Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Trees, mainly White willow (Salix alba) in flooded karst plateau, Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Herd of sheep with an old lady sheperd in a meadow of flowering Sticky catchfly (Silene viscaria) near the village of Gubin, Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Perfoliate alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) flowers and Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Bastasi area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Photographer, Elio della Ferrera, holding camera sitting on fallen tree, in an oxbow of the Sava river flooded area, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, on the Croatia Bosnia and Herzegovina border, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Flowering Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa) Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) and Buttercup (Ranunculus) in the meadows of Nuglasica area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 20...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) by nest on barn roof, Cigoc village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Flowering birtworth (Aristolochia clematitis) by Ash trees (probably Fraxinus angustifolia) in riparian forest along the Trebizat River, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) on the edge of Ocua jezero, one of the Bacinska Jezera (Lakes of Bacina) Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Crveno Jezero (Red Lake) near Imotski, Dinaric Alps, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Globe daisy (Globularia meridionalis) flowers by the Sturba River, Southern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bastasi area, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Nesting colony of House martins (Delichion urbicum) in a building, Muilovcica village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Whirl pool with foam (from waterfall) or pollution floating on surface, Trebizat River, near the Kravice Falls, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Cultivated part of the lower Neretva river delta, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Flooded trees, mainly White willow (Salix alba) Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovinam May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pool of water left over from the flooded season in a Grey alder (Alnus incana) forest between Koutarica and Mlaka, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, C...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Cultivated part of the lower Neretva river delta with a sinkhole in marshland surrounded by Reeds (Phragmites sp) Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Meadow with flowering Sticky catchfly (Silene viscaria) and slopes of the Dinara mountain range, Gubin area, Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Common european frogs (Pelophylax kl. esculentus) the hybrid of the Pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) and the Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus) on tree trunk submersed in water, near Muilovcica village...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Juvenile White tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) in an Slovenian / Common oak (Quercus robur) forest, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Ramsar Site, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area,...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Traditional house made from local Slavonian oak wood, Krapje village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Flowering Thread-leaved water-crowfoot (Ranunculus trichophyllus) plants in the middle of a season river, Northern part of the Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Zdralovac area, Bosnia and Herzegovina, M...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Ash tree (probably Fraxinus angustifolia) reflected in flood water in a forest along the Trebizat River, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Nesting colony of House martins (Delichion urbicum) in a building, Muilovcica village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) covered in thick stems of Common ivy (Hedera helix) Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Ash trees (probably Fraxinus angustifolia) in flood water along the Trebizat River, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Agile frog (Rana dalmatina) in the undergrowth, with some white willow achenes, Sava river oxbow, near Puska village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Slavonian / Common oak (Quercus robur) and Ash (Fraxinus sp) forest, near Muilovcica village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / White storks (Ciconia ciconia) nesting on roof, Cigoc village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / View up an Ash (Fraxinus sp) tree, in a forest, near Muilovcica village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Person pointing at mine warning sign in a mine field near the village of Zadrzani, Northern Livanjsko Polje, an area affected by war (1991-1995) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Black maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus veneris) with water falling past, near Kravice falls, Trebizat River, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Sinkhole in marshland covered in Reeds (Phragmites sp) near the lower Neretva river delta, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Mali Troglav (1,913m) surrounded by clouds in the Dinara mountain range, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Kravice falls along the Trebizat River, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Reed (Phragmites australis) islands, Svitavsko Lake, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Slavonian Syrmian cattle (rare breed) in meadow between Krapje and Drenov Bok, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Tornjak mountain sheep dog resting near herd of sheep in a partially flooded area, Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Trees, mainly White willow (Salix alba) in flooded karst plateau, Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Slavonian Syrmian cattle (rare breed) in the meadows between Krapje and Drenov Bok, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Tree covered island in the Sava River, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, near Puska village, Croatia (right) Bosnia and Herzegovina (left) June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Crab spider (probably Thomisus onustus) preying on a Bush cricket (Tettigoniidae) on Musk thistle flower (Carduus nutans / macrocephalus) near Skrka lake, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegov...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Photographer Elio della Ferrera (on the left) and Andrija Vrdjolak looking at mine contamination area maps to plan the next days work, with the Dinara mountain range in the distance, Bastasi area, Nor...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / White willow (Salix alba) trees in flooded area near a graveyard and a house, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Kazanc area, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della F / Yellow water lilies (Nuphar lutea) and White water lilies (Nymphaea alba) on Deransko Lake at sunset, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / House martin (Delichon urbicum) and a Swallow (Hirundo rustica) collecting mud to build nests, Neretva river delta, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Hermann's / Dalmatian tortoise (Testudo hermanni hercegovinensis) near Svitava Lake, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Herd of sheep with shepherd in the Nuglasica area, Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 200

