Mark Carwardine / Siberian tiger anti-poaching patrol with arrested poachers (with secret police for extra protection), 600 miles north of Vladivostok, Primorksy, Russian Far East, October 2005

Mark Carwardine / Tiger Conservation: Russian children learning about tiger conservation, Tiger Eco-Centre, Novopokrovka, northern Primorye, Russian Far East

Mark Carwardine / Siberian / Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) yawning, Male rescued from poachers, ÊUtyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Kutuzovka Village, Russian Far East, in taiga forest, Endangered species

Mark Carwardine / European lynx (Lynx lynx) rescued from poachers, Utyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Kutuzovka Village, Russian Far East

Mark Carwardine / Siberian / Amur tiger (Panthera tigris altaica). Male rescued from poachers, ÊUtyos Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Kutuzovka Village, Russian Far East, in taiga forest, Endangered species

Yuri Shibnev / Wild Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) crossing a fallen tree over a river, Kedrovaya, Pad Reserve, Far East Russia 1987

Paul D Stewart / Lithograph with contemporary colouring, continental version of the last wallchart produced by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins for the Department of Science and Art 1862. It is entitled 'Pachydermata and C...

Vladimir Medvedev / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky slope at night, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorskiy krai, Far East Russia, December, Critically endangered species.

Vladimir Medvedev / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) profile view, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorskiy krai, Far East Russia. January, Critically endangered species.

Vladimir Medvedev / Amur Leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) rear view, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorskiy krai, Far East Russia. December, Critically endangered species.

Sergey Gorshkov / NOT FOR WEBSITE Close-up of Brown bear (Ursus arctos) in lake, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Vladimir Medvedev / Camera trap image of wild Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) walking through woodland, Lazovsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, November 1994

Vladimir Medvedev / Camera trap image of wild female Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) scent marking the trunk of a Cedar (Cedrus) tree, Lazovsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, April...

Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / Little Owl (Athene noctua) taking flight from a post. Wales, UK, June. Did you know? Owls are far sighted - so can't see objects close to their faces clearly.

Vladimir Medvedev / Whiskered auklets (Aethia pygmaea), Iony Island / Jonas' Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July

Vladimir Medvedev / Whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea), Iony Island / Jonas' Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July

Vladimir Medvedev / Whiskered auklet (Aethia pygmaea) portrait, Iony Island / Jonas' Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July

Shibai Xiao / State-owned forestry plant with workers lifting logs early in the morning, Heilongjiang Provinc, China, January 2010. No release available

Shibai Xiao / Preserved root of Chinese goldthread (Coptis chinensis) used in traditional Chinese medicine, Henan Province, China, March 2010. No release available.

Shibai Xiao / Hainan leopard gecko (Goniurosaurus hainanensis) young photographed on white background, China.

Shibai Xiao / Marbled eel (Anguilla marmorata) captured by local people and being held up in net, Hainan Island, China. No release available.

Shibai Xiao / Spotted linsang (Prionodon pardicolor) sitting in tree, Hainan Province, China.

Shibai Xiao / Scientist using white sheet and light trap to capture bugs and moth species for research, Guangxi Province, China, November 2008. No release available.

Shibai Xiao / Colour changed tree monitors / Garden lizard (Calotes versicolor) and Bronze skinks (Lygosoma indicum) hanging up at market ready to sell as pets, Hainan Island, China, January 2007. No release availa...

Shibai Xiao / Hainan black-crested gibbon (Nomascus hainanus) young male in tree, Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China.

Shibai Xiao / Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) jumping to a higher tree, Guangxi Province, China.

Shibai Xiao / Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) close up portrait of head with black background, Guangxi Province, China.

Shibai Xiao / Chinese ferret badger (Melogale moschata) two captured by camera trap at night, Guangxi Province, China.

Shibai Xiao / Northern treeshrew (Tupaia belangeri) captured with camera trap at night, Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Hainan Island, China.

Shibai Xiao / Mangrove forest (Sonneratia hainanensis) respiratory roots with man standing up in small boat, Guangxi Province, China. No releases available.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Combine harvester harvesting Oats (Avena sativa), Haregill Lodge Farm, Ellingstring, North Yorkshire, England, UK, August. 2020VISION Exhibition. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Oats are a hardy...

Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species

Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) looking up, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species

Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species

Vladimir Medvedev / Whiskered Auklet (Aethia pygmaea) female portrait, Jonah's island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July

Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species. Commended in Wildlife Photograp...

Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species

Vladimir Medvedev / Nesting colony of Thick-billed Murre / Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) on St. Jonah's island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July

Vladimir Medvedev / Tufted Puffin (Fratercula cirrhata) calling, St. Jonah's island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July

Vladimir Medvedev / Whiskered Auklet (Aethia pygmaea) male and female courtship, Jonah's island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July .

Vladimir Medvedev / Amur long-tailed goral (Naemorhedus caudatus raddeanus) a rare ungulate in the Amur-Heilong basin, captive animal, Lazovskiy zapovednik, Far East Russia, vulnerable species

Sven Zacek / Northern lights far on the horizon in night landscape. Sarek National Park, Sweden, Europe, September.

