2013 - Photos primées 2013 (84) Images supplémentaires...
Once again, Nature Picture Library's photographers enjoyed great success in the major international photography competitions of 2013. Alex Mustard was the overall winner of the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Michel Poinsignon and David Hackel won the main prize in the Melvita Nature Images Awards in France. Andy Rouse won the African Wildlife category of the Nature's Best Windland Smith Rice International Awards. Sergey Gorshkov and Pal Hermansen were category winners in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Ann Toon won the IUCN grant in the Melvita awards for her portfolio on elephant vasectomy. Pal Hermansen won the Fritz Poelking award at GDT for his Car Cemetary portfolio. Adam Burton maintained his superb record of being commended in each year of the Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition. Enrique Lopez Tapia won the Nature category of the Pollux Awards. Fifteen images by NPL photographers were highly commended in the British Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards.
A long exposure renders Bar jacks (Carangoides ruber) as ghostly trails as they swim around a sponge, on a coral reef, at night. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Overall winner of GDT competiti...
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Alex Mustard / A long exposure renders Bar jacks (Carangoides ruber) as ghostly trails as they swim around a sponge, on a coral reef, at night. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. Overall winner of GDT competiti...
Sillhouette of Black woodpecker {Dryocopus martius} flying from nest hole in tree trunk in mist / rain, ancient forest, Vosges mountains, Lorraine, France. Overall winner and winner of the Birds categ...
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Poinsignon and Hackel / Sillhouette of Black woodpecker {Dryocopus martius} flying from nest hole in tree trunk in mist / rain, ancient forest, Vosges mountains, Lorraine, France. Overall winner and winner of the Birds categ...
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) from different angles, only one in focus. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, March. Winner of the Mammals category in GDT competition 2013. 2nd Prize in the Mammals Category of M...
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Sven Zacek / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) from different angles, only one in focus. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe, March. Winner of the Mammals category in GDT competition 2013. 2nd Prize in the Mammals Category of M...
Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) silhouetted by beams of light from setting sun, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Winner of the African section of the Natures Best Windland Smith Rice...
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Andy Rouse / Maasai Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi) silhouetted by beams of light from setting sun, Maasai Mara, Kenya, Africa. Winner of the African section of the Natures Best Windland Smith Rice...
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) on fruit tree in snow. Helsinki, Finland. January. Overall winner in the Swiss Ornithological Institute photography competition 2013.
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Markus Varesvuo / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) on fruit tree in snow. Helsinki, Finland. January. Overall winner in the Swiss Ornithological Institute photography competition 2013.
Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) portrait, Vosges Mountains, France. October 2012.  Highly Honoured in the wildlife category  Natures Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Competition...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) portrait, Vosges Mountains, France. October 2012. Highly Honoured in the wildlife category Natures Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Competition...
Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Horsetail (Equisetum), Herbitzheim near Saarbruecken, Saarland, Germany. Finalist in the Macro category and winner of the audience award in the Montpho...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) on Horsetail (Equisetum), Herbitzheim near Saarbruecken, Saarland, Germany. Finalist in the Macro category and winner of the audience award in the Montpho...
Tolbachik Volcano erupting with lava flowing down the mountain side. Kamchatka, Russia. November 29th 2013. Winner of the Wildscapes category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY competitio...
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Sergey Gorshkov / Tolbachik Volcano erupting with lava flowing down the mountain side. Kamchatka, Russia. November 29th 2013. Winner of the Wildscapes category, Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY competitio...
Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) feeding chicks in a nest in an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, July. Winner of the Urban Wildlife Category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) 2013. Winner...
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Pal Hermansen / Song thrush (Turdus philomelos) feeding chicks in a nest in an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, July. Winner of the Urban Wildlife Category at the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (WPOY) 2013. Winner...
Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) resting on iceberg, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, March 2010. WINNER OF NATURE CATEGORY OF POLLUX COMPEITITON / AWARDS 2013
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Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) resting on iceberg, Gerlache Strait, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, March 2010. WINNER OF NATURE CATEGORY OF POLLUX COMPEITITON / AWARDS 2013
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) attacking Jay (Garrulus glandarius) Telemark, Norway, September
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Pal Hermansen / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) attacking Jay (Garrulus glandarius) Telemark, Norway, September
Pair of Common european toads (Bufo bufo) with strings of toadspawn, in pond, Germany. Specially commended in Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPOY) 2013, Underwater Worlds Category.
