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SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN ISLANDS - 2015/07/20: A polar bear (Ursus maritimus) on the pack ice north of Svalbard, Norway.
Horrific photograph of starving polar bear still stands out as stark warning this World Photography Day

By Mike Harris Published

News Nine years ago, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier and Paul Nicklen captured some of the most haunting wildlife imagery I have ever seen

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A New Zealand fur seal thrashes a rough skate above the waves as seabirds crowd in for the scraps.
Photographer paddled a kayak to the edge of the continental shelf and waited. The feeding frenzy that emerged reminds us: the best wildlife shots come from watching, not chasing

By Tom May Last updated

UPDATED A close encounter between a fur seal, its catch and a scrum of seabirds shows why patience beats pursuit

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Facebook screenshot of post showing photographs of rare blue-necked keelback snake
Smartphone photographer gets dangerously close to rare venomous snake – which is why wildlife is best suited to long lenses

By Mike Harris Published

News Slithering reptile photographed in Singapore is actually rare blue-necked keelback snake that’s best observed from a safe distance

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A mother humpback whale and calf are seen on the coast of Vitoria, Espirito Santo state, Brazil on August 22, 2023. (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP) (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images)
“It was extraordinary – my adrenaline was through the roof” says photographer who captured world-first drone footage of rare marine event

By Alan Palazon Published

News A photographer recorded the “extraordinary” moment a humpback whale gave birth to its calf, in what is believed to be a world-first drone feat

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A Sundra spotted leopard walking in a forest at night.
13 camera traps, 6.5 years, and 1 rare clouded leopard: Photography once again helps wildlife conservation as researchers set a record for the longest a single animal has been studied

By Alan Palazon Last updated

News Scientists have tracked an individual Sundra clouded leopard for over 6 years using a network of camera traps on Borneo as part of a wider 15 year study

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Whale shark swimming near to the surface of ocean underwater
This whale shark POV footage isn't just mesmerizing – it's disrupting what we know about the ocean's gentle giants

By Hillary K. Grigonis Last updated

NEWS A team of researchers attached camera tags to five whale sharks, collecting data that disrupts how scientists previously thought the gentle giants feed

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Man smiling after looking at trail cam footage.
Heartwarming moment camera trap researchers rediscover a "mythical" bird lost to science for over 140 years goes viral

By Alan Palazon Published

News Conservationists used camera traps to capture footage of the black-naped pheasant-pigeon, also recording the ecstatic moment they rediscovered the "mythical" avian thought to be extinct for well over a century

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Portrait of Ken Crossan.
“The best images immediately capture the viewer’s attention, have impact and elicit an emotional response” – Renowned photographer Ken Crossan shares tips for award-winning nature shots

By Alan Palazon Published

INTERVIEW Naturalist photographer Ken Crossan, who, among other accolades, has been recognized by the Scottish Nature Photography Awards and the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards, shares his tips on what makes a winning image

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A tree swallow
Wildlife photographers' "obsession" with image quality could be detrimental to birding research, warn citizen scientists

By Hillary K. Grigonis Published

NEWS The drive for better bird photos is actually contaminating valuable resources, researchers warn in the new era of AI photo editing

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OM System M.Zuiko 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3 IS lens, mounted to an OM System OM-1 Mark II, being held out in a top-down view in a woodland setting
"Birds are the great equalizer in wildlife photography." A flash of movement caught my eye. When I looked out my window, I grabbed my wildlife camera gear and started running

By Hillary K. Grigonis Last updated

OPINION Bird photography is the wildlife genre that doesn't require living in an exotic location, and sometimes I don’t even have to search for them

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