Patricio Robles Gil / Silhouetted Capivara / Capibara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) with Cattle Tyrant (Machetornis rixosa), which feeds on flies approaching the Capibara. Parana, Southern Brazil.

Juergen Freund / A parade of giant manta rays (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia,

Juergen Freund / Giant manta ray (Manta birostris) at a cleaning station, seen from behind. North Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / Carrier / Sea urchin crab (Dorippe frascone) carrying a fire urchin as a deterrent to predators. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Juergen Freund / A small Necklace sea star (Fromia monilis) on larger Blue sea star (Linckia laevigata) Sipadan, Malaysia

Mark Taylor / Yorkshire Terrier, with Netherland-cross rabbit.

Mark Taylor / Red toy Poodle dog, and Ragdoll-cross kitten, 5 weeks.

Juergen Freund / Oceanic sunfish (Mola mola) with bannerfish and angelfish cleaning it. Taken at 42 meters. Nusa Penida, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia,

Chris Shields / Illustration of wildlife of the Andes: South America Alpaca (Vicugna pacos),centre; Cougar / Puma / Mountain lion / Mountain cat / Catamount / Panther (Puma concolor),left; Spectacled / Andean bear (...

Chris Shields / Illustration of wildlife at African waterhole: Water buffalo (Syncerus caffer),gazelle,African lion (Panthera leo),African elephant (Loxodonta sp), weaver birds (Ploceidae).

Anup Shah / Lion males (Panthera leo) lying on a grass mound. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, August 2009

Alex Mustard / Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus) with Pilot fish (Naucrates ductor). Tropical West Atlantic Ocean, off Cat Island, Bahamas.

Alex Mustard / Lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) accompanied by Remoras (Echeneis naucrates) at night. Little Bahama Bank, Bahamas. Tropical West Atlantic Ocean.

Pete Oxford / Sustainable logging operation, Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana

Bence Mate / Leafcutter ants (Atta sp) colony harvesting a banana leaf, Costa Rica. OVERALL WINNER: Wildlife Photoghrapher of the Year 2010 from Eric Hosking Award portfolio image 2/6

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) with horn removed, after initial release into the wild, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivi...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) close-up of eye, Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, critically endangered, Part...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) close up of eye, in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left...

Gerrit Vyn / Molting Brant (Branta bernicla) being held in an enclosure during a banding operation in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. During their moult they are unable to fly. Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, USA

Gerrit Vyn / Molting Brant (Branta bernicla) being held in an enclosure during a banding operation in the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area. During their moult they are unable to fly. Arctic Coastal Plain, Alaska, USA

Jean-Pierre Zwaenepoel / Hindu man feeding troop of Southern plains grey / Hanuman langur {Semnopithecus dussumieri} nr Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.

Patricio Robles Gil / Australian gannet nesting colony {Morus / Sula serrator}. Muriwai, North Island, New Zealand.

Andrew Cooper / Haytor Granite Tramway, in operation 1820-1859, to guide horse-drawn carts transporting stone. Dartmoor National Park, Devon, UK, March 2011.

Mark Carwardine / Illegal logging operation found by Siberian tiger anti-poaching patrol, 600 miles north of Vladivostok, Primorsky, Russian Far East, October 2005

Mark Carwardine / Illegal logging operation found by Siberian tiger anti-poaching patrol, 600 miles north of Vladivostok, Primorsky, Russian Far East, October 2005

Philip Stephen / Aboard "Ocean Harvest" 40-50 miles East of Newcastle on the Barnacle Bank. "Harvester" is manoeuvring alongside to receive his side of the net at the start of a pair trawl operation, October 2008. Pr...

Philip Stephen / Aboard "Ocean Harvest" 40-50 miles East of Newcastle on the Barnacle Bank. "Harvester" is manoeuvring alongside to receive his side of the net at the start of a pair trawl operation, October 2008. Pr...

Richard Du Toit / Slime dam at mining operation, Gauteng, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Wild elephant bull (Loxodonta africana) being prepared for vasectomy operation in bush by the Elephant Population Management Program team, private game reserve, Limpopo, South Africa, April 2011. Winn...

Nick Upton / Pair of Dung beetles (Gymnopleurus sp) co-operating to roll a ball of dung up a slope, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, May.

Jeff Rotman / Vets perform an operation to remove tumors from a Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta). The Turtle Hospital, Florida Keys, Florida, USA.

Lisa Hoffner / Newly orphaned baby Elephant (Loxodonta africana) being monitored by veterinarian in airplane during rescue operation. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nairobi Elephant Nursery, Kenya, April 2007.

Juergen Freund / Underwater view of Mesa Island floating fish cages, Pulau Mas live reef fish operation. This operation only buys from hook and line fishermen who catch cyanide free groupers from the wild, Bali, Indon...

Juergen Freund / Split level view of Mesa Island floating fish cages, Pulau Mas live reef fish operation. This operation only buys from hook and line fishermen who catch cyanide free groupers from the wild, Bali, Indo...

Juergen Freund / Hook and line fishermen catch cyanide free groupers in the wild to sell on to the Pulau Mas live reef fish operation, Bali, Indonesia, August 2009.

Chris Shields / Illustration of Asian wildlife: Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) - endangered / threatened species; Snow leopard (Panthera / Uncia uncia) - endangered / threatened species; Himalayan / Impeyan monal (Lopho...

