Jabruson / Angelique Todd with veterinarians during the anaesthesia of 'Blackback' Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) 'Ngobo'. Gorilla anaesthetised by veterinary team in order to remove wire snare from wrist. Mo...

Terry Whittaker / Pete Turner weighs Pine marten (Martes martes). in trap. Part of Pine marten research by the Waterford Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland. August 2008

Eric Baccega / Scientists from the French Wildlife Department (ONCFS) placing traps to capture the common hamster (Cricetus cricetus) in a wheat field, Alsace, France, April 2013 Model released.

Mark Carwardine / Alien mammal trap on Codfish Island, keeping the island free of predators to protect the endangered Kakapo, southern New Zealand, January 2009

Bert Willaert / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) being caught by a falconer using a Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) as bait, Georgia, September 2011.

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.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Groupn of people at a moth trapping event, organised by Devon Moth Group, at Hazelwood Farm, near Okehampton, Devon, UK. July 2011.

Juergen Freund / Local fishermen capturing a sea turtle for food, Kei islands, Moluccas, Indonesia, November 2009

Doug Perrine / Green turtle {Chelonia mydas} caught in 'ghost' fishing net, Cayman Islands, Caribbean

Jabruson / Mountain gorilla {Gorilla beringei} juvenile in wooden cage recovered from poachers, Virunga NP, Dem Rep Congo

Jabruson / Ranger with spiked bamboo Buffalo snares confiscated from Ruherngeri, Parc des Volcans NP, Rwanda

Karine Aigner / Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) caught in a trap set by the University of Florida, Florida, USA. Tegus are an invasive species in Florida. August 2018.