Ecology photo competition showcases wild cuttlefish, birds and science
The annual BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology photo competition has announced its winners, featuring diverse wildlife images from around the world. Notable entries include a damsel fly in India and giant cuttlefish in Australia.
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These competitions highlight the intersection of scientific research and visual storytelling, promoting public interest in biodiversity and conservation.
Ecology photo competition showcases wild cuttlefish, birds and science By Ellen Phiddian
Link copied Share Share article A damsel fly peeking out of a window in a leaf has taken out the top prize in an ecology journal's annual photo competition.
Other images highlighted in the competition featured frogs, fish, birds, and ecologists hard at work — often in uncomfortable conditions.
The BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology image competition is open to researchers in ecology, evolutionary biology, palaeontology and zoology from around the world.
This year, the winning entry came from Sritam Kumar Sethy, a student at Berhampur University in India, while Australian researchers and wildlife snagged awards in several categories.
Mr Kumar Sethy's photo (above) showed an orange-tailed marsh dart damsel fly ( Ceriagrion cerinorubellum ) in a wetland in the Indian state of Odisha.
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