Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2018 Wildlife-In-Focus contest. The contest raised $17,586 for wildlife in need at the BC SPCA's Wild ARC, which cares for more than 3,000 injured and orphaned wild animals a year. 

Congratulations to our People's Choice Award winner, Izabelle Stevens, and to all our top 52 photographers - their photos are featured on an exclusive deck of Wildlife-In-Focus playing cards available for purchase now. The judge's winning picks are in - check out the winners and honourable mentions below! 


Next year's contest will open July 2019 - sign up below to get notified when the contest opens and other Wildlife-In-Focus updates.

Backyard Habitats:

1st - Tony Markle, Rufous hummingbird
2nd - Teresa Nightingale, Deer fawns
3rd - Vicki Morell, Short-eared owl

Wild Settings:

1st - Henrik Nilsson, Grizzly bears
2nd - Jonathan Bauder, Pika
3rd - Josh DeLeenheer, Sea otter

Congratulations to our People's Choice Award winner, Izabelle Stevens. Her photo of a bee raised $672 for Wild ARC.

Brian Howland, Killdeer	Michelle Obre, Badgers
Alan Mc Cormack, Tree swallow	Tracy Riddell, Heron
Linda Matteson, Cormorants	Greg Peterson, Robin
Kevin Elsom, Black bear	Bruce Tuck, Red-winged blackbird

Last year's cards sold out in just a matter of days, don't wait - buy your deck of cards featuring our top 52 photos at shop.spca.bc.ca. This is a limited quantity run, so once they're sold out - that's it!

 

This year's exciting prize sponsors include: Canadian Geographic, Lens & Shutter, LUSH, NatureKids BC, Outdoor Photography Canada.



* Banner photos courtesy of Tony Markle, Elayne Rosa, Stephen Lustig, and Colin Franks