David Woodfall / Hedge which has been 'netted ' to prevent breeding birds nesting, which would delay building development of new homes. The tree in the background has also been cut back. Chester, Cheshire, Eng...

Lucas Bustamante / Aerial view of cut tree trunks in deforested Ecuadorian Choco, Esmeraldas, Ecuador. 25 tree species, many of them threatened, are involved.

Lucas Bustamante / Palm oil crops and deforestation in the Ecuadorian Choco, Esmeraldas, Ecuador

John Chan / Juvenile California least tern (Sternula antillarum browni) begging for food from a decoy, used to attract breeding pairs to deserted nest sites, Huntington Beach, California, USA, June.

Axel Gomille / Aerial view of wetlands landscape, Wolf (Canis lupus) habitat, Saxony, Germany, September.

Will Burrard-Lucas / Black and white image of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) matriarch with herd, Tsavo Conservation Area, Kenya. Editorial use only.

Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, out in her enclosure in mist, Captive at Beauval Zoo, Saint Aignan sur Cher, France. The mist is created artificially by machine, in order to cr...

Eric Baccega / Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) female, Huan Huan, out in her enclosure in mist, Captive at Beauval Zoo, Saint Aignan sur Cher, France The mist is created artificially by machine, in order to cr...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Snowy Plover (Charadrius nivosus) biologist, Ben Pearl, picking up chick from mud flat in salt pond, Eden Landing Ecological Reserve, Union City, Bay Area, California

Pascal Kobeh / 'Lotus', an artificial reef built in 2001 with a steel frame with a mild electrical current which encourages the growth of coral, Ihuru Island, North Male Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean. Small reprodu...

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Mountain Lion (Puma concolor) biologist, Paul Houghtaling, using telemetry to track mother and cubs near houses, Santa Cruz Puma Project, Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay, California

Franco Banfi / Hard and soft corals and encrusting sponge on the structure of bio-rock, Karang Lestari Pemuteran project, Desa Pemuteran, Bali Island, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean