Nick Upton / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) cleaning its nose on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead after release, Moulton, Northampton, UK, June.

Sylvain Cordier / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus), female with two cubs, on a barrier island outside Kaktovik, Alaska, USA.

Inaki Relanzon / Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) at sunset. Previously extinct in the wild, their conservation status is now stable thanks to conservation efforts.This male is part of a reintroduction program in Dubai, U...

Cyril Ruoso / Inmates of the Cedar Creek Corrections Center raising endangered Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa) Prisoners in this facility are raising endangered frogs for release in the wild, as part of the Sus...

Jabruson / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) ivory in piles, ready to be burnt by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The burn included 105 tons of elephant ivory worth over $150 million Nairobi National Park,...

Jabruson / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) ivory in piles, ready to be burnt by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The burn included 105 tons of elephant ivory worth over $150 million Nairobi National Park...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Pascal Kobeh / 'Lotus', an artificial reef built in 2001 with a steel frame with a mild electrical current which encourages the growth of coral, Ihuru Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Small reprodu...

Franco Banfi / Hard and soft corals and encrusting sponge on the structure of bio-rock, Karang Lestari Pemuteran project, Desa Pemuteran, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Franco Banfi / Corals attached to structure of bio-rock, a method of enhancing the growth of corals and aquatic organisms, Karang Lestari Pemuteran project, Desa Pemuteran, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Franco Banfi / Corals attached to structure of bio-rock, a method of enhancing the growth of corals and aquatic organisms, Karang Lestari Pemuteran project, Desa Pemuteran, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.

Edwin Giesbers / Western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) twin babies age 45 days resting on mother's chest, one suckling. captive, occurs in Central Africa. Critically endangered.

Edwin Giesbers / European bison (Bison bonasus) with town in the background, Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, the Netherlands. January. Reintroduced species.

Edwin Giesbers / European bison (Bison bonasus) close up portrait showing horns, Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, the Netherlands. January. Reintroduced species.

Edwin Giesbers / European bison (Bison bonasus) standing in shadow, Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, the Netherlands. January. Reintroduced species.

Inaki Relanzon / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby with keeper at David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Tourists watching and petting African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf. David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper interacting with young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) after feeding it, David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper with young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf at David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Photographer Inaki Relanzon with African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf at David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper examining African elephant calf's (Loxodonta africana) trunk, David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Laurent Geslin / Young male European lynx (Lynx lynx) running after release in Jura Mountaiins, Geneva canton, Switzerland, May 2013.

Laurent Geslin / Vet and KORA team putting a radio collar on wild European lynx (Lynx lynx) for translocation to Kalkalpen National Park, Austria from Switzerland. May 2011.

Laurent Geslin / Conservationists releasing radio collared wild European lynx (Lynx lynx) from Switzerland into Kalkalpen National Park, Austria, March 2013.

Laurent Geslin / European lynx (Lynx lynx) emerging from crate during translocation from Switerland to Kalkalpen National Park, Austria. May 2011

Laurent Geslin / Photographer Laurent Geslin putting back wild European lynx (Lynx lynx) kittens in den after a veterinary check up. Switerland, June 2014.

Nick Upton / Rescued Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) in a convalescence pool where it will be kept until strong enough to be released back to the sea, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.

Nick Upton / Blind adult male Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) 'Marlin' waving a flipper at the edge of a convalescence pool where he is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January. Mo...

Nick Upton / Adult female Common / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) 'Sija' waving a flipper in a pool where she is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.

Nuno Sa / Long snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) in captive breeding laboratory at University of Algarve, Portugal. June 2010. Overall winner of the Underwater Photographer of the Year competition 2015.

Pedro Narra / Man and woman undertaking monitoring work measuring Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) nests as the the female digs it, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes M...

Pedro Narra / Local people gathered for education program to conserve the wildlife of the Bissagos Islands including the endangered Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau, October 2014. 3rd P...

Pedro Narra / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling caught in fishing net, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes Menacees / SOS Endangered Species Portfolio category of...

Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital volunteer handing Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) baby as it flaps her wings, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. May 2015. Second Place in t...

Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital director Jenny Maclean rescuing, Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) caught in barbed wire fence. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. April 2015. Second Place i...

Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital volunteer with Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) crawling over shoulder. Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. August 2014. Second Place in the M...

Juergen Freund / Paralytic tick (Ixodes holocyclus) with engorged body on human hand, this species affects many species, Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) among them and infects them with a toxin that ca...

Mark MacEwen / Northern royal albatross (Diomedea sanfordi), early pairing behaviour, Taiaroa Head, Otago Peninsula, New Zealand. Endangered.

Dave Watts / Northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita) feeding, Morocco, Critically endangered species.

Dave Watts / Hermit ibis (Geronticus eremita) flock in flight, Morocco. Critically endangered.

Dave Watts / Hermit ibis (Geronticus eremita) colony, near Tamri, Morocco. Critically endangered.

Cyril Ruoso / Close up of Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) female close up, part of a breeding program, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Cyril Ruoso / Close up of Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) female feeding, part of a breeding program, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.

Cyril Ruoso / Man with Chamec spider monkeys (Ateles chamek) holding onto him as he walks through sanctuary. Ikamaperou Sanctuary, Amazon, Peru. October 2006.

Cyril Ruoso / Common woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha) climbing over keeper in Ikamaperou Sanctuary, Amazon, Peru. October 2006.

