Markus Varesvuo / Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in flight, Oman, November

Fabio Pupin / Onager (Equus hemionus), Negev desert, Israel, April.

Avi Meir/ BIA / Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei) landing, Eilat, Israel

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse looking out of the front of a train on the elevated Dubai Metro System, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesJanuary 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Timelapse of traffic at night on the Dubai Interchange, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 2017. Hellier

Gavin Hellier / Wide angle timelapse of the Dubai Interchange, with the Burj Khalifa in the background, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, January 2017. Hellier

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...

Carol Walker / Head portrait of grey Arabian stallion running in desert dunes near Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Neil Aldridge / Lion cub (Panthera leo) calling to its mother from the raised deck of a tourist lodge in the middle of the Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Zambia. Vulnerable species.

Neil Aldridge / African lion (Panthera leo) male lying in the middle of the Busanga Plains, Kafue National Park, Zambia. Vulnerable

Danny Green / Common cranes (Grus grus) displaying, Hula Valley, Northern Israel, January

Wild Wonders of Europe / Zankl / Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) emerging from shell, Dalyan delta, Turkey, July.