Sergio Hanquet / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) young animal tangled in fishing net. Tenerife, Canary Islands. 2019.

David Woodfall / Hedge which has been 'netted ' to prevent breeding birds nesting, which would delay building development of new homes. The tree in the background has also been cut back. Chester, Cheshire, Eng...

Alex Mustard / Carapace of a dead olive Ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) entangled in discarded fishing gear. Indian Ocean, off Sri Lanka.

Alex Mustard / Jellyfish (Catostylus sp.) swims beneath a slick of plastic debris. Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka. Highly commended in the Environmental Report section, Montphoto competition 2019

Franco Banfi / Floating, abandoned net in the ocean, Dominica, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic Ocean.

Shane Gross / Almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana) uses a discarded fishing net, drifting in the open ocean as shelter. The Bahamas.

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...

Oscar Dewhurst / Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) scavenging for food in a rubbish skip. London, UK. November

Denis-Huot / Lioness (Panthera leo) playing with litter, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) group clambering up slope during journey to bring back food for young. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September.

Jabruson Motion / Conservation workers carrying a sedated Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) towards vehicles and a transport box, part of a relocation programme, Sei Serdang, Prima, Batang Serangan, Langkat, North Suma...

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) sitting on nests made with plastic, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) preening, sitting on nests made with plastic, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Juergen Freund / Bleached Staghorn corals (Acropora cervicornis), Great Barrier Reef, Australia, 2017.

David Perpinan / Various Songbirds (Passerine) in cages, confiscated from illegal wildlife trade, Brazil.

David Perpinan / Blue fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva) chicks, confiscated from illegal wildlife trade, Brazil.

David Perpinan / Close-up of a carer feeding a Blue fronted amazon (Amazona aestiva), confiscated from illegal wildlife trade, Brazil.

Juergen Freund / Blue-lined fangblenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) hiding in a plastic container, they usually hide in deserted worm tubes or other small holes, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Globefish (Diodon nicthemerus) swimming past a mass of plastic moving in the current, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Jen Guyton / Park ranger holding a Cape pangolin / Temminck's ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii), rescued from poachers. This picture was taken shortly before freeing the pangolin. Gorongosa National Park, Moza...

Tui De Roy / Short tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) subadult with fish-hook and monofilament line embedded in throat. Tsubamezaki, Torishima Island, Japan. December.

Tui De Roy / Short tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) subadults courting, one with fish-hook and monofilament line embedded in throat. Tsubamezaki, Torishima Island, Japan. December.

Tui De Roy / Waved albatross (Phoebastria irrorata) on nest, with fish hook in throat, Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos.

Mick Jenner / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) feeding on plastic, West Sussex, England, UK.

Claudio Contreras / Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) trapped in fishing net, Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California), Mexico, May, Third Place in the third National Contest 'Visions of our nature' organised by Mexico'...

Terry Whittaker / Slow motion close-up of a large group of Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) feeding from a fish processing plant outfall, Grundafjordur, Iceland, March.

Bence Mate / Eurasian blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) caught on limed stick, Cyprus. Finalist in The Wildlife Photojournalist Award: Single Image Category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) Com...

Eric Baccega / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming in front of an iceberg, Arctic Bay, Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada, June.

Sam Hobson / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) vixen in front of Clifton Suspension Bridge at night. Avon Gorge, Bristol, UK. March 2016.

Laurent Geslin / European beaver (Castor fiber) at river bank in urban environment at night, Grenoble, France, August.

Chris & Monique Fallows / Long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis) breaching in front of large ship during sardine run, East London, South Africa, June.

Bence Mate / Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking off with foot caught in discarded coat hanger, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May. Awarded in Wildlife Photojournalist:...

Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding in deep water to find algae, off the coast of Fernandina island on Galapagos. April 2016. Much of the algae on coast and at shallower depths have been k...

Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) feeding in deep water to find algae, off the coast of Fernandina island on Galapagos. April 2016. Much of the algae on coast and at shallower depths have been k...

Roy Mangersnes / Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) basking on rock next to skeleton of one which starved to death. Unusually warm El Nino waters have killed a lot of the algae which is the food for these iguana...

Roy Mangersnes / Coastal scene on Fernandina Island, with small group of Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus). Galapagos. April 2016. Normally there would be a much larger group but El Nino weather has killed off...

Roy Mangersnes / Dead Marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) on the coastal rocks on Santiago Island, Galapagagos, April 2016. It probably died of starvation as much of the algae in the region have died off due to un...

Jabruson / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) ivory in piles, ready to be burnt by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The burn included 105 tons of elephant ivory worth over $150 million Nairobi National Park,...

Jabruson / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) ivory in piles, ready to be burnt by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The burn included 105 tons of elephant ivory worth over $150 million Nairobi National Park...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Jabruson / Piles of African elephant ivory set on fire by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This burn included over 105 tons of elephant ivory, worth over $150 million. Nairobi National Park, Kenya, 30th April 2...

Luis Quinta / Imperial blackfish (Schedophilus ovalis) sheltering under discarded fishing ropes drifting off Pico island, Azores, Portugal, May.

Franco Banfi / Sea star (Hacelia attenuata) on coral covered with mucilage, a symptom of rising sea temperature, Vis Island, Croatia, Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean.

Jeff Rotman / Fishermen sorting Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Pollock (Pollachius) and Dogfish (Squalidae) from net, Georges Bank off Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015. Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Dragger net full of Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and Dogfish (Squalidae) pulled up into boat, Georges Bank, Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015.