John MacPherson / 2020VISION / Two Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) breaching, Moray Firth, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, August. Photographer quote: 'After several frustrating hours with too short a lens and dolphins too...

Martin Dohrn / Thermal camera image of hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius), crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) and wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus, far left) on the banks of the Mara River, Masai Mara, Kenya. Image take...

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) leaping through water to catch salmon in river, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) walking beside lake, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Japanese sable (Martes zibellina) resting in tree, Kamchatka, far east Russia, May

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) mating, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, May

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) walking beside lake, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Wolverine (Gulo gulo) crosses snow field covered with animal tracks, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, April 2008

Sergey Gorshkov / Salmon (Salmonidae) eggs falling to lake bottom, Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, July

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) mother and three cubs swimming across lake, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, June

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) catching salmon in river, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Sockeye Salmon (Salmonidae) spawning in Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Caribou /Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) on hillside, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, September

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) catching migration salmon in river, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bears (Ursus arctos beringianus) fighting, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, July

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) running through water, fishing, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Salmon (Salmonidae) fry with egg case still attached, Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, January

Sergey Gorshkov / Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning, Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, July

Sergey Gorshkov / Migrating Salmon (Salmonidae) Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Salmon (Salmonidae) migrating to spawn in Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) mother leads three cubs over hillside in snow, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, May

Sergey Gorshkov / Silhouette of Kamchatka Brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) ) beside Lake Kuril at dawn, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August 2008

Sergey Gorshkov / Wolverine (Gulo gulo) climbing birch tree, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, April

Sergey Gorshkov / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) sitting on fallen tree trunk, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, April

Sergey Gorshkov / Salmon (Salmonidae) migrating to spawn in Lake Kuril, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Wolverine (Gulo gulo) climbing birch tree, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, April

Sergey Gorshkov / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) fox waking up from sleep in den in deep snow, stretching and yawning, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, November

Sergey Gorshkov / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) two foxes at den in deep snow, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, November

Sergey Gorshkov / Aerial view of Caribou / Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) trotting through shallow water, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, August

Sergey Gorshkov / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) carrying white grouse prey over snow, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, January

Sergey Gorshkov / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) one fox chasing another across snow, Kamchatka, Far east Russia, April

Konstantin Mikhailov / Asian globeflower (Trollius asiaticus) flowering in subalpine meadows of the Altai-Sayan Region, in particular in Kuznetsky Alatau State Nature Reserves, Siberia, Far East Russia,

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nivkhi fisherman retrieving Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) from net at sunset. Niva Bay, Sakhalin Island, Russian Far East, 2006.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Nivkhi woman hanging fillets of Salmon (Oncorhynchus) to dry at Niva Bay. Sakhalin Island, Russian Far East, 2006.

Bence Mate / Two newly fledged burrowing owl chicks (Athene cunicularia) one being groomed by its mother (far left) Pantanal, Brazil. WINNER: Eric Hosking Award portfolio image 4/6 - Wildlife Photographer of the Y...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Neretva river delta, with Harestail grass (Lagurus ovatus) in the foreground, Mediterranean cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens) on the far bank, Galicak area, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Krahmer / Mountain landscape, Lac Blanc with Aiguilles de Chamonix, Mont Blanc (4,810m) far right, Haute Savoie, France, Europe, September 2008.

Igor Shpilenok / Steller's sea eagle {Haliaeetus pelagicus} sunning on tree top, Kuril Lake, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / Velikan (or "Giant") Geyser, the largest geyser on Kamchatka, periodically shooting to a height of a nine-story building and releasing 30 tons of water per minute. Colonies of thermophilic bacteria co...

Igor Shpilenok / Kronotskaya River and the Kronotsky Volcano covered in snow in April, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} beside water with Kronotsky volacano in the background, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} lying, stretching on snow, Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / First snow on the smoking Karymsky volcano and lake in October, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Far East Russia.

Igor Shpilenok / Steller's sea eagle {Haliaeetus pelagicus} walking over ice, Kuril Lake, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / Steller's sea eagle {Haliaeetus pelagicus} flying through snow, Kuril Lake, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) fishing for salmon in the Kronotskaya River at the foot of the Kronotsky Volcano, covered with a fresh coat of snow in September, Kronotsky Zapovednik,...

Igor Shpilenok / Steller's sea eagle {Haliaeetus pelagicus} walking over snow, Kuril Lake, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / Steller's sea eagles {Haliaeetus pelagicus} gather beside Kuril Lake with Ilinsky volcano in the background, Kamchatka, Far East Russia, winter 2007

Igor Shpilenok / Snow-covered Kronotsky volcano connected to the Pacific Coast by the Kronotskaya river, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / Steller's sea eagle {Haliaeetus pelagicus} about to pick up Sockeye salmon prey in its claws, Kuril Lake, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Solvin Zankl / Deepsea smelt {Bathylagus antarcticus}, found in all the southern oceans as far south as Antarctica, from the surface to depths of 4,000 m, Atlantic ocean

Igor Shpilenok / Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) at the "Stained glass window" in the Valley of the Geysers, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / Brown bear {Ursus arctos} resting in the spring sunshine, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Far East Russia

Igor Shpilenok / Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) on slope, Kronotsky Zapovednik, Kamchatka, Far East Russia