BigPicture Nature Photography Contest winners announced

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BigPicture Nature Photography Contest winners announced

Wildlife's fight for survival unfolds. The California Academy of Sciences in the USA has announced this year's winners of the BigPicture Nature Photography Contest. The photos revealed the impact of global warming and habitat loss on wildlife around the world. Here are the winners of the 2022 BigPicture Nature Photography Contest.

Highlighting the world's biodiversity and showing the many threats facing the planet, the BigPicture Nature Photography Contest has announced its winners and finalists.

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Jose Grandio

The competition is run by the California Academy of Sciences. The works are evaluated by a panel of nature and conservation photography experts, including Suzi Eszterhas, Sophie Stafford and photo editor Jaymi Heimbuch.

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Tom Shlesinger

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

Karine Aigner won the Grand Prize for her photograph "Bee Balling", which shows cactus bees swarming with each other in a mating ritual. The photo taken in Texas is unusual. Because cactus bees live alone, but nest very close to each other for mating purposes.

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Karine Aigner

WINNER OF THE TERRESTRIAL LIFE CATEGORY

Photographer Bence Mate won the "Terrestrial Life" category for a tree-gnawing photo of a Eurasian beaver backlit by the first rays of the morning sun. The photo shows how beavers change their habitat by building dams. However, Eurasian beavers were once widely available around the world. But the large rodents were hunted to near extinction in the 1800s. Their numbers dwindled to 1200 at the beginning of the 20th century. After conservation efforts, the number of beavers now stands at over one million.


Photo: Mediadrumimages/Bence Mate

LIFE IN WATER CATEGORY WINNER

Sea lions are one of the symbols of Montere Bay in California, USA. But photographer David Slater stumbled upon a harrowing sight while diving on part of the seafloor. A dead sea lion lay covered with colorful bat stars adorning its body. Bat stars, which are omnivores, feed on carrion that has fallen to the ocean floor.

Photo: Mediadrumimages/David Slater

Here are the other finalists of the competition...

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Pal Hermansen

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Fernando Constan

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Tony Wu

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Tom St George

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Jaime Culebras

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Bence Mate

Photo: Mediadrumimages/Sitaram May



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BigPicture Nature Photography Contest winners announced
Mediadrumimages
Jose Grandio
Tom Shlesinger
Karine Aigner
Bence Mate
David Slater
Pal Hermansen
Fernando Constan
Tony Wu
Tom St George
Jaime Culebras
Sitaram May
The California Academy of Sciences in the USA has announced
this year's winners of the BigPicture Nature Photography Contest
Suzi Eszterhas
Sophie Stafford
Jaymi Heimbuch
Bat stars
omnivores
feed on carrion that has fallen to the ocean floor