Pete Oxford / Sustainable logging operation, Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana

Pete Oxford / Sustainable logging operation, Iwokrama Rainforest Reserve, Guyana

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) getting used to the transport crate in Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure - Dec 2009. Extinct in the wild and only eight...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) feeding in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure - Dec 2009. Extinct in the wild and only eight left in captiv...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) behind bars in Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure - Dec 2009. Extinct in the wild and only eight left in captivity, cri...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) after initial release into the wild, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, critically enda...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) after initial release into the wild, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, critically enda...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) after initial release into the wild, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, critically enda...

Mark Carwardine / Game ranger and vet checking on a Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) after initial release into the wild, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight...

Mark Carwardine / Game ranger checking on a Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) after initial release into the wild, Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) with horn removed, rehabilitated back in the wild at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity,...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) with horn removed, rehabilitated back in the wild at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity,...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) rehabilitated back in the wild at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, June 2010, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, critically endange...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) inside cramped brick building at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, critically...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in transport crate being offloaded Boeing 747 aeroplane at Nairobi Airport, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, c...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in transport crate being offloaded Boeing 747 aeroplane at Nairobi Airport, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, cr...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in transport crate in cargo hold of Boeing 747 aeroplane between Prague and Nairobi, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in cap...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in transport crate in cargo hold of Boeing 747 aeroplane between Prague and Nairobi, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in cap...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) crates in the cargo hold of a Boeing 747 aeroplane between Prague and Nairobi, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity...

Mark Carwardine / Zoo keeper saying farewell to Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in transport crate at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, ready for departure to Kenya, December 2009, Extinct in th...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in transport crate at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, ready to drive to Prague airport for flight to Nairobi, December 2009, Extinct in the wi...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, cr...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, cr...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, cr...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, cr...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) getting used to the transport crate in Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, criti...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) getting used to the transport crate in Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, criti...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, cr...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, cr...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, cr...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo, Czech Republic, the day before departure, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, cr...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) initial release into small enclosure at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, critical...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) arriving in crates at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya, December 2009, Extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivity, critically endangered, P...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in crate being offloaded in Kenya after flight from Prague to Nairobi, December 2009. Subspecies extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivi...

Mark Carwardine / Northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) in crate being offloaded in Kenya after flight from Prague to Nairobi, December 2009. Subspecies extinct in the wild, only eight left in captivi...

Suzi Eszterhas / Rescued chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) being shown by Rodney Lemata (Caretaker) how to use twigs as tools to catch insects. Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda, Africa. Captive, June 2009. model...

Tim Laman / Industrial scale shrimp farm with aerators in operation. Kedah, Malaysia. May 2006

Tim Laman / Men load (Rhizophora apiculata) mangrove poles into a truck. These poles are harvested during the 15 year thinning operation in the Matang Mangrove forest, where mangroves are grown on a 30 year cycle...

Philip Stephen / Aboard "Ocean Harvest" 40-50 miles East of Newcastle on the Barnacle Bank. "Harvester" is manoeuvring alongside to receive his side of the net at the start of a pair trawl operation, October 2008. Pro...

Jerry Monkman / A hardwood forest after a selective harvest. This stand of trees was cut on a "diameter cut" basis in the 1960's. This 2005 harvest is a thinning operation with the goal of creating an uneven aged sta...

Kevin Schafer / Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) debris from logging and shingle operation, Chile

Kevin Schafer / Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) debris from logging and shingle operation, Chile

Jane Burton / Border Collie wearing Elizabethan collar to prevent scratching, after operation to stitch lower eyelid

Jane Burton / Lakeland Terrier x Border Collie bitch, in Elizabethan collar, rolling over to display site of mammary tumour (hyperplasia) and spay incision, after operation

Kirkendall-Spring / Timber stack from logging operation in Olympic Peninsula, Washington, USA

Mark Yates / Jacare caiman fishing at rapids (Caiman crocodilus yacare) Pantanal, Brazil

Mark Payne-Gill / Imprinting Whooping crane chicks for Operation Migration, MD, USA. may 2002 {Grus grus}

Mark Payne-Gill / Whooping crane chicks {Grus americana} Operation migration, MD, USA

Mark Payne-Gill / Researcher + microlite in crane costume with Whooping crane chicks, USA. Operation migration

GEORGETTE DOUWMA / Logging operation in Sabah, North Borneo, Malaysia

Mark Payne-Gill / Researcher in microlite imprinting Whooping crane chicks, USA. Operation migration

Mark Payne-Gill / Researcher in crane costume with Whooping crane chicks Operation Migration, MD, USA.

Kim Taylor / Wood ant carrying another {Formica rufa} note curled body of carried ant. UK.

Jim Brandenburg / Aerial view of diamond mining operation showing heavy earth-moving equipment and mountains of mine tailings, Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Gerry Ellis / Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) with mahout in logging operation, northeastern Thailand

Jabruson / Black rhinos with keepers having mud bath {Diceros bicornis}, Nairobi NP, Kenya. Orphaned animals from David Sheldrick Wildlife Appeal operation

Jabruson / Two Black rhino orphans {Diceros bicornis} Nairobi NP, Kenya, East Africa - David Sheldrick Wildlife Appeal Operation raising orphaned animals

Philip Stephen / The Fraserburgh-registered fishing trawler "Carisanne" heaving wire onboard at the start of a hauling operation. May 2008.

Philip Stephen / Fishing vessel paying out trawl warp at the start of a fishing operation in the North Sea. July 2007.

Richard Du Toit / Slime dam at mining operation, Gauteng, South Africa