Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital volunteer handing Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) baby as it flaps her wings, Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. May 2015. Second Place in t...

Eric Baccega / Salt caravans made up of hundreds of Dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) and their pullers transporting salt slabs cut from Lake Assale to the Mekele Market, Danakil depression, Afar region, Ethiop...

Staffan Widstrand / Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) in winter coat, resting in grass, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, September.

Jabruson / Hammer Headed bats (Hypsignathus monstrosus) in gloved hand - live mist net catch for blood sampling in search of the unknown reservoir host for Ebola virus. Ebola outbreaks in Mbomo in 2003 killed 12...

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / A child sitting by wall with empty glass bottles, in the small village of Khumnu. Annapurna Sanctuary, central Nepal, November 2011.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / SANCCOB Hands Across the Sand event, in strong wind, to raise awareness for seabird and marine conservation, with 'Rocky' the Southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome) on the beach. Table Bay,...

Milan Radisics / Falconer with Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) to keep other bird away from airport, Budapest Airport, Hungary, March 2009

Alejandro Prieto / A scientist taking samples from sedated Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) in a laboratory as part of the research into the regeneration process of the Axototl at CINVESTAV research center, Irapuato, Mexi...

Neil Aldridge / Fur coat made with Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) fur, UK. The UK was the first country in the world to ban fur farming in 2000.

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals / Stephen Rubanga, a veterinary technician with CTPH, processing gorilla fecal samples in a laboratory, Uganda.

Robin Chittenden / Brown long-eared bat (Plecotus auritus) in the hand prior to release following recuperation, Norfolk, UK. September.

Ugo Mellone / Hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) abandoned egg rescued for captive breeding, Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Tukumeq Qaerngaq, an Inuit mother, carrying her daughter, Maria, in a sealskin amaut (hooded jacket). Qingmiunaqarfik Island, Northwest Greenland, 1985.

Emanuele Biggi / Harlequin frogs (Atelopus varius) in captivity, held in gloved hands at the El Valle de Anton Conservation Centre (EVACC), breeding program, Panama. Critically endangered.

Emanuele Biggi / Edgardo Griffith holding a Harlequin frog (Atelopus varius) in captivity at the El Valle de Anton Conservation Centre (EVACC), Panama. Critically endangered. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Emanuele Biggi / Edgardo Griffith holding a Harlequin Frog (Atelopus varius) in captivity at the El Valle de Anton Conservation Centre (EVACC), Panama. Critically endangered. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Emanuele Biggi / Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) held by Mark Bushell, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Bristol, UK. Model released.

Emanuele Biggi / Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) held by Mark Bushell, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Bristol, UK. Model released.

Emanuele Biggi / Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) held by Mark Bushell, Bristol Zoo Gardens, Bristol, UK. Model released.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Magssanguaq Imina, an Inuit man from Qaanaaq, demonstrates a traditional string puzzle called the tent. He is wearing a white anorak which he wears on Sundays and celebratory occasions. Avanersuaq, No...

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Arnanguaq Qujaukitsoq, a young Inuit woman from Qaanaaq in Northwest Greenland. 2019

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Otto Simigak with a mug of tea during a break on a hunting trip in light snow. Siorapaluk, Northwest Greenland.1977.

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Thomas Qujaukitsok, an Inuit boy, laughing at Inerssussat. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Magssanguak Imina making a traditional string puzzle that represents a tent, while sitting in a tent. Thule, Northwest Greenland. 1971

Edwin Giesbers / A wild Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) about to be weighed, part of a program to capture the last wild population in the Netherlands and keep it safe in GaiaZOO to prevent infection from a dea...

Edwin Giesbers / A wild Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) being weighed, part of a program to capture the last wild population in the Netherlands and keep it safe in GaiaZOO to prevent infection from a deadly fu...

Edwin Giesbers / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) being swabbed with a cotton swab to check for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungus DNA, Hallerbos, Belgium. October 2014.

Edwin Giesbers / Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) being swabbed with a cotton swab to check for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis fungus DNA, Hallerbos, Belgium. October 2014.

Edwin Giesbers / Professor Dr. Frank Pasmans cutting tissue samples from dead Fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) from Ovitat, Belgium, which may have died of BS (Batrachochytrium salamandirvorans) infection. Ghe...

Edwin Giesbers / Professor Dr. Frank Pasmans cutting tissue samples from dead Fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) from Ovitat, Belgium, which may have died of BS (Batrachochytrium salamandirvorans) infection. Ghe...

Edwin Giesbers / Professor Dr. An Martel holding a Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) from the Robertville forest in Belgium. An outbreak of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis was detected in this forest in 2014. Som...

Edwin Giesbers / Professor Dr. An Martel, University of Ghent, taking a swab from a Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) to check whether any DNA of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is present. The Fire sa...

Edwin Giesbers / Professor Dr. An Martel, University of Ghent, taking a swab from a Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) to check whether any DNA of the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is present. The Fire sa...

Edwin Giesbers / A wild Fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) held in gloved hands in front of plastic trays containing more fire salamanders, part of a program to capture the last wild population in the Netherlands...

Edwin Giesbers / Wild Fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) keep in plastic trays, part of a program to capture the last wild population in the Netherlands and keep it safe in GaiaZOO to prevent infection from a de...

Edwin Giesbers / Wild Fire salamanders (Salamandra salamandra) keep in plastic trays, part of a program to capture the last wild population in the Netherlands and keep it safe in GaiaZOO to prevent infection from a de...

Eric Baccega / Keeper at the bird unit, training with a Great grey owl (Strix nebulosa lapponica), Beauval Zoo, Saint-Aignan, France.

Robin Chittenden / Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) perched on rock near beach, Mallorca, August 2019

Neil Aldridge / A vaccinator prepares a syringe before vaccinating a European badger (Meles meles) against TB. North Somerset, UK. Badger vaccination programmes are being carried out in England as a means of controll...

Neil Aldridge / A vaccinator prepares a syringe before vaccinating a European badger (Meles meles) against TB. North Somerset, UK. . Badger vaccination programmes are being carried out in England as a means of contro...

Neil Aldridge / Cages used for trapping European badgers (Meles meles) for vaccination against TB are sprayed with disinfectant. North Somerset, UK. Badger vaccination programmes are being carried out in England as a...

Neil Aldridge / Cages used for trapping European badgers (Meles meles) for vaccination against TB are cleaned. North Somerset, UK. Badger vaccination programmes are being carried out in England as a means of controll...

Neil Aldridge / Cages used for trapping European badgers (Meles meles) for vaccination against TB are scrubbed. North Somerset, UK. Badger vaccination programmes are being carried out in England as a means of control...

Neil Aldridge / A European badger (Meles meles) is released from a cage trap after being vaccinated against TB. North Somerset, UK. The red spray on its side indicates the badger has been vaccinated in case it is tra...

Neil Aldridge / A European badger (Meles meles) being released from a cage trap after vaccination against TB. North Somerset, UK. The blue spray on its side indicates the badger has been vaccinated in case it is trap...

Neil Aldridge / A European badger (Meles meles) is sprayed with blue dye in a cage trap after being vaccinated against TB. North Somerset, UK. The mark indicates that the badger has already been vaccinated in case it...

Neil Aldridge / A European badger (Meles meles) in a cage trap has its fur cut by scissors after being vaccinated against TB. North Somerset, UK. The clipped area will be sprayed with a dye to indicate that the badge...

Neil Aldridge / A vaccinator prepares to clip the fur of a European badger (Meles meles) in a cage trap after vaccinating it against TB. North Somerset, UK. The clipped area will be sprayed with a dye to indicate tha...