By Frank Lucasale 
The winners of the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, organized by the Natural History Museum, have been announced. From a record-breaking 59,228 entries submitted by photographers from 117 countries and territories, we’ve compiled a list of the top 15 images selected by the competition’s jury.
#1 Winner, Wetlands: The Bigger Picture: The Swarm Of Life By Shane Gross, Canada
#2 Winner, Animals In Their Environment: Frontier Of The Lynx By Igor Metelskiy, Russia
#3 Winner, Behaviour: Birds: Practice Makes Perfect By Jack Zhi, USA
#4 Winner, Behaviour: Amphibians And Reptiles: Wetland Wrestle By Karine Aigner, USA
#5 Winner, Animal Portraits: On Watch By John E Marriott, Canada
#6 Winner, 10 Years And Under: Free As A Bird By Alberto Román Gómez, Spain
#7 Winner, Behaviour: Invertebrates: The Demolition Squad By Ingo Arndt, Germany
#8 Winner, Urban Wildlife: Tiger In Town By Robin Darius Conz, Germany
#9 Winner, Behaviour: Mammals: Tranquil Moment By Hikkaduwa Liyanage Prasantha Vinod, Sri Lanka
#10 Winner, Impact Award: Hope For The Ninu By Jannico Kelk, Australia
#11 Winner, Photojournalist Story Award: Dolphins Of The Forest By Thomas Peschak, Germany/South Africa
#12 Winner, Photojournalism: Dusting For New Evidence By Britta Jaschinski, Germany/UK
#13 Winner, 15-17 Years: Life Under Dead Wood By Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, Germany
#14 Winner, Impact Award: Recording By Hand By Liwia Pawłowska, Poland
#15 Winner, Underwater: Under The Waterline By Matthew Smith, UK/Australia
