Photographer stripped of prize in ‘animal model’ scandal

wolf.smallThe 2009 winner of a prestigious wildlife photography award has been stripped of his prize after judges ruled that his winning entry of a wolf jumping over a gate featured an “animal model”. Read More »

Rare Sumatran tiger family caught on camera

A World Wildlife Fund research team in Indonesia has caught footage of a rare Sumatran tiger family on video camera for the first time. Read More »

Camera-wielding Orangutan shows aptitude for ape-rture

nonja.smallAn orangutan with a flair for ape-rture has attracted thousands of online fans after posting her photos on Facebook. Read More »

Gorillas’ drunken antics caught on camera

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Don’t you hate it when other people take pictures of you drunk and then post them on Facebook? Well, spare a thought for a group of mountain gorillas whose antics binge-drinking on boozy bamboo sap have been splashed all over the internet. Read More »

Pink baby elephant poses for cameras

A wildlife photographer in Botswana has snapped a picture of what could be Africa’s only living pink elephant. Read More »

World’s rarest rhinos caught on camera

rhinoThe World Wildlife Fund has released rare footage of a family of Javan rhinos in an effort to raise awareness about the plight of the world’s most endangered large mammal. Read More »

Rare photos capture reclusive Saharan cheetah

cheetahRare images of the incredibly reclusive Saharan cheetah have been captured for the first time by field scientists working in Algeria. Read More »

African wildlife stars in stunning photo collections

Readers who have visited the current BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum will already be familiar with the work of Andy Biggs, whose stunning landscape shot of Namibia’s Skeleton Coast won the “Wild Places” category in this year’s competition. Read More »