The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017, in pictures

The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017, in pictures

Humanity’s violence against the Planet and arrogant presumption of being above other living beings are the protagonists of the winning picture of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017 competition. Memorial to a species has led photojournalist Brent Stirton to win the prestigious title and confronts us with a stark reality, from which we too often look away.

The fragile beauty of nature. These are the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017’s finalists

The fragile beauty of nature. These are the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017’s finalists

50,000 professional and amateur photographers from 92 countries have answered this year’s call for the world’s most prestigious wildlife photography, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition. Now in its 53rd edition, the contest aims to showcase the best nature photography in the world while raising awareness on the beauty – and fragility – of nature. Wildlife Photographer

Rwanda welcomes the return of the black rhino after a 10-year absence

Rwanda welcomes the return of the black rhino after a 10-year absence

After 10 years the Eastern black rhino is back in Akagera National Park, a magnificent 112,000 hectare reserve in eastern Rwanda. After the reinsertion of lions in 2015, the reintroduction of 18 rhinos in May was significant as it makes the park, and more generally Rwanda, a “big five” destination once again – home to large African species: rhinos,

Kuki Gallmann, fighting for Kenya’s nature and her life

Kuki Gallmann, fighting for Kenya’s nature and her life

Kuki Gallmann is an Italian born Kenyan who established the Laikipia Nature Conservancy in Ol Ari Nyiro – which means the “place of great springs” in the local Maa language – an area on the edge of the Great Rift Valley, in the north Kenyan region of Laikipia: what used to be a ranch is now a protected