Tui De Roy / Alcedo giant tortoise (Chelonoidis vandenburghi), Alcedo Volcano, Isabela Island. This is where the largest extant population exists, acting as ecosystem engineers by maintaining open meadows and digg...

Jabruson Motion / Chainsaw operator cutting down African oil palm ( Elaeis guineensis) in a plantation within the Protected Area of the Leuseur Ecosystem, part of a programme of habitat restoration, Tenggulun, Aceh Tam...

Nick Upton / Male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) at night, feeding on a branch in a pond, Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Project, Devon, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Male Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) at night, feeding on a branch in a pond, Devon Wildlife Trust's Devon Beaver Project, Devon, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) gnawing the trunk of a Willow tree (Salix sp.) in woodland enclosure at night. Devon Beaver Project, run by Devon Wildlife Trust, Devon, UK, April. Taken by a remote cam...

Nick Upton / Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) at night, chewing bark and climbing along a felled tree, Devon Wildlife TrustÕs Devon Beaver Project enclosure, Devon, England, UK, March.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Graphite mine near the Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, one of the environmental problems affecting the ecosystem of the rainforest. Madagascar, March 2005.

Brandon Cole / Spiral Wire coral (Stichopathes sp.) extends out from reef wall, 100ft deep, with scuba diver in background, Fiji, tropical Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / Leather Coral (Sinularia flexibilis) above soft corals (Dendronephthya sp.). Fiji, tropical Pacific Ocean.

Brandon Cole / A vibrant, busy coral reef with many species of hard and soft corals, a cloud of Scalefin anthias (Pseudanthias squammipinnis) fish swarming about, Fiji, tropical Pacific Ocean.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Greater sundew (Drosera anglica) growing in Sphagnum moss, Flow Country, Sutherland, Highlands, Scotland, UK, July. Did you know? Carnivorous plants grow in ecologically difficult areas – their presen...

Nick Garbutt / Herd of White-bearded Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus albojubatus) with calves in Long Gully near Ndutu on their annual migration. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti Ecosystem, Tanzania. (Digit...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Four-spotted chaser dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) in rain, Westhay SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, June. Photographer quote: 'Photographing in wet conditions can often result in inte...

David Woodfall / Field with numerous old ant hills on farmland managed to encourage rich ecosystems alongside agriculture. Gilfach Farm SSSI, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, Wales, November.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / View from Stac Polliadh with double rainbow and rain clouds over Cul Mor, Coigach, Highland, Scotland, November. Photographer quote: "Standing on a rain lashed and windswept mountain side all morning...

Brandon Cole / Looking up through Giant kelp forest {Macrocystis pyrifera} California USA Pacific Ocean. NOT FOR SALE IN USA

Brandon Cole / Diver exploring kelp forest and corals, Monterey Bay, California, North America. NOT FOR SALE IN USA

Chris Newbert / Reef scenic, 80 feet deep, Solomon Islands

Chris Newbert / Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans) swimming over reef, 20 feet deep, Red Sea

Chris Newbert / Pygmy Sweeper (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) school in cave, Red Sea, Egypt

Chris Newbert / Soft Coral (Dendronephthya sp) outcroppings, Sea Fan (Subergorgia sp) and Glassfish (Parapriacanthus ransonneti)

Luciano Candisani / Troupial (Icterus icterus) perched in flowering tree, Cerrado Ecosystem, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Waterfall, Formoso River, Bonito, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Piraputanga (Brycon hilarii) schooling in clear water stream, Cerrado Ecosystem, Bodoquena Plateau, Brazil

Theo Allofs / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) mother and young, Pantanal, Brazil

Theo Allofs / Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in river at sunrise, Pantanal, Brazil

Ingo Arndt / Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus variegatus) hanging in tree, Amazon, Peru

Ingo Arndt / Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) close up, portrait, Amazon ecosystem, Peru

Ingo Arndt / Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) close up, portrait, Amazon ecosystem, Peru

Ingo Arndt / Blue and Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) eating fruit, Amazon ecosystem, Peru

Konrad Wothe / Orchid Bee (Euglossa intersecta) feeding on flower nectar with tongue extended, Amazon, Brazil

Daniel J. Cox / Jaguar (Panthera onca) predating Spectacled Caiman (Caiman crocodilus) in river, Pantanal, Brazil

Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Versicolored Barbet (Eubucco versicolor) male, Amazon, Peru

Nate Chappell/ BIA / Savannah Hawk (Buteogallus meridionalis) juvenile flying, Pantanal, Brazil

Konrad Wothe / Leafcutter Ant (Atta cephalotes) pair carrying leaves, Panguana Nature Reserve, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) male, Amazon, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Andean Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) male, Amazon, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Red-headed Poison Frog (Dendrobates fantasticus), Amazon, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Mimic Poison Frog (Dendrobates imitator), Amazon, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Mimic Poison Frog (Dendrobates imitator), Amazon, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Giant Cockroach (Blaberidae) and hand, Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae), Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Bromeliad (Bromeliaceae) pair flowering, Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Bare-eared Squirrel Monkey (Saimiri ustus) in tree, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Humboldt's Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha), Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Luciano Candisani / Jacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) young in wetland, Pantanal, Brazil

Luciano Candisani / Jacare Caiman (Caiman yacare) two weeks old young in wetland, Pantanal, Brazil