Sharon Heald / African Wild Dog (Lycaon pictus) walking profile, wearing an anti-snare collar, also doubles up for tracking, Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, October 2012

Anup Shah / People taking photos of snare found in Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Anup Shah / Snare found in Bossou Forest, Mont Nimba, Guinea. January 2011.

Mark Carwardine / Ranger with confiscated snares in front of confiscated timber, Preah Monivong Bokor National Park, Elephant Mountains, south-western Cambodia (formerly Kampuchea)

Vladimir Medvedev / Dead female Amur / Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) caught in a snare trap set by poachers, Lazovsky Zapovednik Nature Reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far Eastern Russia. September 1998.

Andy Rouse / Poachers snare in forest, left for wildlife but they can trap Mountain gorillas, Virunga Volcanoes, Rwanda, Central Africa

Andy Rouse / Poachers snare in forest, left for wildlife but they can trap Mountain gorillas, Virunga Volcanoes, Rwanda, Central Africa

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

Christophe Courteau / Eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) young gorilla with arm injured after being caught in a snare, Kahuzi Biega NP, Democratic Republic of Congo. Gorille de plaine de l'Est, Republique...

Florian Möllers / Member of the Snare Removal Unit at Budongo Conservation Field Station removes snare set for duikers and bush pig that could seriously harm or mutilate chimpanzees which might accidentially get caug...

Florian Möllers / Andi Dominic, member of the snare removal team at Budongo Conservation Field Station showing a snare set for medium-sized duikers and bush pig in the rainforest. Budongo Forest Reserve, Masindi, Ugand...

Florian Möllers / Moses Lemi of the Snare Removal Unit at Budongo Conservation Field Station remove snares that could seriously harm or mutilate chimpanzees which might accidentially get caught in them. Budongo Forest...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Polar bear (Ursus maritimus) caught in scientist's snare. Churchill, Canada, 1981.

Pete Oxford / Leg-hold traps and wire snares which are used illegally to eradicate predators, Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Andalusia, Spain

Suzi Eszterhas / Mara Conservancy Ranger with dead Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) caught in poachers' snare, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya, August 2007

Suzi Eszterhas / Anti-poaching patrol removing live snare from bushes, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya, August 2006

Suzi Eszterhas / Ranger disassembling snare set up in bushes by poachers, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya, August 2006

Suzi Eszterhas / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) rangers and veterinarians attempting to remove snare from elephant's foot, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya, August 2006

Suzi Eszterhas / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) rangers and veterinarians attempting to remove snare from elephant's foot, Masai Mara Conservancy, Kenya, August 2006

David Shale / Close up of snare / barbel of deepsea fish {Borostomias sp}, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Close up of snare / barbel of deepsea fish {Borostomias sp}, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Close up of snare / barbel of deepsea fish {Borostomias sp}, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

David Shale / Deepsea fish {Borostomias antarcticus} showing snare, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, North Atlantic Ocean

Tim Laman / Snare set to capture wild animals (for bush meat) along a fence set to guide animals into the snares. These snares are set illegally in a protected area on Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, Rapid Asses...

Stephen Belcher / Rhino protection unit officer holding wire snare that poachers use to trap rhinos, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia

Suzi Eszterhas / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) with rangers and veterinarians removing poacher's snare around its neck, Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / Burchell's Zebra (Equus burchellii) with rangers and veterinarians removing poacher's snare around its neck, Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with rangers and veterinarians attempting to remove poacher's snare from elephant's foot, Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with rangers and veterinarians attempting to remove poacher's snare from elephant's foot, Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with rangers and veterinarians attempting to remove poacher's snare from elephant's foot, Masai Mara, Kenya

David Shale / Snaggletooth {Borostomias sp} deepsea fish with luminescent snare, from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

David Shale / Snaggletooth {Borostomias sp} deepsea fish with luminescent snare, from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Niall Benvie / Red fox snare trap (Vulpes vulpes) Angus, Scotland, UK

Colin Seddon / Badger with snare wound {Meles meles} England

Colin Seddon / Anaesthetised Badger showing snare wounds, {Meles meles} Taunton Wildlife hospital, UK

