Spain is a large country with very diverse landscapes and habitats, which are showcased in eleven Wild Wonders missions. It is also the nearest country in Europe to Africa, with arid plains, many reptile species and Europe's largest vulture population. Resident photographer Inaki Relanzon produced detailed coverage of all the main islands of the Canaries, while Diego Lopez shot the Bay of Cadiz and its flamingo flocks. Magnus Elander and Staffan Widstrand (both Sweden) tackled some of the more spectacular bird and mammal species - lammergeiers in the Ordesa National Park, Spanish ibex in the Sierra de Gredos and great bustards and white storks in Extremadura. Verena Popp-Hackner (Austria) shot the coastlines of the Bay of Biscay in the Basque country, while Laurent Geslin (France) produced intriguing images of the urban peregrines of Barcelona. Niall Benvie (UK) focussed on the reptiles, insects and flowers of Andalucia, while Pete Oxford (UK) achieved unique shots of Europe's most endangered mammal, the Iberian lynx.

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