Results of the Photo Contest 2024

  

Congrats to the winners!

Big thanks to the many talented photographers who submitted a total of 168 gorgeous pictures for the EAZA Photo Contest, launched in August! A real testament to your love of nature, animals and of zoos and aquariums.

We are not going to lie, it was extremely difficult to vote. There were so many ex aequo that we need to showcase 14 and not 10 winning pictures! Oh no... more splendid animals... ;)

We will use them on the website as we add new pages.

Congratulations to all but special mentions go to David Hughes and Basel Zoo (Switzerland) for submitting two winning pictures each, and to the Mangshan pit viper at Tierpark Berlin (Germany) that got photographed by two different people and won both times!

Thanks as well to the colleagues from the Executive Office who got on with this challenging task.

Without further ado, the winners are...

In 1st position, ex aequo

1 Atlantic puffin at Tierpark Bern-Dahlholzli (c) Naelle Honegger.jpg
Atlantic puffin surfacing after a dive at Tierpark Bern-Dahlholzli © Naelle Honegger
1 polar bear at Copenhagen Zoo (c) Frank Ronsholt, Copenhagen Zoo.jpeg
Polar bear Imaq posing for the camera at Copenhagen Zoo © Frank Ronsholt / Copenhagen Zoo

In 2nd position

2 Red pandas at Parco Natura Viva © Cesare Avesani Zaborra.jpg
Red pandas at Parco Natura Viva © Cesare Avesani Zaborra

In 3rd position, ex aequo

3 Great Green Macaw at Les Terres de Nataé © Baptiste Mourcel.jpg
Vibrant plumage of a Great green macaw, a powerful emblem of the fragile rainforests of Central and South America. Taken at Les Terres de Nataé © Baptiste Mourcel
3 Banggai cardinalfish at Chester Zoo © David Hughes.jpg
Banggai cardinalfish at Chester Zoo © David Hughes

In 4th position, ex aequo

4 Komodo dragon at Chester Zoo © David Hughes.jpg
Komodo dragon at Chester Zoo © David Hughes
4 Pink anemonefish at Basel Zoo © Basel Zoo.jpg
Pink anemonefish at Basel Zoo © Basel Zoo
4 Somali wild ass at Basel Zoo © Basel Zoo.jpg
Somali wild ass enjoying the morning sun at Basel Zoo © Basel Zoo
4 Sumatran tiger at Zoo De La Boissière Du Doré © Cécile Garans.jpg
The new habitat of the Sumatran tigers at Zoo De La Boissière Du Doré is a feast for the eyes and the animals © Cécile Garans Photographie
4 Mangshan pit viper at Tierpark Berlin © René Ostendorf.jpg
Mangshan pit viper at Tierpark Berlin © René Ostendorf

In 5th position, ex aequo

5 Mangshan pit viper at Tierpark Berlin © João Pedro Meireles.jpg
Mangshan pit viper at Tierpark Berlin. Who said snakes couldn't also be gorgeous? © João Pedro Meireles
5 Chimps at Welsh Mountain Zoo © Karen Clark Photography.JPG
The chimpanzees at Welsh Mountain Zoo have the greatest view point overlooking Rhos-on-Sea © Karen Clark Photography
5 Gorilla at Bioparc Valencia © Sara Hoummady.jpg
Intense portrait of a gorilla at Bioparc Valencia © Sara Hoummady
5 Humboldt penguin at Peak Wildlife Park © Sioned Davies, Peak Wildlife Park 2.png
Winston, a Humboldt penguin from Peak Wildlife Park, is getting ready to throw flippers © Sioned Davies / Peak Wildlife Park