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Winners of Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2020 (15 photos)

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, founded in 1965, is an annual international showcase of the best nature photography. This year, the contest attracted more than 49,000 entries from around the world. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is developed and produced by the Natural History Museum, London. The owners and sponsors have once again been kind enough to share the following winning and commended images from this year’s competition. The museum’s website has images from previous years and more information about the current contest and exhibition. Captions are provided by the photographers and WPY organizers, and are lightly edited for style.

The Embrace. Grand Title Winner 2020 and Animals in their Environment Winner: A tigress hugs an ancient Manchurian fir, rubbing her cheek against the bark to leave secretions from her scent glands. She is an Amur, or Siberian, tiger, in Russia’s Land of the Leopard National Park. Hunted almost to extinction in the past century, the population is still threatened by poaching and logging, which also impacts their prey—mostly deer and wild boar. (© Copyright Sergey Gorshkov / Wildlife Photographer of the Year)
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/10/winners-wildlife-photographer-year-2020/616710/