Photographers Against Wildlife Crime

Aerial view of cleared forest – Photographers against wildlife crime

An aerial view of indigenous land in the region of Altamira in the Brazilian Amazon, cleared for illegal logging © Daniel Beltrá/Photographers against wildlife crime

Circus orangutan – Photographers against wildlife crime

At the Chimelong International Circus in China, this orangutan performs in costume three times a day, accompanied by a clown. Orangutans are critically endangered and babies traded for the pet trade or entertainment industry © Britta Jaschinski/Photographers against wildlife crime

Shark in net – Photographers against wildlife crime

Pangolin bodies – Photographers against wildlife crime

A thresher shark caught in a gillnet in Mexico’s Sea of Cortez. Tens of millions of sharks die each year as victims of fishing by-catch or to satisfy the demand for shark fin soup © Brian Skerry/Photographers against wildlife crime

Chained elephant – Photographers against wildlife crime

Approximately 4,000 pangolins defrosting after their seizure, hidden inside a shipping container at a port in Sumatra. Pangolin scales are used in traditional Chinese medicine and their flesh is regarded as a delicacy © Paul Hilton/Photographers against wildlife crime

Ivory burn – Photographers against wildlife crime

A large bull elephant in Chitwan National Park sits with its leg chained. The 50-year-old beast is restrained as it has killed five mahouts (handlers) in its lifetime © Patrick Brown/Panos Pictures/Photographers against wildlife crime

Baby gorilla – Photographers against wildlife crime

On April 30, 2016, Kenya staged its biggest ever ivory burn – 105 tons at Nairobi National Park © Charlie Hamilton James/Photographers against wildlife crime

Burn-out rainforest – Photographers against wildlife crime

This orphaned baby gorilla on sale in a Cameroon bush meat market was traded by the photographer for a worthless ring and taken to a sanctuary at the other end of the country. It died a few months later © Karl Ammann/Photographers against wildlife crime

Caged lemurs – Photographers against wildlife crime

The smouldering remains of an area of Amazon rainforest cleared for cattle ranching © Charlie Hamilton James/Photographers against wildlife crime

Rhino hooves – Photographers against wildlife crime

Endangered Ring-tailed lemurs at Whenzou Zoo, in Zhejiang, China. Today, conservationist believe this species numbers as few as 2000 individuals in the wild due to habitat loss, poaching and hunting © Zheng Xiaoqun/Photographers against wildlife crime

Woman with baby rhino – Photographers against wildlife crime

Confiscated rhino hooves of two adults (male and female) and one calf. The US Fish and Wildlife Service stores 1.3 million seized items at a warehouse in Colorado © Britta Jaschinski/Photographers against wildlife crime

Woman with baby – Photographers against wildlife crime

A volunteer with the NGO Care for Wild Africa comforts a baby rhino after undergoing treatment for injuries caused by hyenas. The rhino was orphaned after its mother was killed by poachers. She was luckier than most as many calves who see their mothers killed are also attacked by the poachers, using machetes to break their spines so they cannot run away © Brent Stirton/Photographers against wildlife crime

Rhino silhouette – Photographers against wildlife crime

A member of an all female anti-poaching unit, set up in Zimbabwe. Every day, these women face the harsh reality of conservation at the front line, whilst being mothers (October 2017) © Adrian Steirn/Photographers against wildlife crime

Woman feeding eagle – Photographers against wildlife crime

Thandi, the female white rhino who lost her horn to poachers, has become a symbol of survival in the fight against rhino poaching © Neil Aldridge/Photographers against wildlife crime

Fitz and Jipe – Photographers against wildlife crime

A captive-bred Philippine eagle hand fed at The Philippine Eagle Center. Loss of habitat due to deforestation means these eagles are critically endangered. Some captive-bred birds have been released back into the wild © Klaus Nigge/Photographers against wildlife crime

Hand and elephant trunk – Photographers against wildlife crime

Tony Fitzjohn, conservationist and protege of George Adamson, with Jipe, a lion he raised from orphaned cub to full adult in three years and then released back into the wild. Jipe successfully bred and raised cubs in Tsavo, Kenya, but was murdered by poachers soon after this photo was taken © Olly and Suzi/Photographers against wildlife crime

Man with gorilla in car – Photographers against wildlife crime

The mahout who has raised the orphan from South Africa has a trusted bond. The Elephants are raised to maturity and released as part of a long term study of rehabilitated animals. Abu Camp, Okavango, Botswana © Chris Packham/Photographers against wildlife crime

Tigers – Photographers against wildlife crime

A gorilla in the hands of her carer as they drive to a new and larger sanctuary run for the care of orphaned or captive apes rescued by Ape Action Africa in Cameroon © Jo-Anne McArthur/Photographers against wildlife crime

Polar bear – Photographers against wildlife crime

A pair of young Bengal tigers in India's Ranthambhore National Park. Less than 4,000 tigers are left in the wild, a consequence of poaching to supply consumer demand for their body parts, mostly in China and Southeast Asia © Sudhir Shivaram/Photographers against wildlife crime

Fennec - Photographers against wildlife crime

The Polar bear is a threatened species. Melting ice and warmer sea water due to global warming are serious problems in the future. In addition, up to 1000 bears are killed every year for trophies and for the legal and illegal wildlife trade © Ole J Liodden/Photographers against wildlife crime