This possibly may become one of the most infamous photographs in modern wildlife photography. It won this year's Wild Life Photographer of the Year Award. The Guardian had a front page splash over the controversy. The reason for the controversy is whether this was a put up shot. It is supposed to be a wild wolf leaping the fence but it is now argued that it is, in fact, a wolf from a zoo in Madrid. What it does highlight is that the rules for wildlife photography are very strict on this and no doubt whatever happens with this photograph and its photographer they will be even stricter in the future.
The evidence against the photographer is laid out in a report in the Suomen Luonto (Nature of Finland) website. We will wait and see what come of all this.
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