Two small brown lemurs curled up on a branch
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Gallery: a world of wildlife

March 4, 2024 / 45 Comments

Our planet’s wildlife, the dazzling array of species that inhabit the earth alongside us, are not merely companions in our journey through time; they are the bedrock of the ecosystems that sustain life as we know it.

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary General, UNCTAD (the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)

Every year on 3rd March World Wildlife Day celebrates the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet. Initiated by the United Nations in 2013, the day invites all of us to remember how much we rely on the earth’s natural resources and have a responsibility to protect them.

To mark it, here is a selection of images recalling some of my favourite wildlife encounters in various places around the world, and a few closer to home. Many have been shared before, and some will no doubt reappear in the future, but it seemed appropriate to bring them all together today.

Click on any image to open a slideshow with captions. For more information about World Wildlife Day, visit the official website: https://wildlifeday.org/en

Large rhino in long grass and shrubs
Two elephants in a forest playing in dust
Tightly cropped face-on view of an elephant
Two zebras partly in frame
Ape with backlit fur looking at camera
Large lion sitting on the ground
Fluffy monkey with black face in profile
Hairy animal hanging in a tree
Large black and white meur hanging from a branch
Grey animal with a black and white face
Squirrel with a conker in its mouth
Small red squirrel with fruit on a tree stump
Small mouse on a teasel
Large yellow lizard in profile
Black and white bird on a post with twigs
Large brown bird with white head and neck on a weathered wooden fence
Large bird in a tree eating fruit
Blue and pink bird on a dead branch

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