Wildlife & People category
Where else can you get nose to beak with wildlife other than at one of WWT's nine wetland wildlife centres? Capture the moment of interaction and you could be a winner!
Photographs entered into this category MUST have been taken at one of WWT's nine wetland wildlife centres and be entered in the correct seasonal heat in which they were taken.
After each seasonal heat closes, the entries will be shortlisted and a winner chosen from each of WWT's nine wetland wildlife centres. Winners from each of the four seasonal heats will go through to the national finals to be held in autumn 2012.
The national winner of the Wildlife & People category will win a 'muchbetter way to explore the wetlands of Soomaa, Estonia', courtesy of Much Better Adventures and Soomaa.com. In addition, winner will also receive a subscription to Bird Watching Magazine, courtesy of Birdwatching Magazine.
Much Better Adventures connect adventure seekers direct to recommended local travel providers, allowing you to discover and explore the great outdoors. Sooma.com have organised tours and provide travel services inside and near to Soomaa National Park since 1994.
The philosophy of ecotourism describes their dedication to local economic development, supporting preservation of cultural and natural heritage and educating travelers and public.
Much Better Adventures and local partner Soomaa.com invite the winner of this category and a partner on a private, five day adventure to explore the wetlands of Sooma National Park, Estonia. The national park has been created to protect large raised bogs, flood plain grasslands, paludified forests, meandering rivers and the large populations of birds and mammals that live there.
The prize includes two return flights to Tallinn from London (or equivalent vouchers), transfers, 5 nights full board accommodation, and evening saunas. Guided activites, depending on the season chosen, could include bog walking, canoeing and kayaking, beaver watching, snow-shoeing, ice fishing, cross country skiiing, berry picking, mushrooming and many more. The prize is available to take any time during 2013, subject to availability, but must be booked at least three months in advance.
All regional/seasonal winners will win a photography course held by nature photography experts Wild Arena.