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) throwing Earthworm (Lumbricus sp) into air before feeding, Near Drenov Bok village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Cr...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della F / Lichens growing on a Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) near Zadrzani village, Northern Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Neretva river delta at sunset, eastern coast of the Adriatic sea, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pomegranate (Punica granatum) flower with an aphid on it, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Bloody cranesbill (Geranium sanguineum) flowers covered in dew, Caprazlije area, Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Marsh spurge (Euphorbia palustris) flowering in water, Northern part of Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Neretva river delta, with Harestail grass (Lagurus ovatus) in the foreground, Mediterranean cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens) on the far bank, Galicak area, Dalmatia region, Croatia, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Yellow water lilies (Nuphar lutea) and White water lilies (Nymphaea alba) on Deransko Lake at sunset, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Imature male Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) on leaf covered in water droplets, Nuglasica area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009 WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Three Beautiful demoiselles (Calopteryx virgo) and spiders on grass, Trebizat river, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Amanda's blue (Polyommatus amandus) on grass seed, Nuglasica area, Northern part of Livanjsko Polje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / White stork (Ciconia ciconia) pair on nest, Jasenovac village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Müller / Low clouds over the Pollino National Park, Basilicata, Italy, June 2009

Elio Della Ferrera / Rouget's rail {Rougetius rougetii} on Everlasting flowers Ethiopian highlands, Ethiopia

Elio Della Ferrera / Liontail macaque, juvenile {Macaca silenus} Western Ghats Mts, Kerala, India - endangered endemic species

Elio Della Ferrera / Child sucks on Juncus stem to quench thirst. Dinsho village, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Elio Della Ferrera / Grassland and River in Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Elio Della Ferrera / Garba Guracha lake, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

Elio Della Ferrera / Stoat {Mustela erminea} with white winter coat in snow. Stelvio National Park, Italy.

Elio Della Ferrera / Hagenia abyssinica in flower, Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia endemic

Elio Della Ferrera / Chestnut naped francolin {Pternistis castaneicollis} Ethiopian highlands, Ethiopia

Elio Della Ferrera / Figs ripening on Fig tree {Ficus sp} Assam, North East India, Indian Subcontinent

Elio Della Ferrera / Egyptian vulture on ground {Neophron percnopterus} Simien NP, Ethiopia

Elio Della Ferrera / Montane purple faced langur {Presbytis senex monticola} dominant male. Sri Lanka. Endemic endangered species.

Elio Della Ferrera / Golden leaf monkey / langur {Presbytis geei} adult male + juvenile, Assam, India

Elio Della Ferrera / Rainforest interior with ferns and pond Sinharaja FR, Sri Lanka

Elio Della Ferrera / Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} sitting on arm of statue of Buddha. Sri Lanka

Elio Della Ferrera / Stoat / Ermine running across snow in winter, Alps, Eruope

Elio Della Ferrera / Simien jackal / Ethiopian wolf {Canis simensis} Bale Mopuntains NP, Ethiopia endemic species

Elio Della Ferrera / Tropical rainforest canopy, Western Ghats, Kerala, southern India

Elio Della Ferrera / Garba Guracha lake, Bale Mtns NP, Ethiopia, with endemic Giant lobelia plants {Lobelia rhynchopetalum}

Elio Della Ferrera / Atlas moth {Attacus atlas} on nurse plant Sri Lanka

Elio Della Ferrera / Toadstools growing on fallen leaves Uduwattakele FR, Sri Lanka

Elio Della Ferrera / Rainforest interior with climbing plant around tree trunk, Uduwattakele FRWS, Sri Lanka

Elio Della Ferrera / Veiled fungus {Phallus sp} and {Michelia sp} fruit on leaf litter in tropical wet evergreen forest, Sri Lanka

Elio Della Ferrera / Stoat / Ermine surveying surroundings , Alps, Europe

Elio Della Ferrera / Gelada baboon, Simien NP, Ethiopia

Robert Thompson / Stemless gentian (Gentiana acaulis) flowering in alpine meadow, Gran Sasso Monti Della Laga National Park, Abruzzo, Italy, May

Robert Thompson / Elder-flowered orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) with yellow and purple flowers, meadowland, Gran Sasso Monti Della Laga National Park, Abruzzo, Italy, May 2011

Robert Thompson / Santo Stefano di Sessanio and Campo Imperatore road, Gran Sasso Monti Della Laga National Park, Abruzzo, Italy, May 2011

Elio Della Ferrera / Hump nosed lizard {Lyriocephalus scutatus} Sinharaja GR, Sri Lanka, endemic

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) covered in stems of Common ivy (Hedera helix) Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Perfoliate alexanders (Smyrnium perfoliatum) in flower at the base of a pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Bastasi area, Northern Livanjsko Polje (karst plateau) Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Turopolje piglets (rare breed) in a Slavonian / Common oak (Quercus robur) and Ash (Fraxinus sp) forest, near Mužilovcica village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region,...

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) trunk with thick stems of Common ivy (Hedera helix) Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della F / Broadleaved patch of forest, Caprazlije area of the Livansko Polje plain, Staretina mountain in the distance, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / House martin (Delichion urbicum) feeding chick in a colony, Mužilovcica village, Lonjsko Polje Nature Park, Sisack-Moslavina county, Slavonia region, Posavina area, Croatia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / An old truck full of beehives near Skrka Lake, Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and (Verbascum speciosum) in the foreground, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / della Ferrera / Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) in flower and Yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea) leaves on water, Hutovo Blato Nature Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 2009