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Silhouette of Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) walking in water at river mouth, fishing at dawn Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park - Alaska - USA An oft-repeated estimate is that at the turn of the 19th century there were more than 100'000 wild tigers in Asia. Nowadays, the estimation is between 5000 and 7000 left in the world. Bandhavgarh National Park - India Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) sunbathing on beach Tighdomane Islands - Svalbard - Norway Detail of very old iceberg Candlemas Island - South Sandwich Islands Tent and Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) Wapusk National Park - Manitoba - Canada The volcano Mount Etna erupting Etna - Sicily - Italy Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) hugging Wapusk National Park - Manitoba - Canada Mother nature likes to play with the wind and creates outstanding sculptures like this heart shaped in an iceberg near Peter First Island. Peter First Island - Antarctica Alaskan Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) jumping in water while fishing salmon in river Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park - Alaska - USA Mountain range covered by glaciers at sunset Penola Strait - Antarctic Peninsula Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) Candlemas Island - South Sandwich Island Croofoot Mountain reflected in Bow Lake at sunrise Banff National Park - Alberta - Canada Close up of an elephant eye Bandhavgarh National Park - India Portrait of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Wapusk National Park - Manitoba - Canada Mountain range covered by glaciers at entrance of Lemaire Channel at sunset Antarctic Peninsula Iceberg at sunset Snow Hill Island - Antarctica Mountain range covered by glaciers in the Wilhelmina Bay, iceberg in the foreground Wilhelmina Bay - Antarctic Peninsula Grizzly Bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) sparring Lake Clark National Park - Alaska - USA The Fitz Roy Massif at sunrise Los Glaciares National Park - Patagonia - Argentina Icebergs in Joekulsarlon glacial lake at sunrise Joekulsarlon is the best-known and the largest of a number of glacial lakes in Iceland. It is situated at the south end of the glacier Vatnajoekull. The lake is filled with icebergs which are calving off the Breidamerkurjoekull glacier. Iceland Portrait of Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) Wapusk National Park - Manitoba - Canada Great Horned Owl (Tyto alba), captive North Carolina - USA The activity of the explosive vent on the north side of the Montagnola, at about 2600m elevation, is majestic with dense volutes of dark grey ash rising hundreds of meters, punctuated by spectacular bursts of incandescent bombs that rise up to 200 m high. Etna - Sicily - Italy White Tern (Gygis alba rothschildi) in flight Midway Atoll - Hawaii - USA Harp seal pup (Phoca groenlandicus) on pack ice Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada Guanacos (Lama guanaco) walking on shores of Lago Toro Torres del Paine National Park - Patagonia - Argentina Harp seal pup (Phoca groenlandicus) on pack ice Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada Emperor Penguin family (Aptenodytes forsteri) Snow Hill Island - Antarctica Snow Petrel (Pagodroma nivea) in flight, blue iceberg in the background Wilhelmina Bay - Antarctic Peninsula Grizzly Bear cub (Ursus arctos horribilis) playing with mother Hallo Bay, Katmai National Park - Alaska - USA Gentoo Penguin (Pygoscelis papua) colony at sunrise Sea Lion Island - Falkland Islands The melting globe I Franklin Strait - Boothia Peninsula - Northwest Territories - Canada Mountain range covered by glaciers in the Errera Channel, iceberg in the foreground Antarctic Peninsula Southern Elephant Seal pups (Mirounga leonina) Sea Lion Island - Falkland Islands Chinstrap Penguins (Pygoscelis antarctica) nesting in snowstorm Orne Harbor - Antarctic Peninsula Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) This species is listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List Midway Atoll - Hawaii - USA Stormy sky Melchior Islands - Antarctic Peninsula Blueberry plant in fall colours, morning frost Bow Lake - Banff National Park - Alberta - Canada Sunrise in Antarctica Erebus & Terror Gulf - Antarctic Peninsula Emperor Penguin chicks (Aptenodytes forsteri) Snow Hill Island - Antarctica Emperor Penguin family (Aptenodytes forsteri) Snow Hill Island - Antarctica Cape Petrel (Daption capense) in flight, reflected in calm sea Drake Passage - Antarctica Cuernos del Paine at sunrise Torres del Paine National Park - Patagonia - Chile King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) courting Salisbury Plain - South Georgia Beaver collecting food for the winter Denali National Park - Alaska - USA Polar Bear family (Ursus Maritimus) Wapusk National Park - Manitoba - Canada Horses galloping free Wyoming - USA Harp seal pup (Phoca groenlandicus) close-up Magdalen Islands, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Quebec, Canada Grizzly Bear cub (Ursus arctos horribilis) standing in tall grass Lake Clark National Park - Alaska - USA Spirit Bear mother with black cub eating barnacles The Kermode Bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) is one of the rarest bears in the world. It is a black bear that has a creamish-white fur which is produced by a recessive gene. It lives principally in the central and north coast of British Columbia in Canada. Great Bear Rainforest - British Columbia - Canada King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) colony Gold Harbour - South Georgia The laughing seal II. Weddel Seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) yawning Penguin Island - Antarctic Peninsula Icebergs in Joekulsarlon glacial lake Joekulsarlon is the best-known and the largest of a number of glacial lakes in Iceland. It is situated at the south end of the glacier Vatnajoekull. The lake is filled with icebergs which are calving off the Breidamerkurjoekull glacier. Iceland