A tree fell on top of a house

	Succumbing to the ice and rain, a tree fell on top of a house

A squirrel

	A squirrel perched on an ice-covered tree branch on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus seemed to be shivering as rain continued to fall throughout the area on

photoshots of snakes

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Snake display including cobras in Place Jemaa el Fna, Marrakech, Morocco

Bornean Angle-headed Lizard

Bornean Angle-headed Lizard Award winning photographer, Nick Garbutt, specialises in photographing the great diversity of wildlife found in the world's rainforests. On a recent trip to Borneo Nick photographed a plethora of exotic animals from the Bearded Pig, a species that follows primate troops in it's search for discarded fruit seeds, through to the the Horned Frog, an excellent example of amphibian camouflage in the natural world.

Israel-Drought Tax

Israel-Drought Tax Takes Effect Dire situation of Israels water supply prompt Water Authority to introduce new levy on surplus household consumption on July 01 2009. The Israeli Water conservation efforts rise to a new level as a new tax on water came into effect, in hopes of making Israeli household take the need to stop wasting water a little more seriously. The purpose of the tax is to make people aware of the amounts of water they use and encourage them to cut unnecessary waste of the precious resource.

Mediterranean Monk Seal

Mediterranean Monk Seal The Mediterranean Monk Seal was once found extensively throughout southern Europe and northern Africa but it is now one of the world's rarest seal species with an estimated 350-450 remaining individuals in the wild. Extensive commercial hunting from Roman times coupled with over-fishing and urbanisation have resulted in a dramatic reduction in this species number, making it a real possibility that it could go the same way as it's relative, the Caribbean Monk Seal - declared extinct in 2008. Hellio & Van Ingen have documented recent conservation efforts at one of the last remaining strongholds in Mauritania.

european brown bear

EUROPEAN BROWN BEAR Award winning photographer Danny Green has contributed a great range of images from the UK and Europe recently. His time spent with an European Brown Bear mother and cubs in the Boreal forests of Finland enabled him to capure some intimate pictures of family life. The European Brown Bear faces persectuion in much of its range but thanks to conservation measures is now steadily increasing in Finland, where numbers are now estimated at approximately 1000 individuals. Other highlights include a moonlit Gannetry, Short-eared owls hunting and inquisitive weasels.