Morley Read / Aerial shot of a group of wild ponies (Equus caballus) in paramo landscape at the base of Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuadorian Andes, 2018. (non-ex)

Juergen & Christine Sohns / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) group attacking Cape Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), Tswalu Game Reserve, South Africa

Phil Savoie / Smeathman's furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum), feeding on wild alpine strawberry (Fragaria vesca), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. December

Clay Bolt / Wallace's giant bee (Megachile pluto) and nest on tree trunk. North Moluccas, Indonesia.T his is the only photo that is known to exist of this species (the world's largest bee) in the wild, in situ, a...

Tony Heald / African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) portrait. Chobe National Park Botswana. Digitally enhanced sepia image.

Heather Angel / Northern white cheeked gibbon (Nomascus leucogenys) female standing in tree with baby aged two weeks. Parents captive bred and released. Wild Elephant Valley / Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China, 2...

Fabio Pupin / Onager (Equus hemionus), Negev desert, Israel, April.

Nick Upton / Feral horse (Equus caballus) walking on a remote sandy beach, near Arta, Mallorca, Spain, August.

David Woodfall / Wild cat (Felis sylvestris) portrait, part of captive breeding project at Alladale Estate, Scotland, UK, October.

Nick Upton / Captive reared juvenile White stork (Ciconia ciconia) in flight over the Knepp Estate soon after release, Sussex, UK, August 2019.

Nick Upton / Captive reared juvenile White stork (Ciconia ciconia) with a GPS tracker on its back in flight over the Knepp Estate soon after release, Sussex, UK, August 2019.

Jen Guyton / Park ranger holding a Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), after rescuing it from poachers. This individual was later released back into the wild. Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Bence Mate / African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) juveniles playing with the leg of an impala, trying to drag it in three different directions. Mkuze, South Africa. Commended in Glanzlichter photo competition 2020.

David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) adult males fighting in alpine landscape, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, May

David Pattyn / Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) in its landscape, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso national park, Aosta Valley, Italy, May

David Pattyn / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) struggling in deep snow on a steep slope, Valsavarenche, Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Italy, January

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

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

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli with juvenile Lumholtz kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) with radio collar. The tree kangaroo has a radio collar to allow her to explore her forest surroundings ready for...

Juergen Freund / Margit Cianelli wildlife carer with young Lumholtz kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi), one with a radio collar. The tree kangaroo has a radio collar to allow her to explore her forest surroundings read...

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Mrs Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae) perched on branch, Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) feeding on leaves, Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China, April.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China. April.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / White-lipped deer (Cervus albirostris) stags in mountain landscape, Serxu County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Large-eared pika (Ochotona macrotis) Serxu County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Tibetan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) in mountain landscape, Serxu County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Snow leopard (Uncia uncia) with Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) prey, Serxu County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) hunting and stalking through the mountains in Serxu, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / White-lipped deer (Cervus albirostris) male, Serxu, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan province, China.

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Injured Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) swimming in a small creek after unsuccessfully attempting to jump across it. This muntjac was unable to get out of the creek himself, and was later rescued by the p...

Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) carrying young baby, Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus) male walking in the morning,Hubei Tian'ezhou Milu National Nature Reserve, Shishou, Hubei, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus) stag, walking in the morning in Hubei Tian'ezhou Milu National Nature Reserve, Shishou, Hubei, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus), two stags testing their strength in Hubei Tian'ezhou Milu National Nature Reserve, Shishou, Hubei, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus), walking through water of Yangtze river, Hubei Tian'ezhou Milu National Nature Reserve, Shishou, Hubei, China

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Pere David's deer / Milu (Elaphurus davidianus) stag wading through the water of the Yangtze river, Hubei Tian'ezhou Milu National Nature Reserve, Hubei, China

Sven Zacek / Wild boar (Sus scrofa) swimming with head above water in Suur Emajogi River. Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Tartumaa, Southern Estonia. November.

Guy Edwardes / Close up of a sunflower (Helianthus annuus) head, Provence, France.

Guy Edwardes / Close up of a sunflower (Helianthus annuus) head, Provence, France.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) walking, Vosges, France, June.

