Stunning Highly Commended Images From the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition

First look at Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 pictures

A hundred of the competition’s top submissions will go on display at the Natural History Museum later this year

The highly commended images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year

An inquisitive pack of wolves and a stand-off between two dangerous animals are among the highly commended images in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

Stunning highly commended images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition

By Issy Ronald, CNN Each of the photos highly commended in the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition could be a freeze-frame from some mini drama. In one shot, a lioness peers over the edge of a rock and faces down a cobra; in another, a sloth hugs the post of a barbed wire fence as if their life depends on it; in another, a lone elephant wades through piles of multicolored rubbish at a waste disposal site. The Natural Histor…

15 Breathtaking Photos From the 61st Wildlife Photographer of the Year

The Natural History Museum in London unveiled a first look at 15 of the breathtaking photos that are in the running to win the 61st Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, including a lion staring down a cobra, a pack of Arctic wolves, and bats flying through the dark toward the camera.