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Bonobo Feet

Rolf Walther

Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Bonobo Feet"



Orphaned Elephant

Julia Cumes

USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Orphaned Elephant"
A recently orphaned elephant calf looks out of his temporary home in Assam, India.



Fireflies

David Yeo

UK

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Fireflies"
An unexpected captured magic moment where the fireflies danced in front my lens.



Baby Ape

Rolf Walther

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Baby Ape"



Common Guillemots

Arnfinn Johansen

Norway

Honorable Mention

"Common Guillemots"
Hornøya, Norway



Face to Face

Laurent BAHEUX

France

Honorable Mention

"Face to Face"
5217-Face to Face, Lion Tanzania 2007 © Laurent Baheux



Hunting Male Snowy Owl

Annie Katz

USA

Honorable Mention

"Hunting Male Snowy Owl"
Male Snowy Owl in a field outside of Toronto, Canada hunting for food during a snow storm.



Holding Tight

Adam Plucinski

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Holding Tight"
There's is no safer place to nap than on mum's back.



Oreo

Hauwel Fabrice

Belgium

Honorable Mention

"Oreo"
canon 5d mark 3



Forest Giraffe

Marilyn Maxwell

USA

Honorable Mention

"Forest Giraffe"



Hover, Snowy Owl

Wendi Schneider

USA

Honorable Mention

"Hover, Snowy Owl "
Photographed in Canada in January, the lack of snow was an alarming reminder of climate change.From "States of Grace: Fauna: the Aviary" Pigment ink on vellum over silver leaf.



A Foggy Roar

christopher mcleod

UK

Honorable Mention

"A Foggy Roar"
Deer roars out to warn off rivals during the annual rutt.



Re-Entry

Scott Portelli

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Re-Entry"
Humpback whale calf hitting the surface after breaching



Weddell Seal

Scott Portelli

Australia

Honorable Mention

"Weddell Seal"
Weddell Seal on Ice



Flamingos in the Mist

Alexandre Manuel

Portugal

Honorable Mention

"Flamingos in the Mist"



Nostalgia

Jan Wieczorek

Poland

Honorable Mention

"Nostalgia"



Reindeer Migration

Gary Latham

UK

Honorable Mention

"Reindeer Migration"
Reindeer Migration, Heading into a snowstorm on Sacred Mountain, Lapland.



Peace

Hartmut Ahlers

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Peace"



Bonobo Kiss

Rolf Walther

Germany

Honorable Mention

"Bonobo Kiss"



Outcast

Heather Swan

Canada

Honorable Mention

"Outcast"
Outcast - Wolves



Horses

Dilip Bhatia

India

Honorable Mention

"Horses"
One With Landscape



True Love

Alexander Varvarin

Russia

Nominee

"True Love"
Seychelles giant tortoises



Long March

Anette Mossbacher

Switzerland

Nominee

"Long March"
Three Giraffes on the search for a waterhole along the Etosha Salt Pan in Namibia



Good Night Sleep Tight

Anette Mossbacher

Switzerland

Nominee

"Good Night Sleep Tight"
Polar bear sleeping between rocks on a cliff in Svalbard, Norway



Seal

Anna Wloch

Poland

Nominee

"Seal"
Antarctica



Icy Stare

Annie Katz

USA

Nominee

"Icy Stare"
A Red Fox flashes an icy stare as he runs along the top of a snowbank in Colorado.



Low Rider

Annie Katz

USA

Nominee

"Low Rider"
Snowy Owl outside of Toronto, Canada skimming the ground.



Sparring Red Foxes

Annie Katz

USA

Nominee

"Sparring Red Foxes"
Two Red Foxes sparring with each other in Colorado.



Explosive

Annie Katz

USA

Nominee

"Explosive"
Female Snowy Owl explodes on take off out of a field in Canada.



Radiance

Annie Katz

USA

Nominee

"Radiance"
A gorgeous` Red Fox in Colorado.



Africa 3

Anthony Nex

USA

Nominee

"Africa 3"



Ibis and Mangrove

Aram Hovsepian

USA

Nominee

"Ibis and Mangrove"



Elephants under Thunder Skies

Arnfinn Johansen

Norway

Nominee

"Elephants under Thunder Skies"
Maasai Mara, Kenya



Arctic Fox II

Arnfinn Johansen

Norway

Nominee

"Arctic Fox II"
Dovrefjell, Norway



Winter Geese

Barb Young

USA

Nominee

"Winter Geese"
Geese fly toward me against the east rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison River.



Into the Light

Barb Young

USA

Nominee

"Into the Light"
Horses moving together in the dust toward the light.



Love (3)

Beate Walden

USA

Nominee

"Love (3)"
Love is to provide and keep safe.



Pensive Silverback

Brian Adams

USA

Nominee

"Pensive Silverback"



[Un]Domesticated, Silent Scream

Cathrin Schulz

South Africa

Nominee

"[Un]Domesticated, Silent Scream"
A project with animal handler Luke Cornell and his wild animal sanctuary. South Africa, 2014.



Snow Monkey's Mealtime

Chieko Tanemura

USA

Nominee

"Snow Monkey's Mealtime"



Flock of the Year

Craig Moodie

Australia

Nominee

"Flock of the Year"
Study of the best Victoria Sheep farmers for 2016



Seal Hospital, Pieterburen II

Deborah Roffel

Netherlands

Nominee

"Seal Hospital, Pieterburen II"
Zeehonden Creche Pieterburen (NL), a hospital for seals.



Nina and Lucky

Deborah Roffel

Netherlands

Nominee

"Nina and Lucky"



Pigeon Voyageur

Des Harris

Australia

Nominee

"Pigeon Voyageur"



Australian Bearded Dragon

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Nominee

"Australian Bearded Dragon"



Ball Python

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Nominee

"Ball Python"



Canadian Goose

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Nominee

"Canadian Goose"



Hold On

Dianne Yudelson

USA

Nominee

"Hold On"



Vulnerable

Fethi Karaduman

Turkey

Nominee

"Vulnerable"
Kenya 2015



Flying Quail

Georgina Goodwin

Kenya

Nominee

"Flying Quail"
Flying quail, farmed for quail hunting in south west Georgia, USA.



Demoiselle Cranes

Girish Menon

India

Nominee

"Demoiselle Cranes"



In Silence We Met

Gorazd Golob

Slovenia

Nominee

"In Silence We Met"



Caravan

Gorazd Golob

Slovenia

Nominee

"Caravan"



Highlanders

Guy Offerman

Netherlands

Nominee

"Highlanders"
Vlieland



Are You Following Me

Harvey Duze

USA

Nominee

"Are You Following Me"
2 turtles sitting on a partially submerged log on a warm and sunny fall afternoon.



Stormin Stallion

Heather Swan

Canada

Nominee

"Stormin Stallion"
Stormin Stallion



Rhino Extinct

Jack Kenner

USA

Nominee

"Rhino Extinct"
There is a rhino slaughtered every three hours. Stop the demand for keratin with education



Pteropus-vampyrus

Jano Stovka

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Pteropus-vampyrus"



Hunting

Jano Stovka

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"Hunting"



The Feel Of Black & White

Jeff Katz

USA

Nominee

"The Feel Of Black & White"



See Level

Jeff Katz

USA

Nominee

"See Level "



Remuda Crossing

Joan Davis

USA

Nominee

"Remuda Crossing"
This group of horses weave across the landscape as they trek from their winter to summer homes.



Brown Violetear

John Wiseman

Australia

Nominee

"Brown Violetear"



Executionerfrog 2

John Wiseman

Australia

Nominee

"Executionerfrog 2"



Steenbok

John Wiseman

Australia

Nominee

"Steenbok"



Moments Rest

Lance Carter

USA

Nominee

"Moments Rest"
Monkey in India pauses for a moment.



Resting Place

Lance Carter

USA

Nominee

"Resting Place"
Monkeys in India rest and prune each other.



Elephants Crossing the Plain I

Laurent BAHEUX

France

Nominee

"Elephants Crossing the Plain I"
473-Elephants crossing the plain I, Kenya 2013 © Laurent Baheux



Body Guards

Laurent BAHEUX

France

Nominee

"Body Guards"
7580-Elephant-Body guards, Kenya 2013 © Laurent Baheux



Cheetah Cub with Mother

Laurent BAHEUX

France

Nominee

"Cheetah Cub with Mother"
2091-Cheetah cub with mother, Tanzania 2015 © Laurent Baheux



Slow Loris

Lennette Newell

USA

Nominee

"Slow Loris"
Live slow loris shot from top. Educational primate.



For Your Eyes Only

Liyun Yu

USA

Nominee

"For Your Eyes Only"



Where is Mama Bear?

Lynn Clayton

New Zealand

Nominee

"Where is Mama Bear?"
Lake Clark National Park, Alaska



Should I Be Scared?

Lynn Clayton

New Zealand

Nominee

"Should I Be Scared?"
Grizzly Bear looking at me in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska



Bear Lunch

Lynn Clayton

New Zealand

Nominee

"Bear Lunch"
Grizzly Bears love the spawning Salmon in Lake Clark National Park, Alaska



Splendor

Marco Crupi

USA

Nominee

"Splendor"
Courtship in full effect



Domain

Marilyn Maxwell

USA

Nominee

"Domain"



 Wildebeest

Marilyn Maxwell

USA

Nominee

" Wildebeest"



Dawn Patrol

Marilyn Maxwell

USA

Nominee

"Dawn Patrol"



Two Vultures

Marilyn Maxwell

USA

Nominee

"Two Vultures"



Wild Faroese Horse

Matthew James Smith

USA

Nominee

"Wild Faroese Horse"
Wild Horse native to the Faroe Islands



The Path of Friendship

ND CHOW

Japan

Nominee

"The Path of Friendship"



Old Timers

Oliver Klink

USA

Nominee

"Old Timers"
The World as it should be.



Big Belly

Paula Durbin

USA

Nominee

"Big Belly"
Okavango Delta, Botswana



Buffalo, Bird & Bush

Paula Durbin

USA

Nominee

"Buffalo, Bird & Bush"
Got my fan and cleaner with me - I'm ready to go!



Cheetah On The Runway

Paula Durbin

USA

Nominee

"Cheetah On The Runway"
Botswana - Runway Cheetah



Lion

Paula Durbin

USA

Nominee

"Lion "
Okavango Delta, Botswana - He caught two piglets for a snack



All Together

Peter Svoboda

Slovak Republic

Nominee

"All Together"
Herd of sheeps feeding on Tuscan fields



Giant Tortoise, Galapagos Islands

Philip Lee Harvey

UK

Nominee

"Giant Tortoise, Galapagos Islands"
A Giant Tortoise can live to well over 100 years old.



Marine Iguanas, Galapagos Islands

Philip Lee Harvey

UK

Nominee

"Marine Iguanas, Galapagos Islands"
These marine reptiles are only found in the Galapagos Islands.



Sally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos Islands

Philip Lee Harvey

UK

Nominee

"Sally Lightfoot Crab, Galapagos Islands"
Sally Lightfoot crag, Galapagos Islands.



The Dancing Heron

Pierre Perrault

Canada

Nominee

"The Dancing Heron"
A dancing heron moving through branches in my city Montreal



Loxodonta Africana

R.D.Wayne Holloway

Australia

Nominee

"Loxodonta Africana"



Tiger

Rajesh Dhungana

Nepal

Nominee

"Tiger "
Tiger male and female



Wildlife

Roberto Soares-Gomes

Brazil

Nominee

"Wildlife"
Instituto Vital Brazil, Niterói, Brazil.



Baby Orang Utan

Rolf Walther

Germany

Nominee

"Baby Orang Utan"



Bonobo

Rolf Walther

Germany

Nominee

"Bonobo"



Opposite

Samuel Feron

France

Nominee

"Opposite"
I worked around the opposition: black vs. white, up vs. down, left vs. right, sharp vs blurred



Ocean Ripples

Scott Portelli

Australia

Nominee

"Ocean Ripples"
Adult Humpback whales on a sandy ocean floor



That Look

Sharon Packer

USA

Nominee

"That Look"
the look given to those who invade a sanctuary



Flamingos

Stefanos Kouratzis

Cyprus

Nominee

"Flamingos"
At Larnaca salt lace, flamingos resting before migrating to warmer places.



Peacock

Sue Foll

UK

Nominee

"Peacock"



GO4

Tom D. Jones

Belgium

Nominee

"GO4"
The word game has its origin in colonial times when wild game was being hunted. Hunting was consider



GO6

Tom D. Jones

Belgium

Nominee

"GO6"
The word game has its origin in colonial times when wild game was being hunted. Hunting was consider



GO7

Tom D. Jones

Belgium

Nominee

"GO7"
The word game has its origin in colonial times when wild game was being hunted. Hunting was consider



GO11

Tom D. Jones

Belgium

Nominee

"GO11"
The word game has its origin in colonial times when wild game was being hunted. Hunting was consider



GO12

Tom D. Jones

Belgium

Nominee

"GO12"
The word game has its origin in colonial times when wild game was being hunted. Hunting was consider



The Seal Smile

Tommaso Rada

Brazil

Nominee

"The Seal Smile"
A detail of the mouth of a stuffed a stuffed seal exposed in the Natural History Museum of Porto (Portugal)



Metallic Beauty

Victoria Hillman

UK

Nominee

"Metallic Beauty"
Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo), Transylvania, Romania, Canon 7D & Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro. Male beautiful demoiselles are fiercely territorial in the summer months making the small...



Fightclub

Wolf Ademeit

Germany

Nominee

"Fightclub"



Vortex

Wolf Ademeit

Germany

Nominee

"Vortex"



Horned Helmet

Yingting Shih

Taiwan

Nominee

"Horned Helmet"
A duck and its reflection.



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