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Solvin Zankl / Pair of Common european toads (Bufo bufo) with strings of toadspawn, in pond, Germany. Specially commended in Wildlife Photographer of the Year (WPOY) 2013, Underwater Worlds Category.
Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn, seen from under bubbling brook, the Netherlands, November. Runner up  in Creative Visions category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 competition
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Theo Bosboom / Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn, seen from under bubbling brook, the Netherlands, November. Runner up in Creative Visions category of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 competition
Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) underwater view of group feeding, Lake Kirkini, Greece. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013. Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards c...
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Bence Mate / Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) underwater view of group feeding, Lake Kirkini, Greece. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013. Commended in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards c...
Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species. Commended in Wildlife Photograp...
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Vladimir Medvedev / Wild female Amur leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) on rocky hillside, Kedrovaya Pad reserve, Primorsky Krai, Far East Russia, January. Critically endangered species. Commended in Wildlife Photograp...
Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) hibernating amongst leaves and acorns. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, October.
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Danny Green / Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) hibernating amongst leaves and acorns. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, October.
Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) landing at sunset. North America.  Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Competition...
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Diane McAllister / Sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) landing at sunset. North America. Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Competition...
Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) in flight, Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada. February. First place in the Overall Category of the 2013 Great Backyard Bird Count photo competition.
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Diane McAllister / Snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) in flight, Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada. February. First place in the Overall Category of the 2013 Great Backyard Bird Count photo competition.
European hare (Lepus europaeus) in grass  field, UK, May. Highly commended Animal Portraits category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) in grass field, UK, May. Highly commended Animal Portraits category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
European hares (Lepus europaeus) courtship chase, UK, February. Highly commended Animal Behaviour category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
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Andy Rouse / European hares (Lepus europaeus) courtship chase, UK, February. Highly commended Animal Behaviour category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
European hare (Lepus europaeus) male standing on hind legs watching female, UK, April. Highly commended Habitat category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
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Andy Rouse / European hare (Lepus europaeus) male standing on hind legs watching female, UK, April. Highly commended Habitat category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards (BWPA) 2013
Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult on nest amongst cotton grass, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June. Highly commended in the Animal Portraits category of the British Wildlife Photograph...
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) adult on nest amongst cotton grass, Flow Country, Highland, Scotland, UK, June. Highly commended in the Animal Portraits category of the British Wildlife Photograph...
Stunted oak woodland covered in moss, Wistman's Wood, Devon, UK. August. Highly Commended in the Wild Woods category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.
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Ben Hall / Stunted oak woodland covered in moss, Wistman's Wood, Devon, UK. August. Highly Commended in the Wild Woods category of the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.
Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking flight, artistically blurred photograph. Cheshire, UK, October. Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Nature's Best Windland Smith...
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Ben Hall / Black headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) taking flight, artistically blurred photograph. Cheshire, UK, October. Highly honoured in the Art in Nature category of the Nature's Best Windland Smith...
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) with perch in its beak, Cheshire, UK, October. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.
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Ben Hall / Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) with perch in its beak, Cheshire, UK, October. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.
Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship displaying at dawn, backlit and surrounded by mist, Cheshire, UK, April. Highly honoured in the Birds Category of Nature's Best Windl...
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Ben Hall / Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship displaying at dawn, backlit and surrounded by mist, Cheshire, UK, April. Highly honoured in the Birds Category of Nature's Best Windl...
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight, artistically blurred photograph, Cheshire, UK, February. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013....
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Ben Hall / Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight, artistically blurred photograph, Cheshire, UK, February. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013....
Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadman's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April.
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Amphipod (Iphimedia obesa) on top of a colony of Deadman's fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) coral, Loch Carron, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, UK, April.
John dory (Zeus faber) portrait, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, UK, October
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Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / John dory (Zeus faber) portrait, Babbacombe Bay, Devon, UK, October
Common / Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) swarming in shallow water over kelp, Cardigan Bay, Wales, June. Highly commended in Coast and Marine category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards...
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Graham Eaton / Common / Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) swarming in shallow water over kelp, Cardigan Bay, Wales, June. Highly commended in Coast and Marine category, British Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards...
Long underwater exposure of a mountain stream, with Green algae (Chlorophyceae sp.) moving in the current, River Ogwen, Snowdonia NP, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, October 2009. Highly commended in Botanical Br...
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Graham Eaton / Long underwater exposure of a mountain stream, with Green algae (Chlorophyceae sp.) moving in the current, River Ogwen, Snowdonia NP, Gwynedd, Wales, UK, October 2009. Highly commended in Botanical Br...
A misty morning over a mixed woodland in autumn, ~Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, Perthshire, Scotland, November 2011. Highly commended in the Wild Woods Category of the British Wildlife Photography Awar...
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Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / A misty morning over a mixed woodland in autumn, ~Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, Perthshire, Scotland, November 2011. Highly commended in the Wild Woods Category of the British Wildlife Photography Awar...
Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) alighting on water at dawn, Cheshire, UK, November. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.
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Ben Hall / Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) alighting on water at dawn, Cheshire, UK, November. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013.
European Badger (Meles meles) on the North Downs above Folkestone. Kent, UK, June. Camera trap photo.
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Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / European Badger (Meles meles) on the North Downs above Folkestone. Kent, UK, June. Camera trap photo.
Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hunting Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) into shore, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Highly honoured in the Wildlife category of Nature's Best Pho...
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Ben Cranke / Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) hunting Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) into shore, Cuverville Island, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica. Highly honoured in the Wildlife category of Nature's Best Pho...
Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), adults perched on branch in winter feeding on apple. Lorraine France.  3rd Prize in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013.
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Michel Poinsignon / Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), adults perched on branch in winter feeding on apple. Lorraine France. 3rd Prize in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013.
Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) portrait, Lake Kerkini, Greece. February. Highly honoured in the Birds Category of Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Competition...
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David Pattyn / Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) portrait, Lake Kerkini, Greece. February. Highly honoured in the Birds Category of Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Competition...
Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) in rain, Lorraine, France, April. 3rd Prize in the Other Nature Topics category of Melvita Nature Images Awards 2013.
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Michel Poinsignon / Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) in rain, Lorraine, France, April. 3rd Prize in the Other Nature Topics category of Melvita Nature Images Awards 2013.
Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) resting in shrinking pool, Pouso Alegre lodge. Pantanal, Brazil. Highly commended in the Other Animals Category of the GDT competition 2013.
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David Pattyn / Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) resting in shrinking pool, Pouso Alegre lodge. Pantanal, Brazil. Highly commended in the Other Animals Category of the GDT competition 2013.
Bridled parrotfish (Scarus frenatus) clownish grin reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Highly commended in the Underwater World Category of...
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Franco Banfi / Bridled parrotfish (Scarus frenatus) clownish grin reveals its power tools: grinding teeth used to scrape algae from rock, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Highly commended in the Underwater World Category of...
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with muddy fish slipping from its claws as it flies up from the water. Hungary. Highly commended in the Birds category, GDT Competition 2013
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Bence Mate / White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) with muddy fish slipping from its claws as it flies up from the water. Hungary. Highly commended in the Birds category, GDT Competition 2013
Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus) close-up of eye. Kuusamo Finland, May. Winner of the Birds Category in the Finnish Nature Photo of the Year Competition 2013
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Markus Varesvuo / Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus) close-up of eye. Kuusamo Finland, May. Winner of the Birds Category in the Finnish Nature Photo of the Year Competition 2013
Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)Kuusamo Finland February 2012
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Markus Varesvuo / Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)Kuusamo Finland February 2012
Wolf (Canis lupus) approaches a small herd of Red deer (Cervus elephas) in snow, Abruzzo, Italy. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the GDT Competition 2013
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Bruno DAmicis,Bruno D'Amicis / Wolf (Canis lupus) approaches a small herd of Red deer (Cervus elephas) in snow, Abruzzo, Italy. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the GDT Competition 2013
Moose (Alces alces) herd on a cold -18 C morning amongst frozen willow bushes, with snow, in Tartumaa, Estonia. January. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the GDT competition 2013.
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Sven Zacek / Moose (Alces alces) herd on a cold -18 C morning amongst frozen willow bushes, with snow, in Tartumaa, Estonia. January. Highly commended in the Mammals category of the GDT competition 2013.
Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) portrait. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway. Highly commended in the GDT 2013 Competition.
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Erlend Haarberg / Mountain hare (Lepus timidus) portrait. Vauldalen, Sor-Trondelag, Norway. Highly commended in the GDT 2013 Competition.
Abstract black and white shot of distantt Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) flying by Seljaland waterfall, Iceland, February. Runner up in the Birds Category of the GDT competition 2013.
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Theo Bosboom / Abstract black and white shot of distantt Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis) flying by Seljaland waterfall, Iceland, February. Runner up in the Birds Category of the GDT competition 2013.
