The world's largest and most prestigious photo contest for wildlife photographers "The Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year" has announced the winners for 2009 at an annual ceremony at the Natural History Museum in London. The competition has more than 43,000 participating photographs from 94 countries competing in 11 different categories. The competition has since 1964 been responsible for the ultimate in nature photography, and is considered among photographers as the highest honors.

Winner in the catego...