Wildlife Photos 2012

Here's a link to another slide show by Paul Kerley for BBC News, this one showing some of the top entries in the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition 2012: CLICK. Roz Kidman Cox, one of the judges, provides a voiceover which explains why some of these images were selected for the exhibition. Only 100 of the very best of 48,000 entries from 98 countries will be on display. The winners will be announced on 17 October at the awards ceremony. The exhibition opens at the Natural History Museum in London on 19 October and runs till 3 March 2013, priced £10 for adults and £5 for silver surfers (50% excellent). You can book tickets now (CLICK). Shown is Pester Power by Polish teenager Mateusz Piesiak, winner of the Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year award 2011.