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  1. A composite image of wind turbines standing with a large Canadian flag behind them

    2. Satellite image of the Earth showing Europe, Africa and the Middle East

    • Overhead shot of three pairs of hands, each holding small green plants in soil.

    • A middle-aged woman with shoulder-length dark hair is wearing a light green outdoor coat and sunglasses and speaking into a megaphone. She is standing in front of the severed stumps of an old oak tree.

    • A brown speckled bird with a very long beak

    • Chickens in a barn.

    • A mural of a curlew and its chick. There are wildflowers painted next to them.

    • A black and white bird with a bright red beak and red eye is sitting on the ground, looking backwards. It was photographed in a coastal area. There are rocks covered in black and green seaweed.

    • A close-up of a fox cub's face. Its fur is short and is brown and has hits of ginger. It is being held in someone's hand and has dark eyes and nose.

    • A 10ft bird costume made of paper, bamboo and polystyrene on top of a green hill in countryside

    • Katy Bird, left, is smiling at the camera wearing a pearl headband, white veil and white wedding dress with pearl detailing around the sleeves. James Bird, right, is wearing a grey three-piece suit with a white shirt and light-coloured bow tie. Behind them is an empty field, line of bushes and sky.

    • A brown hare is running across a field of green grass. In the background a brown dog with a muzzle can be seen trying to chase it.

    • Aerial view of a scientific vessel at sea

    • Blue domes and white villages on cliff tops of Santorini

    • A snow leopard

    • A man and a woman stand hand in hand next to a felled tree, the woman with her other hand touching its remaining stump.

    • A bearded tit standing on a branch. It's a small bird with a brown/orange body with a white head. It's eye is surrounded by black feathers and it has a bright orange beak. Trees in the background are out of focus.

    • A dolphin on Paignton beach after it became stranded on the sand. It is lying on a sheet of blue tarpaulin while a Coastguard crew member wearing red overalls and blue plastic gloves kneels down to assess it.

    • A peregrine falcon stands in a nesting box looking down at a baby, white in colour, which has just hatched. Three eggs surround the baby and the remnants of the baby's egg is in the corner.

    • A picture of a batman hoverfly on some green plant.

    • Archaeologists in a field with axes digging.

    • Cam Whitnall wearing a black hoodie with The Big Cat Sanctuary written on it, in front of a wooden lodge, smiling at the camera. He has short curly hair and a beard.

    • Alan, who wears dark square-framed glasses, a green polo shirt and a black string vest, crawls on all fours. One of the gorillas is on his back, with its arms around his neck. He appears to be in an enclosure, with plants and vegetation in the background.

    • Brian Sloan stands in a field with some volunteers who are taking part in the dig. Mr Sloan has short, grey hair and a beard. He is wearing a grey hooded jacket, a red t-shirt, with a dark raincoat and a yellow reflective vest. He is smiling at the camera.