Jen Guyton / Mozambican wildlife veterinarian Mercia Angela on her daily walk with Boogli, a female Cape pangolin confiscated as infant by Gorongosa's law enforcement team. Boogli's mother had already b...

Maxime Aliaga / Keepers holding hands of infant Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) as they walk to 'forest school' ,Quarantine centre of SOCP (Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program) near Medan, North Sumatra

Doug Gimesy / Grey-headed flying-fox (Pteropus poliocephalus), orphaned female pup sucking on a dummy, cradled on "mamma roll"; and in hand of wildlife carer. Black Rock Animal Shelter, Beaumaris, Melbourne, Victor...

Doug Gimesy / Wildlife carer Julie Malherbe looking after three recently orphaned Grey-headed Flying-foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) in her home whilst simultaneously taking phone calls to manage the next wildlife r...

Doug Gimesy / Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a Eucalyptus tree after recent bushfires, just before having a visual inspection for its health. If it is determined that a closer examination is required to determin...

Doug Gimesy / Rena Gaborov feeding some of her eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus) orphans in her mother in law's shed. Rena and her partner Joseph had to evacuate their wildlife (wombats, possums and kangar...

Suzi Eszterhas / Red-shanked douc langur (Pygathrix nemaeus) infant sucking thumb while caretaker holds it. Animal was rescued from illegal wildlife trade, Endangered Primate Rescue Center, Cuc Phuong National Park, V...

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli holding Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) orphan, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. Model released.

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli with juvenile Lumholtz kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) with radio collar. The tree kangaroo has a radio collar to allow her to explore her forest surroundings ready for...

Juergen Freund / Margit Cianelli wildlife carer with young Lumholtz kangaroos (Dendrolagus lumholtzi), one with a radio collar. The tree kangaroo has a radio collar to allow her to explore her forest surroundings read...

Neil Aldridge / Five orphaned White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) calves feed from a trough at dusk at the Rhino Revolution orphanage near Hoedspruit, South Africa. The mothers of these rhinos were killed by poach...

Juergen Freund / Wildlife carer Margit Cianelli with young year old Lumholtz tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) with radio collar. This kangaroo was raised by Magrit who allows the juvenile to explore the forest re...

Juergen Freund / Margit Cianelli with Lumholtz tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) 'Kimberley', a kangaroo she raised from a baby, now living in nearby forest with her own joey. Lumholtz Lodge, Atherton Tabl...

Juergen Freund / Northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) orphan babies, sleeping on hot water bottle, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia.

Suzi Eszterhas / Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), orphaned baby in arms of research assistant. Taipei Zoo, Taipei, Taiwan. 2015. Captive. Model released.

Nick Upton / Rescued Grey seal pup (Halichoerus grypus) in a convalescence pool where it will be kept until strong enough to be released back to the sea, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.

Nick Upton / Blind adult male Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) 'Marlin' waving a flipper at the edge of a convalescence pool where he is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January. Mo...

Nick Upton / Adult female Common / Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) 'Sija' waving a flipper in a pool where she is a long-term resident, Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall, UK, January.

Inaki Relanzon / African elephant (Loxodonta africana) baby with keeper at David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Tourists watching and petting African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf. David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper interacting with young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) after feeding it, David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper with young African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf at David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Photographer Inaki Relanzon with African elephant (Loxodonta africana) calf at David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

Inaki Relanzon / Keeper examining African elephant calf's (Loxodonta africana) trunk, David Sheldrick African Elephant Orphanage. Nairobi National Park, Nairobi, Kenya.

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...

Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital director Jenny Maclean rescuing, Spectacled flying fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) caught in barbed wire fence. Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. April 2015. Second Place i...

Juergen Freund / Tolga Bat Hospital volunteer with Little red flying fox (Pteropus scapulatus) crawling over shoulder. Tolga Bat Hospital, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland, Australia. August 2014. Second Place in the M...

Cyril Ruoso / Bonobo (Pan paniscus) orphan babies, Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Non-ex

Cyril Ruoso / Surrogate mother holding orphan Bonobo (Pan paniscus) and her own baby Lola ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Cyril Ruoso / Volunteer feeding young Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Pandrillus Sanctury Rehabilitation Centre, Nigeria.

Paul Williams / Javan slow loris (Nycticebus javanicus) rescued by Jakarta Animal Aid Network (JAAN), in holding cage, Animal rescue centre, Jakarta, Indonesia. Critically Endangered. Post production to remove light...

Nick Garbutt / Bornean sun bear (Helarctos malayanus euryspilus) climbing tree at Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre (BSBCC), Sepilok, Sabah, Borneo.

Anup Shah / Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) female 'Jaki' aged 16 years with baby daughter 'Jodi' aged 2-3 years - portrait. Gunung Leuser National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Rehabilitated and released (or desce...

Sandesh Kadur / Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa), captive, part of a rehabilitation project, Manas National Park, Kokrajhar, Assam, India.

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) being released after rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) near Robben Island in Table Bay. Cape Town, So...

Cheryl-Samantha Owen / African penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in rehabilitation at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) with mother and child looking in. Cape Town South Africa. Novemb...

Suzi Eszterhas,Suzi Eszterhas / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) juvenile holding hands with carer. Orangutan Care Center, Borneo, Indonesia.

Suzi Eszterhas,Suzi Eszterhas / Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) baby climbing as it is trained to explore, looking down at carer. Orangutan Care Center, Borneo, Indonesia.