Jeff Rotman / Hauling in dragger net filled with Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Pollock (Pollachius), Dogfish (Squalidae) and Lobster (Nephropidae) Georges Bank off Massachusetts, New England, USA, May 2015. M...

Igor Shpilenok / Young female Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) playing with oil drum, Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka, Far East Russia. May. These bears can develop addiction to sniffing the aviatio...

Igor Shpilenok / Young female Kamchatka brown bear (Ursus arctos beringianus) playing with oil drum, Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka, Far East Russia. May. These bears can develop addiction to sniffing the aviatio...

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) standing on ice floe, looking at camera. Svalbard, Norway. August.

Pedro Narra / Shell of Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas) outside mud house, Bissagos Islands, Guinea Bissau. Endangered species. 3rd Place in the SOS Especes Menacees / SOS Endangered Species Portfolio category of the...

Staffan Widstrand / Dead Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) starved to death, Zeipelodden, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Ernie Janes / Fulmar (Fulmaris glacialis) in flight with Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, UK, February.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) walking across vast ice floe, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, July 2013.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) swimming, Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, July.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) footprints in snow, on cracked ice, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) stranded on island, with full moon above, north of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Terry Whittaker / Pine marten (Martes martes) walking along edge of water, orange glow in sky behind from the lights of Inverness. Black Isle, Scotland, UK, September. Photographed by camera trap.

Terry Whittaker / Young Water voles (Arvicola amphibius) on old pump wheel, Kent, UK, October.

Terry Whittaker / Pine marten (Martes martes) on branch, orange glow in sky behind from the lights of Inverness. Black Isle, Scotland, UK, October. Photographed by camera trap Highly commended in the Habitat category o...

Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in an abandoned drifting net, Balearic Channel, Mediterranean sea.

Jordi Chias / Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) trapped in an abandoned drifting net, Balearic Channel, Mediterranean sea.

Sam Hobson / Fallow deer (Dama dama) buck crossing road under street lights. London, UK. January.

Bruno D'Amicis / Young Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda) cub, offered for sale to the photographer by the young man who trapped it in the desert. Kebili Region, Tunisia. May 2014. Winner of the World in our Hands category, Wi...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Hunter putting on a rucksack filled with bushmeat for transport to market, including Blue duiker (Cephalophus mo...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Panning shot of bushmeat, including Blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola) and Putty-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus n...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Hunters preparing bushmeat for transport to market, including Blue duiker (Cephalophus monticola) and Putty-nose...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Hunters with dead Putty-nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans), Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Sangha-Mbaere Prefec...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Hunters putting a Tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) into a sack to go to Bayanga market, Dzanga-Ndoki Nationa...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Hunters with Tree pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) catch preparing to go to Bayanga market, Dzanga-Ndoki National...

Jabruson Motion / THIS VIDEO CLIP WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW ONLINE SOON. TO VIEW NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US. -Dead Grey-cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) and Tree pangolins (Phataginus tricuspis) for sale as bushmeat...

Jabruson / Vehicle contents removed by Ecoguards for inspection including various smoked duiker meat portions and Bay Duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis), Ouesso to Makoua highway leading past Odzala-Kokoua National...

Jabruson / Vehicle carrying several different duiker carcasses for commercial bushmeat trade including: Blue Duiker (Cephalophus monticola), Bay Duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis), Peter's Duiker (Cephalophus callipy...

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...

Jabruson / Boy carrying bushmeat to market, Black-fronted Duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons). Mbomo, Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Jabruson / Western Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) silverback skull with butterfly (Belenois theszi). Gorilla diedd from the Ebola Virus, which killed 128 people in the region in 2003 and in 2005 killed 95% of the Gor...

Jabruson / Dying African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis), shot and wounded by poachers, near Lokoue Bai. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo.

Angelo Gandolfi / Giant Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) approaching livestock fence, Pantanal. Brazil

Jean E. Roche / Flooded petrol station in Arles city flooded by the Rhone in December 2003. Camargue, France.

Jean E. Roche / Flooded cars in scrapyard in Arles city flooded by the Rhone in December 2003. Camargue, France.

David Woodfall / Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) swimming in Worcester city centre, during February 2014 floods, Worcester, England, UK, 10th February 2014.

David Woodfall / Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) pair in flooded agricultural land adjacent to River Severn, 10th February 2014.

John Waters / Walkers strolling along the bank between in flooded Aller Moor, with mistletoe laden apple tree, near Burrowbridge, Somerset Levels, Somerset, UK. January 2014

Mark Taylor / Liver Flatcoated Retriever puppy, 6 weeks, with two baby Guinea pigs.

Tom Gilks / Tanzanian boys doing homework using oil lamp, Tanzania.

Alex Mustard,Alex Mustard / Veined octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) shelters in discarded coconut shell. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Molucca Sea.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) commercial fishing boat (James Archer) leaves the Saldhana Bay harbour before the break of dawn. The lights of the town and the lighthouse flash on the horizon...

Pal Hermansen / Young wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) in an old abandoned car in a 'car graveyard' Bastnas, Sweden

Pål Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) with grub prey on the dashboard of an abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, July

Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) feeding chicks at nest in old abandoned car, in a 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden

Pal Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Blackbird (Turdus merula) nest with eggs in motor of abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, May

Pal Hermansen / Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) feeding young on steering wheel of abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June

Pal Hermansen / Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) feeding young on steering wheel of abandoned car in 'car graveyard' Varmland, Sweden, June