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Martial Eagle, if looks could kill, Kgalagadi. Image: Deon Cloete
Got your back, Bro (Kglalagadi). Image: Derek Whalley
Storm clouds over Mabuasehube Pan, Botswana. Image: Alison Gilbert
Tawny Eagle, early morning sun, Kgalagadi. Image: Deon Cloete
A Round-eared Elephant Shrew having breakfast, near Kimberley. Image: Lex van Vught
Morning over Durban bay. Image: Glanville Jacques
Busy bee on the spring buds, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, UK. Image: Lesley Caplan
Aerial acrobatics at sunset. Airshow at Stellenbosch. Image: Diederik Hattingh
Rainbow from our veranda in Ihemi, Tanzania. Image: Stewart Bradnick
Gqeberha sunrise. Image: Galit Seligmann
Valley of a thousand hills. Image: Bella Wright
Image: Ian Davidson
SpaceX rocket photographed from Bishopscourt, Cape Town in the early hours of Sunday morning on the long weekend. 05.09 taken on my iPhone! The rocket was launched on the 19th. Image: Karen Day
Image: Barbara Stein
Paint Brush Lily. Image: Karin Linder
African Wild Dog Saseka Tented Camp. Image: Peter Brett
Camping delight. Image: Colin Morris
There is beauty in the world. Image: Ursula
Look into my soul! An Eagle owl perched on a branch, Noordhoek common. Image: Martin Fennell
Wind flowers in the breeze. Image: Lucinda Jolly
The last night of British Winter Time. Evening on the River Severn, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire. Image: Lesley Caplan
Sunset over a flooded Brandvlei. Image: Jenny Wentzel.
Woman walking at dusk, Strand beach. Image: Anneen Steyn-Durand
“Dropped in on the off chance”. Image: Maureen Thelland
Lion’s Head: And then there were two! Image: Linda Schomer
The sun sets on the Makgadikgadi pans. Image: Pauli van Wyk
Highway parol near Bergendal Kruger National Park. Image: Johan Fick
Sunset at Eersterivier Beach, Eastern Cape. Serene setting to soothe your soul. Image: Gary Van Dyk
Tankwa Karoo. Image: Fred Robertson
Black-throated Wattle Eye taken at Umdloti lagoon. Image: Ronnie Herr
Image: Vanessa van Rooyen
“Breakfast is served” at the MOJO Market, Sea Point, Cape Town. Image: Peter Reber
Cloud forms back of Table Mountain at sunset. Sunset: R Hamlyn
Peace in Addo National Park away from a turbulent world. Image: Marcel Baar
Jewel Of The Night. Image: Janice Ashby
Trees in Kyalami. Image: George Olivier
Sunset Dwarskersbos Beach Western Cape. Image: Des Flannagan
Caravaning in Sweden in minus 7 temperature. Image: Keith Nicholls
It’s a dog’s life. Boating on the Kasouga Lagoon, Eastern Cape
Image: Lynley Clarke
The Ituri Rainforest, in Mambasa territory, north-eastern Congo, 18 October 2020. Human populations come into contact with animals and pathogens during activities such as hunting for food or the exotic animal trade and deforestation. With deforestation and habitat loss, animals are more likely to move into new areas and come into contact with human beings for the first time. As biodiversity loss is accelerated by human population growth, these scenarios become increasingly likely. Mammals alone are estimated to host at least 320,000 undiscovered viruses while scientists believe that 88-98 percent of fungal species are not known to science. EPA-EFE/Hugh Kinsella Cunningham
View of deforestation in the Ituri rainforest, an area of immense biodiversity in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, 18 October 2020. Conflict and governance issues mean conservation in the region is fraught with problems or non-existent. Human populations come into contact with animals and pathogens during activities such as hunting for food or the exotic animal trade and deforestation. With deforestation and habitat loss, animals are more likely to move into new areas and come into contact with human beings for the first time. As biodiversity loss is accelerated by human population growth, these scenarios become increasingly likely. EPA-EFE/Hugh Kinsella Cunningham ATTENTION EDITORS / MANDATORY CREDIT : This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center — For the full PHOTO ESSAY text please see Advisory Notice epa…
Baobab trees. Image: Graphic Node / Unsplash
Argan tree. Image: Camping Aourir / Unsplash
Agadir, Morocco. Image: Tigmi Moiz / Unsplash
Image: Khanyisile Boysie
‘The Sentinel’ on watch at 2nd Beach, Dana Bay, Mossel Bay. Image: Jo Naidoo, Jo-Jo’s BnB
Girl in the red dress. Image: Victor Hulme
Cederberg – Rooibos tea country Image: Knut Otto www.visioninja.co.za
Just another day in the Lowveld. Image: Trudy Paul
Robberg evening beach stroll, spot the seagull. Image: Marianne Giddy
Gazing seawards at Cape Recife, Eastern Cape. Image: Blake Wilkins
Geometric view of Table Mountain from the Silo Hotel. Image: Chris von Ulmenstein
The Limpopo River at Weipe, looking south from Zimbabwe. Image: Vanessa Bristow
Fascinating Nature. Image: Rita Smith
CapeTown gives with both hands. Image: Craig Whyte
Autumn sunbeams. Image: Roger Nattrass
Aloe blessed by early rain. Image: Vivienne Ward
Wild Coast, near Mboyti. Walking north to Cathedral rock. Image: Jeff Moys
The cosmos in Delta Park has outdone itself this year. Image: Samantha Perry
Misty Mountain (Taken at Table Mountain Lower Cable Car Station). Image: Grant Eglin
View from Sunset Beach. Image: Joanna Wicht
European Roller. Image: John Nicholson
Bush Life. Image: Nicole Beare
Moolmanshoek “who said the Fee t State was flat!” Image: Wiesman Nel
Oh oh, Winter’s Here… Image: Janice Ashby
“Houston – we have a go!”
A Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle (Coptops aedificator) takes its rather cumbersome dawn freedom – from its night on the toaster! Sea Park, KZN South Coast. Image: Peter Vos
Finding the enchanted forest at Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town. Image: Sarah Goodier
Autumn sunrise on the Highveld. Image: Ernst Marais
Transkei psj jungle monkey jump, grumpy for mating rights, big up Maverick. Big ups to the whole crew for informing the non entities of Transkei. Image: Mxolisi Vatsha
Just a little dam on a little farm in Zimbabwe. Image: Jane Butler
Portrait of Three Dogs. Image: Alexandra Nortier
Moulten Gold, Wild Seas. Image: Barbara Lindop
Storm brewing Mountain Zebra Patk. Image: Barbara Chedzey
Luna Peak in the Cederberg with Sneeuberg in the distance. Image: Teresa Raposo
Bush Light. Image: Nicole Beare
