Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) hunting in a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), northern Norway, March

Andy Rouse / African lion (Panthera leo) female carrying young cub, Masai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Highly commended in the African Wildlife Category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.

Diane McAllister / Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) fighting in water. Beaufort Sea , Kaktovik, Alaska, USA. Highly commended in the Polar Passion category of the Nature's Best Photography Competition 2019.

Claudio Contreras / Californian sea lion (Zalophus californianus) swimming in Southern sea palm (Eisenia arborea) and Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forest, San Benitos Islands, Baja California Pacific Islands Biosphe...

Eric Baccega / Lion male (Panthera leo) carrying carcass of a dead wildebeest calf (Connochaetes taurinus). Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Lion male (Panthera leo) carrying carcass of a dead wildebeest calf (Connochaetes taurinus). Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) hunting an Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest, because it has a broken leg (Connochaetes taurinus). Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) covered in blood and mud after feeding on a kill of Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Two young male lions (Panthera leo) suffocating and killing Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) prey. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) killing an Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) killing an Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) hunting in an Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest herd (Connochaetes taurinus). Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Lioness (Panthera leo) killing in ambush a young eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Eric Baccega / Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) killing a young Eastern White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Peter Lewis / Red fox cub (Vulpes vulpes) on wall, Hampshire, England, UK, October.

Peter Lewis / Red fox cub (Vulpes vulpes) on fence, Hampshire, England, UK, October.

Pascal Kobeh / Group of Grey seals (Halichoerus grypus grypus) resting on a rock around Bonaventure Island, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada

Pascal Kobeh / Atlantic / American lobster (Homarus americanus) with a Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus ) swimming in the background, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada

Pascal Kobeh / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus grypus) underwater, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada

Peter Lewis / Red Fox cub (Vulpes vulpes) Surrey, England, UK. June.

Oscar Dewhurst / Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) female and cubs. Ol Kinyei Conservancy, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

Oscar Dewhurst / Raccoon (Procyon lotor) approaching with curiousity. Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. August.

Bence Mate / Silhouette of an African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus) snarling, Mkuze, South Africa. September. 'White Fang' - this leopard bared its fangs to the hyenas threatening his prey. Eventually t...

Neil MacIntyre / Otter (Lutra lutra) family at rest on seaweed covered rock, taken in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, November. Highly commended in BWPA Competition 2019.

Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) walking in landscape, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on land, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on land, with paw over eye, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming near glacier, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) Low angle shot using pole cam Arctic October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) yearling cub, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and yearling cub, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and yearling cub, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and yearling cub, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) leaping from iceberg to iceberg, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) leaping from iceberg to iceberg, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on iceberg, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) walking on pack ice sniffing the air, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) resting on land, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and yearling cub on pack ice at sunset, Svalbard, Norway. August.

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) on pack ice, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) yearling cub jumping between ice floes Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and yearling cub, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and yearling cub, Svalbard, Norway. October

Andy Rouse / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) mother and yearling cub, Svalbard, Norway. October

Ann & Steve Toon / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female, Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female, Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female, Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Leopard (Panthera pardus) female, Kgalagadi transfrontier park, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Lion (Panthera leo) drinking at night, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Ann & Steve Toon / Lion (Panthera leo) showing flehmen response, Zimanga private game reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Loic Poidevin / Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) portrait, Spain. November. Endangered.

Loic Poidevin / Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) resting on grass, Spain. November. Endangered.

Loic Poidevin / Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) wearing radio collar, walking over grassland, Spain. November. Endangered.

Loic Poidevin / Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) wearing radio collar, sitting in grassland, Spain. October. Endangered.

Loic Poidevin / Banded mongoose (Mungos mungo) walking over grass, Uganda.

Philippe Clement / Brown bear (Ursus arctos) climbing up tree in deciduous forest, Germany. Captive.

Philippe Clement / Sand cat (Felis margarita) walking over sandy ground. Captive, occurs in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan and the Middle East.

Philippe Clement / Sand cat (Felis margarita) portrait. Captive, occurs in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan and the Middle East.

Philippe Clement / Persian leopard / Caucasian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) fur markings detail. Captive, occurs in central Asia. Endangered.

Fernando Faciole / Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) walking through Pantanal wetlands. Transpantaneira Highway, Pocone, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Fernando Faciole / Tayra (Eira barbara) hit by car on Transpantaneira highway, still alive but with severe injuries. Pantanal Wetlands, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Fernando Faciole / Crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) resting, Transpantaneira Highway, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Fernando Faciole / Giant river otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) alert, on banks of Pantanal wetlands. Barao de Melgaco, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Fernando Faciole / Jaguar (Panthera onca) walking through Pantanal wetlands. Encontro das Aguas State Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Fernando Faciole / Jaguar (Panthera onca) walking through Pantanal wetlands. Encontro das Aguas State Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Fernando Faciole / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) swimming across bay. Hunafloi Bay, Strandir. Iceland. October.

Fernando Faciole / Harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) resting on sandbar at dusk. Hunafloi Bay, Strandir, Iceland. October.

Fernando Faciole / Striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) on steps of building. Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Fernando Faciole / White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) on tree branch, looking down. Corcovado National Park, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) peering over a log, Lleida province, Spain. Captive. Critically endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) in 'mink house', a cage in a captive breeding project, Lleida province, Spain. Critically endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) paw pad, Peralta, Navarra province, Spain. Captive. Critically Endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / Veterinarian operating on a European mink (Mustela lutreola), Peralta, Navarra province, Spain. Mink was taken from wild then released. Critically endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) being weighed after being anaesthetised for operation, Peralta. Navarra province, Spain. Mink was taken from wild then released. Critically endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) dead on the road after being killed by traffic, Corella, Navarre province, Spain. Critically endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) dead on side of road after being killed by traffic, Tudela, Navarre province, Spain. Critically Endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) in conservation programme, Lleida province, Spain. Captive. Critically endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) portrait, Lleida province, Spain. Captivet. Critically endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) being weighed by biologist, Lleida province, Spain. Captive. Critically endangered.

Eduardo Blanco / European mink (Mustela lutreola) looking out of entrance to hole, Lleida province, Spain. Captive. Critically endangered.

Kristel Richard / Dhole (Cuon alpinus) walking, Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India. Endangered.

Kristel Richard / Dholes (Cuon alpinus) resting, in Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India. Endangered.

Kristel Richard / Golden jackal (Canis aureus) jumping over tall vegetation, Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India.

Kristel Richard / Golden jackal (Canis aureus) running through tall vegetation, Pench National Park, Madya Pradesh, India.

Gabriel Rojo / Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) pair exhibiting mating behaviour on beach, Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia Argentina.

Gabriel Rojo / South American sea lion (Otaria flavescens) pup on a beach, Punta Norte Nature Reserve, Peninsula Valdes, Patagonia, Argentina.