer, in tree, Gombe National Park, Tanzania

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a cage at the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre (which was a public hall until the fires). This Koala is being treated for burns. Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia. Jan...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a Eucalyptus tree after recent bushfires, just before having a visual inspection for its health. If it is determined that a closer examination is required to determin...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a Eucalyptus tree after recent bushfires, just before having a visual inspection. If it is determined that a closer examination is required to determine its health, i...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has been captured for a health check following bush fires in the area, in crate prior to transport to the Bairnsdale wildlife triage centre - which had been set up...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was been captured for a health check following bush fires in the area, is held and checked by Forest and Wildlife officer Lachlan Clarke. After an initial assessmen...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has been captured for a health check following bush fires in the area, is transported in a crate to a vehicle by members of the Australian Defence Force. It will th...

Doug Gimesy / Forest and Wildlife officers do a preliminary health check on a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has been brought down from a tree to be checked for burns and weight after a bush fire in the area....

Doug Gimesy / Cherry picker' ascends with a Forest and Wildlife officer to collect a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) from the tree so it can have a health check following bush fires in the area. Gelantipy, Vict...

Doug Gimesy / Forest and wildlife officer (assisted by members of the Australian Defence Force) transfers a Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has been captured for a health check following bush fires in the area,...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was found walking across burnt ground after a fire, is collected by Forest and Wildlife Lachlan Clarke, (right), assisted by a member of the Australian Defence For...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has come down from a tree after a bush fire and is walking across burnt ground, is collected by Forest and Wildlife Officer Lachlan Clarke. Gelantipy, Victoria, Au...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has come down from a tree after a bush fire in the area, sits on the burnt ground. Gelantipy, Victoria, Australia. January 2020 Non-ex.

Doug Gimesy / Forest and Wildlife officer collecting a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) from a tree using a rope so it can have a health check following bush fires in the area. Gelantipy, Victoria, Australia. January...

Doug Gimesy / Drone, operated bya member of the Victorian Police Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (Police Air Wing, Specialist Response Division) hovers near a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). This drone is being use...

Doug Gimesy / Member of the Victorian Police Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (Police Air Wing, Specialist Response Division) looking at a screen which is displaying an image sent via a drone of a koala (Phascolarct...

Doug Gimesy / Drone, operated by a member of the Victorian Police Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (Police Air Wing, Specialist Response Division) hovers near a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). This drone is being us...

Doug Gimesy / Drone, operated by a member of the Victorian Police Remote Piloted Aircraft Systems (Police Air Wing, Specialist Response Division) hovers near a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus). This drone is being us...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that has been captured for a health check following bush fires in the area, in crate prior to transport to the Bairnsdale wildlife triage centre, set up following the...

Doug Gimesy / Royal Australian Airforce crew carry a crate which contains a koala off a Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) C-27J Spartan. This plane was used to transport six koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) evacuated...

Doug Gimesy / Senior Forest and Wildlife Officer Abby makes final arrangements to drive to Heaslville Sanctuary from East Sale RAAF Base, with a young rescued burn victim Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named '...