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Tropical butterfly with wings spread
© Konrad Wothe / naturepl.com
Dawn over the Segama River, Borneo
© Nick Garbutt / naturepl.com
Indian elephants being walked to forest at sunset
© Michael W. Richards / naturepl.com
Fossa investigating automatic remote camera
© Nick Garbutt / naturepl.com
Masai giraffes, Kenya
© Andy Rouse / naturepl.com
Adult violin beetle on decaying leaf
© Nick Garbutt / naturepl.com
American lobster portrait
© MYN / Jerry Monkman / naturepl.com
European river otter portrait
© Andy Rouse / 2020VISION / naturepl.com
Killer whales spy-hopping to observe Weddell seal
© Doug Allan / naturepl.com
Roe deer leaping, Estonia
© Sven Zacek / naturepl.com
European cuckoo in flight
© Loic Poidevin / naturepl.com
Lowland bog landscape aerial, Estonia
© Sven Zacek / naturepl.com
Grey seal asleep in pool
© David Woodfall / naturepl.com
Blue cornflowers
© Sven Zacek / naturepl.com
Cairns birdwing and Blue Mountain swallowtail butterflies
© Konrad Wothe / naturepl.com
Common reef octopus swimming
© David Fleetham / naturepl.com
Coot running across lake surface
© Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / naturepl.com
Female harp seal with pup
© Eric Baccega / naturepl.com
Red grouse on heather moorland, Peak District
© Ben Hall / 2020VISION / naturepl.com
Three young guanaco, Chile
© Oriol Alamany / naturepl.com

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Marine Iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus), the only marine lizard, basking on volcanic rocks. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America

Mark Carwardine’s Ultimate Wildlife Experiences

From close encounters with whales to tracking jaguars in Brazil, Mark Carwardine reveals in his latest book his personal choice of the ultimate wildlife experiences in the world. Explore our gallery of images from the book to find out more!

Cowslips (Primula veris) backlit in evening light, Durlston Country Park, near Swanage, Dorset, UK, April.

Wildsights of April 2012

Want to know what wildlife and plants to watch out for in the UK countryside this month? Browse through our gorgeous April gallery of spring flowers, migrant birds and British mammals, including lots of brand new images.

Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) from different angles, only one in focus. Virumaa, Estonia, Europe

April Highlights

Check out the best new images added to our site over the last month – dramatic African wildlife, otters in the wild, spring cuckoos, amazing roe deer and rare species from Chile and Australia.

Carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland at dawn, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England

2020VISION – the UK’s most ambitious nature photography project!

We are proud to be exclusive image partner for 2020VISION – 20 photographers, 20 projects, 1 vision. Check out our new gallery page where this month’s focus is forests.

Portrait of Harp seal (Phoca groenlandicus) pup, Magdalen Islands, Canada.

Harp seals under threat on the Pack Ice

In March 2012 Eric Baccega photographed amazingly cute harp seal pups on the fragile ice in the Gulf of St Lawrence in Canada, the first to survive for 3 years, due to the effects of global warming melting the pack ice. View Eric’s lovely images and find out more about this story.

Dama Gazelle (Nanger dama) juvenile running across rocky terrain. This species is critically endangered. Termit Massif, Niger.

Niger creates the largest nature reserve in Africa

On March 6th Niger’s government established the Termit & Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve, which is the largest protected area in Africa and home to some of the world’s most endangered species. Find our more in our new Niger gallery.

Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) portrait in sea-ice landscape. Wide angle / fish-eye shot. Svalbard, Norway, September

Focus on Endangered Species

Find out more about the world’s most threatened animals and view great new pictures of polar bears, snow leopards, whale sharks, maleo fowl and Haiti’s frogs.

Ventral view of deepsea Yeti crab (Kiwa sp) from Dragon vent field, Indian Ocean, November 2011

New creatures from the Dragon Vent

The first ever expedition to explore the “Dragon Vent” in the Indian Ocean discovers bizarre creatures new to science, including the yeti crab.

Killer whale (Orcinus orca) hunting Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) spyhopping to assess where seal is on ice, whilst Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfaces nearby, Antarctica.

Humpbacks protect seals from killer whales

Find out how humpback whales protect weddell seals from killer whales. Will the seals survive the killer whales’ wave-washing technique, as shown in the BBC’s Frozen Planet?

Boy swimming with baby hawksbill turtle

Coral Triangle

Juergen and Stella Freund spent 18 months exploring the world’s epicentre of marine biodiversity – a fragile habitat and vital economic resource. Immerse yourself in the vibrant coral seas between New Guinea, Indonesia and the Philippines. Project supported by WWF.