Alex Mustard / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) close to the camera with a golden trevally fish (Gnathanodon speciosus) and outline of another whale shark behind , in the plankton-rich green waters of La Paz bay, Baja...

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

TJ Rich / Nile crocodile attempting to take zebra during crossing of Mara river {Crocodylus niloticus} Masai Mara, Kenya

Morley Read / Panning shot of bromeliads growing in the species rich area of Alto Paquisha, a Tepuy in the Cordillera del Condor, Ecuador. (non-ex)

TJ Rich / Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) in species rich chalk grassland. Martin Down National Nature Reserve, Hampshire, England, UK. June.

TJ Rich / Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) in species rich chalk grassland. Martin Down National Nature Reserve, Hampshire, England, UK. June.

TJ Rich / Greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) in species rich chalk grassland. Martin Down National Nature Reserve, Hampshire, England, UK. June.

Nick Garbutt / Burnt-tip orchid (Neotinea ustulata) group flowering in species rich ancient alpine meadow. North Tyrol, Austria. June.

David Woodfall / Species rich machair sward, studded with Harebells (Campanula rotundifolia) and Ladies Bedstraw (Galium verum) North Uist, Scotland, UK, July.

Alex Hyde / Butterflies of various species drinking salts from mineral-rich river clay, a behaviour know as 'puddling'. On the banks of the Manu River, Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru. November.

Ashley Cooper / Epiphytic ferns in the Daintree rainforest, North Queensland, Australia, the oldest continuously forested rainforest area on the planet.

Ashley Cooper / Epiphytic ferns on tree in the Daintree rainforest, North Queensland, Australia, the oldest continuously forested rainforest area on the planet.

Ashley Cooper / The Curtain Fig Tree, a massive Green fig tree (Ficus virens) in the Daintree Rainforest on the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Ashley Cooper / The Curtain Fig Tree, a massive Green fig tree (Ficus virens) in the Daintree Rainforest on the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Ashley Cooper / The Curtain Fig Tree, a massive Green fig tree (Ficus virens) in the Daintree Rainforest on the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Ashley Cooper / Road running through the forest canopy of the Daintree rainforest in northern Queensland, Australia, February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Forest canopy of the Daintree rainforest in northern Queensland, Australia, February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / Forest canopy of the Daintree rainforest in northern Queensland, Australia. February 2010.

Ashley Cooper / The Cathedral Fig Tree, a massive Green fig tree (Ficus virens) in the Daintree Rainforest on the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. February.

Ashley Cooper / The Curtain Fig Tree, a massive Green fig tree (Ficus virens) in the Daintree Rainforest on the Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Ashley Cooper / Rotting tree stump in Daintree rainforest, northern Queensland, Australia, the oldest continuously forested rainforest area on the planet.

Ashley Cooper / Wild Flowers growing in the Dolomite mountains of Italy. Many alpine flowers are emerging earlier in the spring and migrating up the mountain sides in response to climate change.

Matthew Maran / Species-rich calcareous grassland. This habitat represents one of Europe's rarest plant communities. Near the village of Beer, Devon, England, UK, June 2016.

Matthew Maran / A species-rich Devon hedgebank flowering in June near Otterton. Devon, England, UK, May.

Alex Mustard / Rich reef scene, showing marine life thriving in a cavern on a coral reef, with large sponges and Black coral (Antipathes sp.), Sixbar grouper (Cephalopholis sexaculata) and Whitetip soldierfish (Myri...

Alex Mustard / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) botella 'bottle' feeding, by floating stationary, upright in the water and gulping in food, in the plankton rich, green waters of La Paz bay. La Paz, Baja California Sur,...

Alex Mustard / Head on view of the mouth of a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) botella 'bottle' feeding, by floating stationary, upright in the water and gulping in food, in the plankton rich, green waters of La Paz ba...

Alex Mustard / Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) bottle feeding, by floating stationary, upright in the water and gulping in food, in the plankton rich, green waters of La Paz bay. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico....

Alex Mustard / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) ram feeding in very shallow, plankton rich waters of La Paz bay. La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Sea of Cortez, Gulf of California, East Pacific Ocean.

Edwin Giesbers / Mazarine blue butterflies (Cyaniris semiargus) drinking on mineral-rich stream bank Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy.

Edwin Giesbers / Arran brown (Erebia ligea) and Blue butterflies (Lycaenidae) species, drinking on mineral-rich stream bank; Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy.

Edwin Giesbers / Mazarine blue butterflies (Cyaniris semiargus) and other Blue butterflies (Lycaenidae) drinking on mineral-rich stream bank, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy.

TJ Rich / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) eating rushes, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

TJ Rich / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) among rushes, Okavango Delta, Botswana.

TJ Rich / Lion (Panthera leo) male, watched by Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii) and Ostriches (Struthio camelus) Etosha National Park, Namibia.

John Waters / Chancellor's Farm reserve, run by Somerset Wildlife Trust using traditional farm management methods to maintain species-rich flower meadows. On the Mendips near Priddy, Somerset, UK, June 2014.

Franco Banfi / Rich reef with sea fan (Melithaea) and soft coral (Dendronephthya sp) , Raja Ampat, Irian Jaya, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Species rich hay meadow, Sinca Noua, Southern Carpathians, Rewilding Europe site, Romania

Mark Carwardine / Amazon river dolphin, pink river dolphin or boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) - two wild animals in tannin-rich water Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animals feeding in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animals underwater in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Mark Carwardine / Amazon / pink river dolphin / boto (Inia geoffrensis) Rio Negro, Brazil (Amazon) wild animal in tannin rich river, Threatened species (IUCN Red List)

Christophe Courteau / Buffalo herd {Syncerus caffer} with cattle egrets overhead. Okavango Delta, Botswana.

