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BC SPCA announces winners of 2020 wildlife photography contest

Amateur wildlife photographers in BC have shown impressive work once again for the annual Wildlife-in-Focus photography contest.

The BC SPCA holds the contest every year, and the winners have been announced for 2020.

<who>Photo credit: Joshua Wolfe

Participants competed in two categories — “Backyard Habitats,” in order to highlight our special relationship with wild animals in our backyards, and “Wild Settings,” a category with images featuring animals in their natural habitats.

<who>Photo credit: Thomas Haslinger

Additionally, the People’s Choice Award was determined as a result of public votes, and this year a Kelowna photographer won with a spectacular photo of a bee.

<who>Photo credit: Eileen Harris

“With more than 956 photos submitted, it was a challenge for the contest judges to highlight only a few of the many amazing photos celebrating B.C.’s diverse wildlife,” says Erin Ryan of the BC SPCA.

“We want to thank all the participants for sharing their amazing photos and helping to raise more than $32,920 to help the BC SPCA care for injured and orphaned wildlife.”

The winners are:

People’s Choice Award


Eileen Harris (Kelowna) – Bee on Flower


Backyard Habitats


1st place: Thomas Haslinger (Coldstream) – Chipmunk
2nd place: D. Ross Fisher (Campbell River) – Robins
3rd place: Sandy Stirling (Nanoose Bay) – Tree Frog


Wild Settings


1st place: Joshua Wolfe (New Westminster) – Black Bears
2nd place: Greg Peterson (Burnaby) – Short-eared Owl
3rd place: Deborah Freeman (Nanoose Bay) - Mink

First-place winners in both judged categories will be featured in the upcoming issue of the BC SPCA’s Animal Sense magazine, and the judge’s top three choices in each category and the top 12 People’s Choice photos will appear on a pack of greeting cards that will be available for purchase.

The collection of submissions for the 2020 contest can be seen here.



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