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An octopus photographed underwater. Its body is a range of colours, mostly patterned brown and yellow, with yellow eyes. It is surrounded by a seaweed and a fish swims past it.

24 of the new species discovered in 2021

Discover some of the new species around the world that have been recently discovered by scientists, from a tiny chameleon to a spider named after Greta Thunberg

This female bobcat had kittens on the Mexican side and used to cross to the USA almost on a daily basis in order to find food for her little ones. © Alejandro Prieto

Across the borderline

In 2016, Donald Trump promised to build a “big, beautiful wall” between the USA and Mexico, but – beneath the political furore – the impact of this monolithic barrier on wildlife has largely gone unseen. Wildlife photographer Alejandro Prieto has been documenting the impacts.

Once Again Being a Mother: Jaguars in mangroves: a relationship rarely seen. This mother named “Janis” in an intimate moment with her cub, is a mangrove resident and has reproduced at least three times. Research teams have monitored jaguar populations in mangroves in Nayarit, western Mexico. © Victor Hugo Luja Molina, Mexico

Mangrove Photography Awards 2020

View the winner and runner-up images from the sixth Mangrove Photography Awards competition.

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