Claudio Contreras / California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), two peched in tree, adult and juvenile. California condor recovery program, Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Jabruson / Eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) confiscated juvenile recovered by National Park authorities from poachers, awaiting release to the wild in wooden crate, with hand reaching out, Djomba, Vir...

Jabruson / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) confiscated and recovered ivory tusks stocked and stored at Nagero, Garamba National Park H.Q, Democratic Republic of Congo (Formerly Zaire) No release available...

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

Doug Gimesy / 1554 recovered Grey-headed Fly-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) carcases collected during a heat-stress at event at Melbourne's Yarra Bend Grey-headed Flying-fox colony - about one third of those estimate...

Doug Gimesy / Portrait of 1554 recovered Grey-headed Fly-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) carcases collected during a heat-stress at event at Melbourne's Yarra Bend Grey-headed Flying-fox colony - about one third of th...

Claudio Contreras / California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) group feeding on carrion at feeding site, California condor recovery program. Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. 2...

Claudio Contreras / California condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in flight, wings radio tagged. California condor recovery program, Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico. 2011.

Claudio Contreras / California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) in flight. California condor recovery program, Sierra de San Pedro Martir National Park, Baja California Peninsula, Mexico.

Yashpal Rathore / Barasingha (Rucervus duvauelii branderi) meaning 12 tine, a mature stag usually have 10 to 14 tines, they are recovered well from verge of extinction, Kanha National Park, India.

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife rescuers examine the remains of a dead Grey-headed flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) that was recovered in the field during a heat stress event at the Melbourne colony that day. Yarra Ben...

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife rescuers and Parks Victoria officer, Stephen Brend (top right) examine the remains of a dead Grey-headed Flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) that was recovered in the field during a heat st...

David Woodfall / Man with a tiny frog in his hand, from the Phoenix Project, a Glasgow-based rewilding project which helps young alcoholic and drug addicts at Glenlude Farm, managed by the John Muir Trust, Scotland. A...

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / King scallop (Pecten maximus) with bryozoan on the shell, South Arran Marine Protected Area, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK, August.

Nick Upton / Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) 'Kerplunk' recovering from an operation to remove a damaged, rotting rear flipper at the Cornish Seal Sanctuary hospital, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, October.

Michael Pitts / Coins from the English East India Company on the lid of a barrel, recovered from the wreck of the Admiral Gardner. Goodwin Sands, England.

Angelo Gandolfi / Scorched plant regrowing leaves after fires during the peak of the dry season, Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region, Goias, Brazil.

Angelo Gandolfi / Flower (possibly Hippeastrum sp.) in flower after fire, many flowers in the region have fire induced flowering. Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region, Goias, Brazil.

John Cancalosi / Native (uncombined) Copper (CU) nugget, recovered from Lake Michigan, Michigan, USA.

Cyril Ruoso / Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) leg. This bird was banded in Italy recovered in Ebakken, Nigeria

Juergen Freund / William Creek's Memorial Park with remains of Black Arrow rocket, successfully launched from the Woomera Rocket Range in October 1971. The rocket engine was recovered from the immense Anna Creek Stati...

Jabruson / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) ivory stockpile. Ivory recovered from natural deaths and poaching. Zakouma National park, Chad, March 2010.

David Tipling / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) shot on Malta, recovered by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) shot on Malta, recovered by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) shot on Malta, recovered by BirdLife Malta Springwatch Camp, Malta, April 2013

David Tipling / Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) adult female shot on Gozo, recovered by BirdLife Malta to be sent to Centro Recupero Fauna Selvatica, a wildlife rehabilitation centre in Sicily. BirdLife Malta Sprin...

Suzi Eszterhas / Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) snares recovered by anti-poaching team, western Uganda

Nick Garbutt / Skull of giant extinct sloth lemur (Palaeopropithecus kelyus). Recovered from underground coastal cave systems near Anjajavy. Photographed on leaf-litter in dry deciduous forest near Anjavavy, north w...

Rick Tomlinson / "Sonar" dismasted, being recovered by a safety boat. Cowes Week, August 2009.

Jeff Rotman / Gold Doubloons and gold bar recovered from the shipwreck "Las Maravillas", a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987. model released Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Emerald brooch recovered from the shipwreck "Las Maravillas", a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987.

Jeff Rotman / Doubloons recovered from the shipwreck "Las Maravillas" a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987. model released Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Diver with Elephant tusks recovered from the shipwreck "Las Maravillas", a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987.

Jeff Rotman / Diver with Elephant tusks recovered from the shipwreck "Las Maravillas", a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987.

Jeff Rotman / Six gold coins recovered from the shipwreck "Las Maravillas", a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987, model released Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Gold coins recovered from the shipwreck "Las Maravillas", a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987. model released Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Man holds up gold and silver Doubloons recovered from the shipwreck "Las Maravillas", a Spanish galleon sunk in 1658, Bahamas. 1987 Model released.

