The European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr is likely one of the most famed competitions for nature images. Yearly, the German Society for Nature Images (GDT) chooses the winners, and this 12 months, the general winner is Jaime Rojo from Spain. He impressed the jury together with his picture Within the Forest of the Monarchs. And sure, these are all butterflies you see on this implausible picture!
Jaime captured his spectacular successful picture in Mexico’s El Rosario butterfly sanctuary whereas on task for Nationwide Geographic Journal. Each autumn, hundreds of thousands of monarch butterflies journey hundreds of kilometers from North America to overwinter within the branches of oyamel firs. The dense clustering of butterflies and the safety of the tree cover present an important microclimate for his or her survival. Nonetheless, even small adjustments to the forest can disrupt this delicate stability. Maybe you’ve heard of this phenomenon. I bear in mind watching a documentary about it, and I used to be completely enchanted!
“The way forward for these butterflies, like that of so many different species, is threatened, stated Sabine Riewenherm, President of the German Federal Company for Nature Conservation and patron of the competitors.
“Monarch habitats are in peril: Intensive agriculture mixed with the usage of herbicides is destroying the milkweed vegetation important for his or her voracious caterpillars, unlawful logging is destroying their roosting websites, and rising storms in winter associated to local weather change are inflicting monarchs to perish en-route.
© Jaime Rojo/European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024
This 12 months’s contest obtained 18,000 pictures from 38 nations. Aside from the general winner, GDT additionally awards the Fritz Pölking Prize, the Rewilding Europe Award, in addition to class winners in 9 classes: 9 classes & two Particular Classes: Birds, Mammals, Different Animals, Vegetation & Fungi, Landscapes, The Underwater World, Man and Nature, Nature’s Studio, Younger Photographers to 14 years and from 15 to 17 Years.
Benefit from the class winners under, and ensure to go to GDT’s web site to see all the gallery and extra data.
© Robert Canis/European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024, Class winner | Mammals
© Theo Bosboom/European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024, Class winner | Different Animals
© Svetlana Ivanenko/European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024, Class winner | Vegetation and Fungi
© Test My Dream/European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024, Class winner | Landscapes
© Angel Fitor/European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024, Class winner | Underwater World
© Jaime Culebras/European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024, Class winner | Males and Nature
© Ádám Fáth/European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024, Class winner | Nature’s Studio
© Alberto Román Gómez/European Wildlife Photographer of the Yr 2024, Class winner | Younger Photographers as much as 14 years