A Helena’s tree frog seen with eyes glowing in the darknessImage source, Roberto Garcia Roa /British Ecological Society
Image caption, A light in the Shadows by Roberto Garcia Roa was the overall winner

The British Ecological Society's annual photography competition has a winner.

The Tambopata reserve is located in the Peruvian Amazon.

He said that the striking eyes looked like two beacon in the dark.

The reserve has been adversely affected by illegal gold mining.

The eyes of the frog are small golden pearls. Ensuring the protection of this area and its inhabitants is the real treasure.

The beauty of ecology is the focus of the yearly photography competition.

The winning pictures can be found here.

The runner up was leopard surprise!

Leopard capturing a SteenbokImage source, Peter Hudson / British Ecological Society
Image caption, A mother leopard captures a Steenbok to feed her cub in Kenya. Leopards don't often hunt during the day

The new plastic home won the people and nature category.

Hermit crab in a plastic bottle capImage source, Andreas Eich / British Ecological Society
Image caption, A terrestrial hermit crab makes a faded plastic bottle cap its new home in Indonesia

There is a student prize in the up close and personal category.

A Damon Blue butterfly resting on a stalk with purple petalsImage source, Francesca Martelli / British Ecological Society
Image caption, A Damon Blue butterfly - a common late summer species in mountainous regions of Europe - is covered by dew drops at dawn in Cogne, Italy

The category of individuals and population is highly commended.

A stag stands in the bracken with leaves on its antlersImage source, Joshua Copping / British Ecological Society
Image caption, A red deer stag wears a leafy crown during the autumn rut in Richmond Park, England

The student prize was for tourists in the wild.

A turtle swims with a group of tourists watching from behindImage source, Mackenzie Meier / British Ecological Society
Image caption, A turtle swims through Hanauma bay in Hawaii with a group of tourists watching from behind

There is a student prize for the art of ecology.

Fireflies glowing green in the night forestImage source, Naitik Patel / British Ecological Society
Image caption, Fireflies dance near near Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India
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