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A mountain hare sits in the first winter snow on the slopes of Ben Rinnes, Cairngorms national park, Scotland. (Photo by Paul Carpenter/Alamy Stock Photo)

A mountain hare sits in the first winter snow on the slopes of Ben Rinnes, Cairngorms national park, Scotland. (Photo by Paul Carpenter/Alamy Stock Photo)



A water vole, UK, in April 2017. (Photo by Neil WalkerAlamy Stock Photo)

A water vole, UK, in April 2017. (Photo by Neil WalkerAlamy Stock Photo)



A Grevy’s zebra gets itself noticed at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Whipsnade, England on April 20, 2018. (Photo by Tony Margiocchi/Barcroft Media)

A Grevy’s zebra gets itself noticed at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Whipsnade, England on April 20, 2018. (Photo by Tony Margiocchi/Barcroft Media)



Grey seals on the rocks at Ravenscar, North Yorkshire coast, England. (Photo by Josh Harrison/Alamy Stock Photo)

Grey seals on the rocks at Ravenscar, North Yorkshire coast, England. (Photo by Josh Harrison/Alamy Stock Photo)



A red squirrel sitting on a tree trunk covered with autumn mushrooms in Hinterzarten, Germany. Photo by Dennis Wegewijs/Alamy Stock Photo)

A red squirrel sitting on a tree trunk covered with autumn mushrooms in Hinterzarten, Germany. Photo by Dennis Wegewijs/Alamy Stock Photo)



Belarusians play with their dog in a park after snowfall in Minsk, Belarus, 23 January 2015. 20 per cent of the monthly rate of precipitation fell in Minsk on 23 January. (Photo by Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA)

Belarusians play with their dog in a park after snowfall in Minsk, Belarus, 23 January 2015. 20 per cent of the monthly rate of precipitation fell in Minsk on 23 January. (Photo by Tatyana Zenkovich/EPA)



In this photo taken Monday, October 16, 2017, a wild mare and her foal are seen in Kaapsehoop, South Africa. Wild horses, with their origins unknown, roam freely in the area attracting tourists to the town founded on gold mining well over a century ago. (Photo by Denis Farrell/AP Photo)

In this photo taken Monday, October 16, 2017, a wild mare and her foal are seen in Kaapsehoop, South Africa. Wild horses, with their origins unknown, roam freely in the area attracting tourists to the town founded on gold mining well over a century ago. (Photo by Denis Farrell/AP Photo)



A monkey used to to be photographed with tourists, wears a thick coat to protect it from cold in central Kiev, Ukraine January 10, 2017. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)

A monkey used to to be photographed with tourists, wears a thick coat to protect it from cold in central Kiev, Ukraine January 10, 2017. (Photo by Gleb Garanich/Reuters)



The Christmas Island pipistrelle bat ( Pipistrellus murrayi) – endemic to Australia’s Christmas Island – has been declared extinct. The population of this species rapidly declined from being common and widespread in the 1980s to between four and 20 animals in January 2009. Only one individual remained in August 2009, and it disappeared later that month. (Photo by Courtesy Lindy Lumsden/IUCN)

The Christmas Island pipistrelle bat ( Pipistrellus murrayi) – endemic to Australia’s Christmas Island – has been declared extinct. The population of this species rapidly declined from being common and widespread in the 1980s to between four and 20 animals in January 2009. Only one individual remained in August 2009, and it disappeared later that month. (Photo by Courtesy Lindy Lumsden/IUCN)



A Weddell seal sleeps next to a noisy gentoo penguin on Greenwich Island, part of the South Shetland Island group, Antarctica. (Photo by Paul Hilton/Greenpeace)

A Weddell seal sleeps next to a noisy gentoo penguin on Greenwich Island, part of the South Shetland Island group, Antarctica. (Photo by Paul Hilton/Greenpeace)



Koala mother and joey seeking refuge on a bulldozed logpile near Kin Kin, Queensland, Australia. (Photo by WWF/The Guardian)

Koala mother and joey seeking refuge on a bulldozed logpile near Kin Kin, Queensland, Australia. (Photo by WWF/The Guardian)



Two amaga lizards seen on January 10, 2017 in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. (Photo by Greatstock/Barcroft Images)

Two amaga lizards seen on January 10, 2017 in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa. (Photo by Greatstock/Barcroft Images)



Researchers patrol in mountains in Wolong National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 25, 2015. There are more than 9 snow leopards in the reserve according to the latest data. (Photo by Xinhua/Barcroft Images)

Researchers patrol in mountains in Wolong National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 25, 2015. There are more than 9 snow leopards in the reserve according to the latest data. (Photo by Xinhua/Barcroft Images)



Giant pandas are seen at China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province, January 11, 2017. A pilot scheme to build an administration of giant panda national park has been approved. The scheme will form a cross-provincial national park that would unite more than 80 fragmented habitats scattered in southwest China's Sichuan Province, northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Gansu Province, with an area of 27,134 square kilometers. (Photo by Xue Yubin/Xinhua/Barcroft Images)

Giant pandas are seen at China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province, January 11, 2017. A pilot scheme to build an administration of giant panda national park has been approved. The scheme will form a cross-provincial national park that would unite more than 80 fragmented habitats scattered in southwest China's Sichuan Province, northwest China's Shaanxi Province and Gansu Province, with an area of 27,134 square kilometers. (Photo by Xue Yubin/Xinhua/Barcroft Images)



Orphaned elephant calves play at the community-owned Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in northern Kenya. (Photo by Ami Vitale/National Geographic)

Orphaned elephant calves play at the community-owned Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in northern Kenya. (Photo by Ami Vitale/National Geographic)



A manta ray swims in the waters of Raja Ampat in eastern Indonesia’s remote Papua province. The area has become home to the world’s biggest manta ray sanctuary as it seeks to protect the huge winged fish and draw more tourists to the sprawling archipelago. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/AFP Photo/Conservation international)

A manta ray swims in the waters of Raja Ampat in eastern Indonesia’s remote Papua province. The area has become home to the world’s biggest manta ray sanctuary as it seeks to protect the huge winged fish and draw more tourists to the sprawling archipelago. (Photo by Shawn Heinrichs/AFP Photo/Conservation international)



A hedgehog in the British countryside, where numbers have halved since 2000, according to a new report. (Photo by L. Campbell/PTES/BHPS/PA Wire)

A hedgehog in the British countryside, where numbers have halved since 2000, according to a new report. (Photo by L. Campbell/PTES/BHPS/PA Wire)



Giant freshwater lobsters are endemic to the north-west of Tasmania and can reach a weight of up to 6kg. (Photo by Todd Walsh)

Giant freshwater lobsters are endemic to the north-west of Tasmania and can reach a weight of up to 6kg. (Photo by Todd Walsh)



A wolverine in Kuhmo, Finland, captured by wildlife photographer Sam Hobson, on Sony’s RX10 III, featuring an extended zoom to ensure the endangered animal was not disturbed on the shoot to highlight species across the globe at risk of extinction. (Photo by Sam Hobson/Sony/PA Wire)

A wolverine in Kuhmo, Finland, captured by wildlife photographer Sam Hobson, on Sony’s RX10 III, featuring an extended zoom to ensure the endangered animal was not disturbed on the shoot to highlight species across the globe at risk of extinction. (Photo by Sam Hobson/Sony/PA Wire)
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