Michael Pitts / Divers with porcelain recovered from WWII shipwreck, Borneo

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

David Shale / ROV (remotely operated vehicle) Oceanographic sampling gear being recovered to research boat, GO Sars

David Shale / ROV (remotely operated vehicle) Oceanographic sampling gear being recovered to deep sea research boat, GO Sars

Rick Tomlinson / Valentia, Ireland all weather lifeboat moves through heavy seas. Largest of the fleet and designed to lie afloat. ^^^ She carries a Y class inflatable which can be launched and recovered by a lightwei...

Rick Tomlinson / The Yarmouth, IOW Lifeboat powers through the waves in the Solent, the crew can be clearly seen on deck. ^^^ The largest of the fleet and designed to lie afloat. She carries a Y class inflatable which...

Norbert Wu / Coral reef damaged by dynamite fishing has not recovered in 20 years, Similan Islands, Thailand

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife rescuers examining the remains of a dead Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovered in the field during a heat stress event at the Melbourne colony, Yarra Bend Park, Kew, Victo...

Neil Aldridge / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) eating a meal of domestic dog food while recovering from sarcoptic mange in an enclosure at a wildlife rescue and rehabilitation centre, Somerset, England, UK. August.

Sirachai Arunrugstichai / Two marine biologists attach fragments of damaged corals onto an electrified metal structure, which has been reported to improve skeletal growth, resilience, and resistance to bleaching of these recov...

Juergen Freund / Soft coral (Alcyonacea) growing on artificial reef made from wire, in damaged area of coral reef. Misool Eco Resort, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia. 2018.

Doug Gimesy / Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) with wing fracture on way to recovery room following x-ray, carried by veterinary nurse. Temporarily captive, to be released once fully recovered. Currumbin Wildlife...

Doug Gimesy / Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) with wing fracture under anaesthetic, veterinary nurse preparing to undertake x-ray. Temporarily captive, to be released once fully recovered. Currumbin Wildlife Hosp...

Doug Gimesy / Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) under anaesthetic, veterinary nurse checking progress following wing fracture. Veterinarian in background. Temporarily captive, to be released once fully recovered. C...

Doug Gimesy / Veterinary nurse administrating anaesthetic to Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) to monitor progress following wing fracture. Veterinarians in background. Temporarily captive, to be released once full...

Doug Gimesy / Veterinarian and veterinary nurse administrating anaesthetic to Wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) to monitor progress following wing fracture, likely caused by road traffic accident. Temporarily capti...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovering from anaesthetic and thumb amputation, held by veterinary nurse. Bat was caught in roof guttering. Temporarily captive, to be released once r...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovering from anaesthetic and thumb amputation, held by veterinary nurse. Bat was caught in roof guttering. Temporarily captive, to be released once r...

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) recovering on scales following surgery to amputate toe. Temporarily captive, to be released once recovered. Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Gold Coast, Que...

Doug Gimesy / Kookaburra (Dacelo sp) in cage during recovery. Currumbin Wildlife Hospital, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. November 2019. Editorial use only.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Bull banksia (Banksia grandis) re-sprouting from lignotuber after major bushfire, West Cape Howe National Park, Western Australia, April 2002.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Bull banksia (Banksia grandis) re-sprouting from lignotuber after major bushfire, West Cape Howe National Park, Western Australia, April 2002.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Bull banksia (Banksia grandis) re-sprouting from lignotuber after major bushfire, West Cape Howe National Park, Western Australia, April 2002.

Jiri Lochman / Red lantern banksia (Banksia caleyi), a pyrophile which opens its cones to release seeds only after a fire, Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, October 2002.

Jiri Lochman / Red lantern banksia (Banksia caleyi), a pyrophile which opens its cones to release seeds only after a fire, Stirling Range National Park, Western Australia, October 2002.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Rock sheoak (Allocasuarina huegeliana) re-sprouting from epicormic buds after major bushfire, Mount Cooke, Darling Range, Western Australia. April 2003.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt shrubs re-sprouting from lignotubers shortly after bushfire, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Western Australia. February 2009.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Red swamp banksia (Banksia occidentalis) re-sprouting from lignotuber immediately after bushfire, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Western Australia. February 2009.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Red swamp banksia (Banksia occidentalis) re-sprouting from lignotuber immediately after bushfire, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Western Australia. February 2009.

Jiri Lochman / Close up of a severely burnt Red swamp banksia (Banksia occidentalis) re-sprouting from lignotuber immediately after bushfire, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Western Australia. February 2009.

Jiri Lochman / Plume albizia (Paraserianthes lophantha) regenerating from seeds in an area destroyed in a bushfire, Mount Cooke, Darling Range, Western Australia. April 2003.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt stand of Western Australian peppermint, or Willow myrtle (Agonis flexuosa) re-sprouting from lignotubers after major bushfire, West Cape Howe National Park, Western Australia. April 200...

