In Russia, the demand for sable fur is growing as it’s used to produce items such as bedspreads and even underwear. According to reports, there are around 70 farms in the country that raise and kill wild sable and other animals for their fur. When Zhenya found a picture of a wild sable online, she fell in love and wanted to try to save it. Eventually, she learned that there was an opportunity to buy the critter out from a fur farm, and that’s exactly what she did, keeping the saved animal as her pet.
Neung is an artist from Thailand who created this Facebook page called "Spidey adventure", where tiny Spiderman lives his best life in a cat society.
Helen has spent years at Oregon’s Lighthouse Farm Sanctuary without making a single friend. She was nervous, suspicious and alone. But then came Oliver. The young Jersey calf was curious from birth and soon managed to earn Helen’s trust, and they became firm friends.
The presentation of the award at the Nature Talks Photo Festival in the Netherlands marked the end of a competition at which over 14,000 images were submitted by photographers from 73 different countries. Entries were divided into 11 categories including Birds, Mammals, Plants and mushrooms, Landscapes, Underwater and Man and Nature. Category winners were then pitted against each other to decide the Grand Prize: the prestigious title of Nature Photographer Of The Year.
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