Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Researchers measuring a female Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nest site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) eggs being collected for transfer to a safer hatchery location, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) laying eggs under the watchful eyes of a conservation worker, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Applying a tag to a Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at its nesting site, Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Turtle warden with nesting Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Shell Beach, Guyana, South America

Statue of Professor Frans Smuts, Conservationist, Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Africa

Tourist photographing a wild Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) feeding on the upslope grasslands of Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Forest rangers on patrol, Pan de Azucar, Vinales National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Pinar del Rio, Cuba, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Captive Galapagos giant tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus) at the Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

Jersey Zoo (Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust), established by author and conservationist Gerald Durrell in 1959, Jersey, Channel Islands, Europe

European Bison (Bison bonasus), female (cow), being released into woodland as part of the Wilder Blean project, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Rhino Collaring Operation in Marataba Conservation Camp, Marakele National Park, South Africa, Africa

Rhino Collaring Operation in Marataba Conservation Camp, Marakele National Park, South Africa, Africa

Volunteer Feeding a Rescued Koala Bear at the Koala Bear Sanctuary, Port Macquarie, Gold Coast of Australia

Seekuh on an Ocean clean up run by the charity One Earth One Ocean, Hong Kong, China

Seekuh on an Ocean clean up run by the charity One Earth One Ocean, Hong Kong, China

Men hunting from the Blue Duck Lodge, a working cattle farm with a focus on conservation, located in the Whanganui National Park. One man carrying goat kill on his back, (goats are a danger to the native wildlife and hunting is encouraged and educated here); Retaruke, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand