Winners of Nikon’s Comedy Wildlife Awards announced

A whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrid) crash landing, a red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) stuck in a tree and a dancing insect are some of the highlights of Nikon’s 2024 Comedy Wildlife Awards. Each year, the competition receives thousands of images from around the world in an effort to not only make people laugh, but to help the public better understand wildlife and the importance of conservation. “Our world is extraordinarily beautiful and interconnected, yet the human race is doing its best to over-exploit and damage it. Issues of wildlife conservation and sustainability are gaining momentum globally, yet the messages and images tend to be negative, depressing and enervating,” said Comedy Wildlife co-founder Paul Joynson-Hicks. “Through the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, we aim to widen understanding and engagement of a sustainable world—and wildlife conservation specifically—for the preservation of biodiversity and the health and enrichment of everyone on Earth.”

Read more about the competition, and see all of the winning photos, on the Comedy Wildlife website.