Cyril Ruoso / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) hanging upside down, during translocation by Kenya Wildlife Service, due to over population, Mwaluganje Reserve, Kenya. October 2006.

Angelo Gandolfi / White stork (Ciconia ciconia), nesting colony to provide alternative nesting area whilst the building they normally nest on is under repair. Extremadura, Spain, April.

Mark Hamblin / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) adult male, antlers in velvet, walking across upland moor, Cairngorms, Scotland, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead after release, Moulton, Northampton, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead after release, Moulton, Northampton, UK, June.

Georgette Douwma / Coral line nursery with Acropora corals grown to reintroduce to the Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles, Caribbean, Atlantic Ocean.

Georgette Douwma / Crinoid (Crinoidea) on artificial reef. Mabul, Malaysia.

Georgette Douwma / Crinoid (Crinoidea) on artificial reef. Mabul, Malaysia.

Cyril Ruoso / Surrogate mother holding orphan Bonobo (Pan paniscus) and her own baby Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Cyril Ruoso / Volunteer feeding young Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Pandrillus Sanctury Rehabilitation Centre, Nigeria.

Cyril Ruoso / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) orphan babies, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Non-ex

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) pair in courtship display, Espanola, Galapagos Islands. Critically endangered species.

David Kjaer / Great bustard (Otis tarda) chicks hatched from eggs collected under licence from the Castilla-La Mancha region of Spain.

Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) gnawing the trunk of a Willow tree (Salix sp.) in woodland enclosure at night. Devon Beaver Project, run by Devon Wildlife Trust, Devon, UK, April. Taken by a remote cam...

Doug Perrine / Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) adult male swimming, Deserta Grande, Ilhas Desertas, Parque Natural da Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic Ocean, June. Critically endangered species

Pascal Kobeh / Divers are setting up concrete reef balls to build an artificial reef, Philippines, Sulu Sea. August 2014.

Pascal Kobeh / Giant clam (Tridacna) on 'Lotus' artificial reef, built in 2001 with a steel frame using mild electric currents to encourage coral growth, with diver in the background. Vabbinfaru Island in North Male...

Paul Williams / Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus) rescued by Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), in holding cage, Animal rescue centre, Jakarta, Indonesia. Critically Endangered. Post production to remove light...

Krista Schlyer / Yellow pitcher (Sarracenia flava) plants in bog, growing in fire-maintained landscape, Conecuh National Forest, Alabama, USA. May 2014.

Kevin Schafer / Pygmy Raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus) portrait, Cozumel Island, Mexico. Critically endangered endemic species.

Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) entering the River Otter after release. Part of escaped population re-released to the wild following veterinary check ups. Taken on the second day of Beaver releases aft...

Nick Upton / Julia Coats of the Animal and Plant Health Agency releasing Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) back into River Otter. Part of escaped population re-released to the wild following veterinary check ups. Tak...

Tui De Roy / Erect-crested penguins (Eudyptes sclateri) pair. Proclamation Island, Bounty Islands, New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands. Endemic to Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Endangered species.

Andy Trowbridge / Yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) walking up a sand dune towards its nest. Otago Peninsula, Otago, South Island, New Zealand. February. Endangered Species.

David Woodfall / Mixture of flowers, including Marigolds (Calendula officinalis) sown to attract wild bee species grown on roundabout / underpass of Motorway, M32, in inner city Bristol, Avon, UK, September.

Sam Hobson / Scientists handling Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestling, part of an urban goshawk colour ringing study. Berlin, Germany. May. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Sam Hobson / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestling ready to be ringed as part of urban goshawk colour ringing study. Berlin, Germany, May. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Sam Hobson / Dr. Norbert Kenntner weighing a goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestling during research for his urban goshawk colour ringing project. Berlin, Germany, June 2014. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images A...

Sam Hobson / Northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) nestlings inside treetop nest, handled by Dr. Norbert Kenntner. Part of an urban goshawk colour ringing study. Berlin, Germany, May 2014. Nominated in the Melvita...

Sam Hobson / Scientists collecting samples, including cloaca swabs, from urban goshawks (Accipiter gentilis). Berlin, Germany. May 2014. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Sam Hobson / Blood samples collected by scientists working with urban goshawks (Accipiter gentilis). Berlin, Germany, May 2014. Nominated in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Richard Robinson / Maui's dolphin (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) Critically Endangered, the world's smallest and rarest marine dolphin. Endemic to North Island, New Zealand. October. Editorial use only.

Richard Robinson / Maui's dolphins (Cephalorhynchus hectori maui) Critically Endangered, the world's smallest and rarest marine dolphin. Endemic to North Island, New Zealand, March. Editorial use only.

Nick Garbutt / Bornean sun bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus) climbing tree at Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo.

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Hunter putting on a rucksack filled with bushmeat for transport to market, including Blue duiker (Cephalophus mo...

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Nick Garbutt / Infant Golden-crowned Sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) on its mother's back. Forests adjacent to the village of Andranotsimaty, near Daraina, northern Madagascar. Critically endangered species.

Nick Garbutt / Golden-crowned Sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) leaping through forest canopy. Forests adjacent to the village of Andranotsimaty, near Daraina, northern Madagascar. Critically endangered species.

Jabruson / Vehicle contents removed by Ecoguards for inspection including various smoked duiker meat portions and Bay Duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis), Ouesso to Makoua highway leading past Odzala-Kokoua National...