Colin Seddon / Badger {Meles meles} with snare around abdomen in rescue centre, Taunton, Somerset, UK

Richard Du Toit / State vet, Dr Beniges, treating African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) injured by snare, Mala Mala GR, South Africa

Jabruson / Destruction of bamboo snare by Park ranger, protecting Mountain gorillas {Gorilla beringei} Virunga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire)

Niall Benvie / Pest control, Fox snare, Angus, Scotrland, UK

Jabruson / Hippopotamus {Hippopotamus amphibius} close up of leg caught in snare, Rwindi, Virunga NP, Dem Rep Congo

Jabruson / Defassa waterbuck {Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa} female caught in snare, Lake Nakuru NP, Kenya

WILLIAM OSBORN / Olive baboon {Papio anubis} wounded with wire from snare, Nakuru NP, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / State vet, Dr Beniges, removes snare from injured African wild dog {Lycaon pictus} Mala Mala GR, South Africa

Jabruson / Park warden destroys snare set for antelope, bushmeat practice, Virunga NP, Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire), Central Africa

Karl Ammann / Hunter removing snare victim (duiker?) for sale as bushmeat, Central Africa. Snaring is indiscriminate, killing endangered as well as common species. Many victims are lost to scavengers, insects or ro...

Gerry Ellis / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) protection, payment in exchange for snares has helped reduced poaching around Karisoke Research Center, Rwanda

Jabruson / Spiked bamboo Buffalo snares confiscated from Ruhengeri district, Parc des Volcans NP, Rwanda

Jabruson / Poachers' snares confiscated from Ruhengeri district, Parc des Volcans NPrk, Rwanda

Jabruson / Mountain gorilla with missing hand from poachers snare Parc des Volcans NP, Rwanda

Gerry Ellis / Dik Dik (Madoqua sp) being rescued from poacher's snare by anti-poaching patrol team members in the border areas of Tsavo

Tui De Roy / Illegal gillnet fishing officially banned since 1989 Illicit gill nests snare baby sharks in mangrove nurseries, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Shark killed by gill net which have been illegal since 1989 Gill nets snare baby Sharks daily in critical mangrove nurseries, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Illegal gillnet fishing officially banned since 1989 Illicit gill nets snare baby sharks in mangrove nurseries, Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Nick Turner / Kenyan Wildlife Service ranger with poachers buffalo snare, Mount Elgon NP, West Kenya. 2002

Nick Turner / Kenyan Wildlife Service rangers with poacher's buffalo snares, Mount Elgon NP, West Kenya. 2002

Tony Heald / Marabou stork {Leptoptilos crumeniferus} with foot caught in snare, Etosha NP, Namibia

Suzi Eszterhas / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) silverback with missing hand from snare injury, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda

Suzi Eszterhas / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) silverback with missing hand from snare injury, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda

Suzi Eszterhas / Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla beringei) silverback with missing hand from snare injury, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda

Pete Oxford / Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) getting snared for research, Rupununi, Guyana

Robin Chittenden / Snare trap, Bankend Rig, Lanarkshire, Scotland, June

Suzi Eszterhas / Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) dead in poacher's snare, Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) young bull with poacher's snare on foot, Masai Mara, Kenya

Suzi Eszterhas / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) young bull with wound from snare, Masai Mara, Kenya

Gerry Ellis / Animal snare used by poachers to trap gorillas, Parc National Des Volcans, Rwanda

Gerry Ellis / Vatari, anti-poaching patrol member, showing animal snare, Parc National des Volcans, Rwanda

Gerry Ellis / African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) orphan, Dika, has wire snare removed from leg by keepers Mishak and Benson, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Nick Turner / Kenyan Wildlife Service rangers with poachers snares Mt Elgon NP Kenya. 2002

Nick Turner / Cave elephants of Mt Elgon NP Kenya in bamboo forest. NB short trunk from poachers snare.

Colin Seddon / Dead Badger caught in snare {Meles meles} UK. 1999.