Fabrice Cahez / Wild cat (Felis silvestris) walking, Vosges, France, June.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Kiangs (Equus kiang) on grassland near Tso Kar Lake, Chantang Wildlife Sanctuary. Ladakh, India, September 2018.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tourists riding Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in sand dunes, Nubra Valley. Ladakh, India, September 2018.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Man leading Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) in sand dunes, Nubra Valley. Ladakh,,India, September 2018.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Bactrian camels (Camelus bactrianus) on sand, Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India. September.

Loic Poidevin / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) female, Jura, Switzerland, September.

Ingo Arndt / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) sub-adult feeding on Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) prey, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. Siena International Photo Awards 2022 - Remarkable Artwork - Storyboa...

Ingo Arndt / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) hunting Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) male, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile, sequence 4 of 12. Highly commended in the Wildlife category of the Nature?s Best P...

Erlend Haarberg / Herd of wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in snow-covered mountain landscape, in wind storm. Forollhogna, Norway. January 2018.

Nick Garbutt / Wild snow leopard (Panthera uncia) climbing through rocky terrain. Ladakh Range, Western Himalayas, Ladakh, India.

Stephane Granzotto / Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) feeding in deep snow, digging to reach food, Rhone-Alpes, France, December.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) juvenile climbing in a tree in Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Stellar rockskipper (Entomacrodus stellifer) hiding in a barnacle. Sai Kung East Country Park, Hong Kong, China.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Chinese Sparrowhawk (Accipiter soloensis) flying Guangshui, Hubei province, China. July.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of an African wild dog (Lycaon Pictus) running on green grass, Zimbabwe.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Central Yunnan black crested gibbon (Nomascus concolor jingdongensis), mother and baby hanging in canopy. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China.

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Sichuan / Tibetan takin (Budorcas taxicolor tibetana) walking through a forest in Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve,Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China

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 '...

Doug Gimesy / After a flight from Mallacoota and just landing at East Sale RAAF base, a young Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Micky' - one of 6 being evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre to M...

Doug Gimesy / Inside of a Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) C-27J Spartan that is transporting 6 koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) that were burnt in the Mallacoota (Victoria, Australia) bushfires and are now being ev...

Doug Gimesy / Triage coordinator and Senior Forest and Wildlife Officer Abby Smith - sitting in a Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) C-27J Spartan - holding a young koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in th...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in the Mallacoota bushfires is evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre, carried in a crate by a RAAF crew member (left) and Forest and Wildli...

Doug Gimesy / Baby Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Micky' - one of six evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre to Melbourne for further treatment to burns resulting from the Mallacoota bushfires...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in the Mallacoota bushfires is evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre, carried in a crate by a RAAF crew member (left) and Forest and Wildli...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) that was burnt in the Mallacoota bushfires is evacuated from the Mallacoota wildlife triage centre, carried in a crate by a RAAF crew member (left) and Forest and Wildli...

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 infra red image, sent via a drone, of a Koala...

David Gallan / Bushfire in spotted gum (Corymbia maculata) forest on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia. January 2020.

David Gallan / Bushfire in spotted gum (Corymbia maculata) forest on the far south coast of New South Wales, Australia. January 2020.

Doug Gimesy / Microchip is inserted into the neck of a platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) before being released back into the wild. Dartmouth, Victoria, Australia. May 2018.

Doug Gimesy / Julie Jennings, senior wildlife carer for Port Stephens Koalas, move bushfire a burnt Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Flash' from his enclosure to allow her to clean the enclosure and check and...

Doug Gimesy / Jacky Hunt, specialist in bird rescue and rehabilitation, with two Boobook owls (Ninox boobook), which she is providing temporary accommodation for in her factory. These birds were evacuated from the...

Doug Gimesy / Jacky Hunt, a specialist in bird rescue and rehabilitation, with two Boobook owls (Ninox boobook), which she is providing temporary accommodation for in her factory. These birds were evacuated from th...

Doug Gimesy / Jacky Hunt, specialist in bird rescue and rehabilitation, with two Kookoaburras (Dacelo sp.) which she is providing temporary accommodation for in her factory. These birds were evacuated from the Wal...

Doug Gimesy / Jacky Hunt, specialist in bird rescue and rehabilitation, with a Boobook Owls (Ninox boobook), which she is providing temporary accommodation for in her factory. These birds were evacuated from the W...

Doug Gimesy / Sue Swain kissing rescued bush fire victim koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) named 'Sooty'. Sooty was very badly burnt during the Taree bushfires (NSW) in November 2019. His nose, hands, feet and chin we...