David Woodfall / Horses and foal grazing species-rich high water line. Whitford National Nature reserve, North Gower, Wales, UK, June

Alex Hyde / Traditional flower-rich hay meadow including Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor), Buttercup (Ranunculus acris), Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) and host of different grasses. Peak District National Park,...

Alex Hyde / Traditional flower-rich hay meadow including Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus minor), Buttercup (Ranunculus acris), Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) and host of different grasses. Peak District National Park,...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / The bird cliffs of Alkehornet, made from folded and metamorphosed limestone, which ensures species rich vegetation on the ground below and around it. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June 2006.

David Woodfall / Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) on rock in species rich coastal grassland, Gower, Wales, UK

Tim Laman / Rich marine life including Silversides fish and immature parrotfish amongst underwater roots of Red mangrove trees {Rhizophora mangle} on offshore mangrove island, Tunicate Cove, Belize.

Jane Burton / Angelfish {Pterophyllum scalare} and other tropical freshwater species in water rich in peat, captive, from rivers of Amazon basin, South america

TJ Rich / Hippopotamus walking along track at dawn (Hippopotamus amphibius) covered with Oxpeckers, South Luangwa NP, Zambia

TJ Rich / Stand off between African lions {Panthera leo} and African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) South Luangwa NP, Zambia

TJ Rich / Male African Lion {Panthera leo} chased by Buffalo, Samburu NP, Kenya

Nick Turner / Species rich unimproved limestone grassland at sunset, Selsley Common, Gloucestershire, UK.

David Kjaer / Greater knapweed, Field scabious, Wild carrot and Hawkbit flowering in meadow, UK

David Kjaer / Greater knapweed, Field scabious, Wild carrot and Hawkbit flowering in meadow, UK

TJ Rich / Nile crocodile attempting to take zebra during crossing of Mara river {Crocodylus niloticus} Masai Mara, Kenya

Chris Gomersall / Chalk downland species rich, mixed flowers on Beacon Hill NNR, Hampshire, UK

TJ Rich / Snow leopard mother and cubs in cage (Panthera uncia} native to Himalayas. Endangered species.

TJ Rich / Snow leopard mother and cubs {Panthera uncia} in cage. Native to Himalayas, Endangered species.

Ashley Cooper / Meadow cranesbill (Geranium pratense) and other wildflowers in a species rich, traditional hay meadow, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales, UK. June.

Tony Wu / Newly hatched Japanese horseshoe crab (Tachypleus tridentatus) swimming into murky nutrient-rich water column filled with frenzy of copepods (Copepoda) . Sea of Japan, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Henley Spiers / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) juvenile, creating bubbles as it sucks in water and plankton while filter feeding on a mixture of plankton, small crustaceans, and fish which are driven to the surface by...

Henley Spiers / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus) juvenile, with mouth open, filter feeding in nutrient rich waters, on plankton, small crustaceans and fish driven to the surface by upwellings, Bay of La Paz, Baja Califo...

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), an endangered species, swimming through a school of Goldband fusiliier (Pterocaesio chrysozona) whilst feeding on zooplankton in nutrient-rich murky water, Adang-Rawi Ar...

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), an endangered species, feeding on zooplankton in nutrient-rich murky water, being followed by a school of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), Adang-Rawi Archipelago, Satun, An...

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Whale shark (Rhincodon typus), an endangered species, feeding on zooplankton in nutrient-rich murky water, being followed by a school of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum), Adang-Rawi Archipelago, Satun, An...

Neil Aldridge / Sacks of wildflower seeds, including Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), Yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor), Corncockle (Agrostemma githago), Corn marigold (Glebionis segetum) and grasses, used by bat conser...

Nick Upton / Female Long-horned bee (Eucera longicornis), rare species in the UK surviving in a few dozen sites with rich flower meadows, near its nest site on sandy cliffs, The Lizard, Cornwall, UK. June.

Tui De Roy / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding in algae-rich shallows, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding in algae-rich shallows, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding in algae-rich shallows, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding in algae-rich shallows, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming in algae-rich shallows, Isabela Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

Tui De Roy / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) feeding in algae-rich shallows, Santiago Island, Galapagos, South America, Pacific Ocean.

John Waters / Flower-rich grassland with Red clover (Trifolium pratense) beside Jurassic Coast path, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, July 2021.

John Waters / Flower-rich grassland, beside Jurassic coast path, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, July 2021.

John Waters / Flower-rich grassland with Wild carrot (Daucus carota) and Red clover (Trifolium pratense) conspicuous, beside Jurassic Coast path, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, July 2021.

John Waters / Flower-rich grassland with Red clover (Trifolium pratense) beside Jurassic Coast path, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, July 2021.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), Small white orchid (Pseudorchis albida) and Vanilla orchid hybrid (Gymnadenia x suaveolens), a hybrid between Fragrant orchid and Black vanilla orchid (Gymnadeni...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow including Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Clovers (Trifolium spp), Hoary plantain (Plantago media), Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp) and Y...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and Hoary plantain (Plantago media). Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) and Hoary plantain (Plantago media). Dolomites, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with flowers including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp), Clover (Trifolium s...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with flowers including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), Sainfoin (Onobrychis arenaria), Bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus sp), Clover (Trifolium s...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with flowers including Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Clover (Trifolium sp) and Bird's-foot trefoil (...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum) in species rich alpine meadow alongside Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp), mountains in background. Fassa Valley, Dolomites, Italy. June...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis) and Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp). View towards Campitello di Fassa and mountains, Fassa Valley, Dolomit...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Species rich alpine meadow with Orange lily (Lilium bulbiferum), Meadow clary (Salvia pratensis), Yellow rattle (Rhinathus sp) and Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare). View towards Campitello di Fassa...