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Wildlife forensics — the work that aims to disrupt or dismantle criminal networks and wildlife trade chains. On the first glance this appears to be a fascinating underwater image of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) but can you spot the hand print? This award winning photograph, taken by world-renowned wildlife photojournalist, demonstrates a method for securing forensic evidence that can help to catch poachers and animal traffickers. Special fluorescent powder dyes, photographed under ultraviolet light, reveal hand and fingerprints, blood and other bodily fluids, gunpowder residue and other human traces. Dr. Alexandra Thomas, wildlife crime and conservation training practitioner and Project Manager Louise Gibson, from the Wildlife Crime Forensic Lab at the Zoological Society of London, are developing such methods to assist law enforcement. Six of the world's seven sea turtle species are classified as threatened, endangered, or critically endangered due to human persecution, habitat destruction, or marine pollution. (In case you need info about the award: The GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an annual competition organised by the German Society for Nature Photography — The GDT)
Britta Jaschinski

We stand at scenic overlooks and lift our lens to capture a post card view that, of course, looks better on a postcard. It’s not about gear, or the 10,000 hours. It’s simply that almost any photograph is improved by having people in it—a lesson TIME’s Top 100 Photographs of 2025 underscores in images that…

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