Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Also winner 15-17 years old category). The Good Life by Daniël Nelson, The Netherlands. Daniël met Caco in Odzala national park in the Republic of Congo. Here, Caco is feasting on a fleshy breadfruit. He is about nine years old and preparing to leave his family. Western lowland gorillas are critically endangered, threatened by illegal hunting for bushmeat, disease (notably the Ebola virus), habitat loss and the impact of climate change. (Photo by Daniel Nelson/Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2017)
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