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Mallee (Eucalyptus sp.) re-sprouting from lignotuber immediately after bushfire, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Western Australia. February 2009.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Mallee (Eucalyptus sp.) re-sprouting from lignotuber and epicormic buds immediately after bushfire, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Western Australia. February 2009.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Mallee (Eucalyptus sp.) re-sprouting from lignotuber and epicormic buds immediately after bushfire, Walpole Nornalup National Park, Western Australia. February 2009.

Jiri Lochman / Hairy jugflower (Adenanthos barbiger) burnt to the ground re-sprouting from lignotuber shortly after bushfire, Darling Range, Western Australia. April 2003.

Jiri Lochman / Eucalyptus saplings growing en masse in an alpine forest devastated by wildfires in February, 2003, Alpine National Park, Victoria, Australia. March 2007.

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Eucalyptus tree re-sprouting from epicormic buds after major bushfire, between Omeo and Dargo, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. April 2007

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Eucalyptus tree re-sprouting from epicormic buds after major bushfire, between Omeo and Dargo, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. April 2007

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Eucalyptus tree re-sprouting from epicormic buds after major bushfire, between Omeo and Dargo, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. April 2007

Jiri Lochman / Severely burnt Eucalyptus tree re-sprouting from epicormic buds after major bushfire, between Omeo and Dargo, East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. April 2007

Doug Gimesy / Martins Creek and surrounds approx 5 months after 2019/20 bushfires devastated the area. The edge of the creek originally had wet temperate rainforest along its edge, bounded by wet and damp forest. M...

Doug Gimesy / Martins Creek and surrounds approx 5 months after 2019/20 bushfires devastated the area. The edge of the creek originally had wet temperate rainforest along its edge, bounded by wet and damp forest. M...

Doug Gimesy / Martins Creek and surrounds approx 5 months after 2019/20 bushfires devastated the area. The edge of the creek originally had wet temperate rainforest along its edge, bounded by wet and damp forest. M...

Tui De Roy / Medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis), recovering from introduced avian pox infection. Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Darwin's medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) recovering from introduced avian pox in photographer Tui De Roy's garden, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands

Derek Galon / Aerial tracking shot showing forest recovering after hurricane Maria, including African luliptrees (Spathodea campanulata), Dominica, Eastern Caribbean

Doug Gimesy / Eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus sp.) showing epicormic growth in response to bushfire damage / stress. Eucalyptus trees are some of the most successful resprouters in the world, with extensive epicormic b...

Doug Gimesy / Eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus sp.) showing epicormic growth in response to bushfire damage / stress. Eucalyptus trees are some of the most successful resprouters in the world, with extensive epicormic b...

Doug Gimesy / Red box tree (Eucalyptus polyanthemos) showing epicormic growth in response to bushfire damage / stress. Eucalyptus trees are some of the most successful resprouters in the world, with extensive epico...

Doug Gimesy / Hard tree ferns (Blechnum sp.) sprouting in burnt forest after 2019/20 bushfires devastated the area. Damaged Eucalyptus trees and soft tree ferns in the background. Martins Creek Scenic Reserve, Nurr...

Doug Gimesy / Hard tree ferns (Blechnum sp.) sprouting in burnt forest after 2019/20 bushfires devastated the area. Damaged Eucalyptus trees and soft tree ferns in the background. Martins Creek Scenic Reserve, Nurr...

Doug Gimesy / Hard tree ferns (Blechnum sp.) sprouting in burnt forest after 2019/20 bushfires devastated the area. Damaged Eucalyptus trees and soft tree ferns in the background. Martins Creek Scenic Reserve, Nurr...

Doug Gimesy / Eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus sp.) showing epicormic growth in response to bushfire damage / stress. Eucalyptus trees are some of the most successful resprouters in the world, with extensive epicormic b...

Doug Gimesy / Eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus sp.) showing epicormic growth in response to bushfire damage / stress. Eucalyptus trees are some of the most successful resprouters in the world, with extensive epicormic b...

Doug Gimesy / Eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus sp.) showing epicormic growth in response to bushfire damage / stress. Eucalyptus trees are some of the most successful resprouters in the world, with extensive epicormic b...

Doug Gimesy / Eucalyptus tree (Eucalyptus sp.) showing epicormic growth in response to bushfire damage / stress. Eucalyptus trees are some of the most successful resprouters in the world, with extensive epicormic b...

Doug Gimesy / Eucalyptus trees (Eucalyptus sp.) showing epicormic growth in response to bushfire damage / stress. Eucalyptus trees are some of the most successful resprouters in the world, with extensive epicormic...

Doug Gimesy / Eucalyptus trees (Eucalyptus sp.) showing epicormic growth in response to bushfire damage / stress. Eucalyptus trees are some of the most successful resprouters in the world, with extensive epicormic...