Scarce swallowtail butterfly (Iphiclides podalirius) feeding from spiny sow thistle (Sonchus asper), Zadar province, Croatia, Europe

Water hole in the sand dunes, Tibesti Mountains, Chad

Scarce swallowtail butterfly (Iphiclides podalirius) flying over flowers, Vernazza, Cinque Terre, Liguria, Italy, Europe

Scarce footman (Eilema complana), North West Bulgaria, EuropeFamily Arctiidae;Sub family Lithosiinae

Scarce silver-lines (Bena bicolorana) (Noctuidae), Bulgaria, Europe

Almod trees being irrigated in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought. 80% of the world's almonds grow in California, each Almond takes 1 gallon of water to produce, water that is increasingly unavailable.

A virtually empty farmers water hole in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought.

Almond trees being irrigated in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought. 80% of the world's almonds grow in California, each Almond takes 1 gallon of water to produce, water that is increasingly unavailable.

Cotton growing in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought.

Scarce silver-lines (Bena bicolorana) (Noctuidae), Bulgaria, Europe

Scarce silver-lines (Bena bicolorana) (Noctuidae), Bulgaria, Europe

Irrigation pipes in California's Central Valley, which is in the grip of a four year long drought. The catastrophic drought means that no crops will grow without increasingly scarce irrigation water. Many areas of farmland have been abandoned due to the drought.

Scarce swallowtail (Iphiclides podalirius) (Papilionidae), Bulgaria, Europe

A koala bear in the Barmah Forest near Echuca, Victoria, Australia, Pacific

Monument Valley AZ USA

Scarce Large Blue (Maculinea teleius), adult on Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis), Rheindelta, Germany, Europe

Heodes virgaureae, Scarce copper male

Scarce pedestrian traffic in picturesque of town street, Zurich, Switzerland

Endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

A split image of four endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) resting on the sandy bottom at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

Endangered Florida Manatee mother and calf (Trichechus manatus latirostris) gather at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

Cichlids school around an endangered Florida Manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) at Three Sisters Spring. The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee, Crystal River, Florida, United States of America

Encounters with Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi) (endemic and endangered) are few and far between. Here a monk seal shares a patch of sand with a Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also an endangered species, off Maui, Maui, Hawaii, United States of America

California Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in the water looking up at the camera, Monterey, California, United States of America

Florida manatee Endangered Florida Manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris silhouetted against the sun at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River Florida USA The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee

Florida manatee Endangered Florida Manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River Florida USA The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee

Florida manatee Endangered Florida Manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River Florida USA The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee

Florida manatee Endangered Florida Manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River Florida USA The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee

Florida manatee Endangered Florida Manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River Florida USA The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee

Florida manatee Endangered Florida Manatee Mother and nursing calf Trichechus manatus latirostris at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River Florida USA The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee

Florida manatee A curious young Florida Manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris peeks over it's mothers back at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River Florida USA The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee

Florida manatee Small fish pick algae of an endangered Florida Manatee Trichechus manatus latirostris at Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River Florida USA The Florida Manatee is a subspecies of the West Indian Manatee