Waterfall from ice cliffs and polar ice cap. Austfonna Polar Ice Cap, Svalbard, Arctic. August 2011. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013
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Andy Rouse,Andy Rouse / Waterfall from ice cliffs and polar ice cap. Austfonna Polar Ice Cap, Svalbard, Arctic. August 2011. Highly commended in the GDT competition 2013
Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) sitting on an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, January. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portfolio category in the Melvita Natur...
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Pal Hermansen / Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) sitting on an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, January. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portfolio category in the Melvita Natur...
Silhouette of a Blue tit (Cyanistes / Parus caeruleus) seen through the windscreen of an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, December. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of...
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Pal Hermansen / Silhouette of a Blue tit (Cyanistes / Parus caeruleus) seen through the windscreen of an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, December. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of...
Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) inside an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, February. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portfolio category in the Melvita Nature...
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Pal Hermansen / Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) inside an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, February. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portfolio category in the Melvita Nature...
Birch tree (Betula) growing inside an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, January. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013.
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Pal Hermansen / Birch tree (Betula) growing inside an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, January. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013.
Hoverfly (Syrphidae) on a Fern-leaf dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris) flower, with an old car in the background, Bastnas, Sweden, July. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013.
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Pal Hermansen / Hoverfly (Syrphidae) on a Fern-leaf dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris) flower, with an old car in the background, Bastnas, Sweden, July. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013.
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) taking off in the snow, with old cars in the background, Bastnas, Sweden, February. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portf...
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Pal Hermansen / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) taking off in the snow, with old cars in the background, Bastnas, Sweden, February. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portf...
Wood ants (Formica rufa) around the edge of a broken window in an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, July. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portfolio category in...
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Pal Hermansen / Wood ants (Formica rufa) around the edge of a broken window in an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, July. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013 and winner of the Portfolio category in...
Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) with food in its beak at the entrance to its nest in the exhaust pipe of an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, June. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013...
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Pål Hermansen,Pal Hermansen / Blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) with food in its beak at the entrance to its nest in the exhaust pipe of an old car, Bastnas, Sweden, June. Winner of the Fritz Polking Prize at the GDT competition 2013...
Wild elephant (Loxodonta africana), vas deferens, removed during keyhole surgery  in the bush.  Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa, April 2011.  Winner of the IUCN grant in the Melvita Natu...
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Ann & Steve Toon / Wild elephant (Loxodonta africana), vas deferens, removed during keyhole surgery in the bush. Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa, April 2011. Winner of the IUCN grant in the Melvita Natu...
Wild elephant (Loxodonta africana), vas deferens, removed during keyhole surgery  in the bush.  Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa, April 2011.  Winner of the IUCN grant in the Melvita Natu...
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Ann & Steve Toon / Wild elephant (Loxodonta africana), vas deferens, removed during keyhole surgery in the bush. Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa, April 2011. Winner of the IUCN grant in the Melvita Natu...
Elephant Population Management Program surgeon Dr  Dean Hendrickson, director of Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital makes ID notch in vasectomised wild elephant bull (Loxodonta afr...
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Ann & Steve Toon / Elephant Population Management Program surgeon Dr Dean Hendrickson, director of Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital makes ID notch in vasectomised wild elephant bull (Loxodonta afr...
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...
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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...
Wild elephant bull, (Loxodonta africana), hoisted into position by crane for vasectomy operation in bush by the Elephant Population Management Program team. Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Afri...
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Ann & Steve Toon / Wild elephant bull, (Loxodonta africana), hoisted into position by crane for vasectomy operation in bush by the Elephant Population Management Program team. Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Afri...
Wild elephant (Loxodonta africana) anaethetised in the bush, the Elephant Population Management Program surgical team finish work after performing vasectomy keyhole surgery, private game reserve, Limp...
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Ann & Steve Toon / Wild elephant (Loxodonta africana) anaethetised in the bush, the Elephant Population Management Program surgical team finish work after performing vasectomy keyhole surgery, private game reserve, Limp...
Team of Elephant Population Management Program surgeons perform vasectomy on wild elephant bull, (Loxodonta africana), using keyhole surgery.  Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa. April 2011...
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Ann & Steve Toon / Team of Elephant Population Management Program surgeons perform vasectomy on wild elephant bull, (Loxodonta africana), using keyhole surgery. Private game reserve in Limpopo, South Africa. April 2011...
Elephant Population Management Program surgeon Dr Johan Marais, left, of the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science assisted by Dr Dean Hendrickson, director of Colorado State Universi...
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Ann & Steve Toon / Elephant Population Management Program surgeon Dr Johan Marais, left, of the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science assisted by Dr Dean Hendrickson, director of Colorado State Universi...
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in habitat with dark clouds, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September 2012. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and t...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in habitat with dark clouds, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September 2012. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and t...
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) silhouetted in the distance with clouds, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursar...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) silhouetted in the distance with clouds, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursar...
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in mist, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a Species cat...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in mist, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a Species cat...
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) silhouetted in the distance with clouds, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursar...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) silhouetted in the distance with clouds, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursar...
Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) male portrait, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a Spe...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) male portrait, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a Spe...
Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in habitat, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September 2012. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a S...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) in habitat, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September 2012. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a S...
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) mating,  Dovrefjell national park,  Norway, September. Winner, Fritz Polking Junior Award portfolio, GDT 2011 Competition. 3rd Prize in the Story of Species category, Melvita...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) mating, Dovrefjell national park, Norway, September. Winner, Fritz Polking Junior Award portfolio, GDT 2011 Competition. 3rd Prize in the Story of Species category, Melvita...
Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with calves, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a Speci...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) with calves, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a Speci...
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) feeding young. Norway. Winner, Fritz Polking Junior Award portfolio, GDT 2011 Competition. 3rd Prize in the Story of Species category, Melvita Natures images Awards competiti...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) feeding young. Norway. Winner, Fritz Polking Junior Award portfolio, GDT 2011 Competition. 3rd Prize in the Story of Species category, Melvita Natures images Awards competiti...
Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) dead, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a Species catego...
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Radomir Jakubowski / Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) dead, Dovrefjell National Park, Norway. September. Winner of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013 of Terre Sauvage Club bursary and the Story of a Species catego...
West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) 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. Saldhana...
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) 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. Saldhana...
Fishermen work on a commercial boat fishing 'James Archer' (Oceana fisheries) trapping West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii). Fishermen open the bottom of the trap by releasing a string and allowi...
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Fishermen work on a commercial boat fishing 'James Archer' (Oceana fisheries) trapping West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii). Fishermen open the bottom of the trap by releasing a string and allowi...
West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) are being bagged and then frozen in the Saldanha Bay police station. They will be used as evidence against the poachers in court. Law enforcement found this e...
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) are being bagged and then frozen in the Saldanha Bay police station. They will be used as evidence against the poachers in court. Law enforcement found this e...
West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) caught by recreational fishers, Kommetjie, South Africa.  3rd Prize in the Man and Nature Category of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) caught by recreational fishers, Kommetjie, South Africa. 3rd Prize in the Man and Nature Category of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013
West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) caught by recreational fishers, Kommetjie, South Africa.  3rd Prize in the Man and Nature Category of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) caught by recreational fishers, Kommetjie, South Africa. 3rd Prize in the Man and Nature Category of the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2013
Girl looking at the West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) in the aquarium. Two Oceans Aquarium, V and A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa.   3rd Prize in the Man and Nature Category of the Melvi...
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Cheryl-Samantha Owen / Girl looking at the West coast rock lobsters (Jasus lalandii) in the aquarium. Two Oceans Aquarium, V and A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa. 3rd Prize in the Man and Nature Category of the Melvi...
Defra Field Workers prepare personal protection equipment and vaccine for use on European Badgers (Meles meles) as part of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) vaccination trials on farmland, with cows in the ba...
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Neil Aldridge / Defra Field Workers prepare personal protection equipment and vaccine for use on European Badgers (Meles meles) as part of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) vaccination trials on farmland, with cows in the ba...
A European Badger (Meles meles) caught in a cage trap awaiting vaccination as part of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) vaccination trials on farmland in Gloucestershire, UK. June 2011. Part of winning portfo...
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Neil Aldridge / A European Badger (Meles meles) caught in a cage trap awaiting vaccination as part of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) vaccination trials on farmland in Gloucestershire, UK. June 2011. Part of winning portfo...
Defra Field Workers prepare vaccine for use on European Badgers (Meles meles) as part of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) vaccination trials in Gloucestershire, UK June 2011. Part of winning portfolio for Do...
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Neil Aldridge / Defra Field Workers prepare vaccine for use on European Badgers (Meles meles) as part of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) vaccination trials in Gloucestershire, UK June 2011. Part of winning portfolio for Do...
European Badger (Meles meles) is released from a cage trap following its successful vaccination against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) during vaccination trials in Gloucestershire, UK June 2011. Part of wi...
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Neil Aldridge / European Badger (Meles meles) is released from a cage trap following its successful vaccination against bovine tuberculosis (bTB) during vaccination trials in Gloucestershire, UK June 2011. Part of wi...