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.
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Sergio Hanquet / Scientists performing Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) calf necropsy on beach to determine cause of death, whale found drifting at sea. Tenerife, Canary Islands. 2010.
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Nigel Cattlin / Technician in experimental greenhouse with Rice (Oryza sativa) experiments including genetic modification. International Rice Research Institute, Luzon, Philippines.
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Francisco Marquez / Researcher collecting a blood sample from a Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) juvenile's leg during the ringing process, Fuente de Piedra lagoon, Malaga, Spain. August.
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David Perpinan / Field workers collecting blood from Blue-fronted amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva) chicks, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
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Ashley Cooper / Medecins sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people, many of whom now have malaria. A result of the January 2015 floods, the drying up flood waters provided an ideal breeding grounds for...
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Ashley Cooper / Medecins sans Frontieres clinic in Makhanga testing local people, many of whom now have malaria. A result of the January 2015 floods, the drying up flood waters provided an ideal breeding grounds for...
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Doug Perrine / Volunteers restraining a recently weaned male Hawaiian monk seal (Neomonachus schauinslandi) while Marine Mammal Center veterinarian Michelle Barbiers takes a blood sample prior to tagging. Keokea Bea...
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Vet from The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS taking a blood sample from a sedated Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia) male. Inside RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsprey, Cairngorms Nation...
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Veterinarian from The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS with blood sample from Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia). To be used for genetic testing. Inside RZSS mobile vet unit, Strathsp...
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Veterinarian from The Royal Zoological Society Scotland / RZSS using a catheter to collect semen for genetic testing from a sedated Scottish wildcat (Felis silvestris grampia). Inside RZSS mobile vet...
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Sam Hobson / Blood sample collected by scientists working with urban goshawks (Accipiter gentilis). Berlin, Germany. May 2014.