Nick Hawkins / North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) tail fluke, diving to feed in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. Endangered species. July

Nick Hawkins / Fishing ropes wrap around the head and mouth, damaging the baleen of a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. Fishing gear entanglem...

Nick Hawkins / Fishing ropes wrap over the blowhole of a severely entangled North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. Fishing gear entanglement is a leading cause of dea...

Nick Hawkins / Head of a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) showing callosities, patches of roughened skin that are unique to each whale. Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Canada. IUCN Status: Endangered. August

Nick Hawkins / A group of frilled anemones (Metridium senile) off Bonaventure Island in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. September.

Nick Hawkins / Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) opening mouth close up off Bonaventure Island, Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Quebec, Canada. September.

Ingo Arndt / Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) pup on sea ice looking down into icy water, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, March.

Ingo Arndt / Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) pup sleeping on sea ice, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, March.

Eric Baccega / Female Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) surfacing at breathing hole looking at her pup, Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St Lawrence, Quebec, Canada, March.

MYN / JP Lawrence / Strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) Escudo de Veraguas, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Lovely poison frog (Phyllobates lugubris) male with a tadpole, Isla Colon, Panama, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Flag-footed bug (Anisocelis flavolineata) Gamboa, Panama Meetyourneighbours.net project