The Best 17 Photos From The "2020 BigPicture Natural World Photography" Competition

When the California Academy of Sciences announced their 2020 BigPicture Natural World Photography competition, the main idea was to “both celebrate and illustrate the rich diversity of life on Earth and inspire action to protect and conserve it through the power of imagery”. And competitors definitely managed to grasp it.

"Joseph Wachira comforts Sudan, a northern white rhino, moments before the animal died at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya in March 2018. Sudan was 45 years old and in poor health". Terrestrial Wildlife, Winner: 'Cheetah Hunting In Maasai Mara' By Yi Liu.