Moonlit image of a rare wolf wins competition

Moonlit image of a rare wolf wins competition

The picture was chosen from 43,135 entries from 94 countries Photo: © José Luis Rodríguez / Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009

Iberian wolves, that are a subspecies of the grey wolf, are seen as a threat to livestock in Spain and are still treated with superstition because of the supposed danger they hold to humans – although there have been no attacks in modern times. There are now as few as 1,000 left. Spanish photographer José Luis Rodríguez had to rely on moonlight to and use a slow shutter speed to capture the rare creature leaping into the dark.