Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2017-12-18/Gallery

Wiki Loves Earth 2017 was an international photographic competition whose winner will get a full scholarship to Wikimania 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Nearly 132,000 images, all freely licensed, have been added to Wikimedia Commons in the fourth annual Wiki Loves Earth. The photographic contest focuses on protected areas, unique places of natural heritage, to document them for future generations.

Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 was a similar competition focusing on cultural heritage monuments, with more than 245,000 freely licensed images submitted. Several of the winning photographs were from first-time contributors.

• 
  Ogoy Island in Russia's Lake Baikal
  Photo by Sergey Pesterev
• 
  A jaguar in the Pantanal Conservation Area of Brazil
  Photo by Leonardo Ramos
• 
  A pair of Eurasian spoonbills in the Danube Biosphere Reserve, Ukraine
  Photo by Sergey Pesterev
• 
  A water buffalo getting a nice soak in Baluran National Park, Indonesia.
  Photo by Candra Firmansyah
• 
  Two Svalbard reindeer grazing in Bünsow Land National Park, Spitsbergen, Norway
  Photo by Siri Uldal
• 
  Pedra Azul (Blue Stone) with the Milky Way above it, located in the eponymous state park in Brazil
  Photo by EduardoMSNeves
• 
  A Bornean orangutan
  Photo by Ridwan0810
• 
  The Dovbush rocks seen at twilight, located in the Polyanytskiy Regional Landscape Park, Ukraine
  Photo by Пивовар Павл
• 
  Aerial shot of Dzharylhach National Nature Park, Ukraine
  Photo by Yunyk
• 
  A Phyllomedusa rohdei frog steps over its friend, seen in Brazil
  Photo by Renato Augusto Martins
• 
  Railroad tracks through Lawachara National Park, Bangladesh, provide a convenient path.
  Photo by Pallabkabir
• 
  A peak in the Nilgiri Himal mountains backdrops this shot of a simple suspension bridge over the Gandaki River in Nepal.
  Photo by Faj2323
• 
  A northern pika peeks over a rock in Momsky National Park, Russia.
  Photo by Юрий Емельянов
• 
  A recently burned-down forest on Parnitha Mountain, Greece
  Photo by Stathis floros
• 
  Capybaras near the Tietê River in São Paulo state, Brazil
  Photo by Clodomiro Esteves Junior

• 
  The Khandoba Temple in Pune
  Photo by PKharote
• 
  The Royal pavilion in Phraya Nakhon Cave in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park, Thailand
  Photo by BerryJ
• 
  Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Photo by Azim Khan Ronnie
• 
  Inner staircase of the Baron Empain Palace tower in Cairo, Egypt
  Photo by Manadily
• 
  Exterior of Verrucole Castle in Tuscany, Italy
  Photo by Iris.gonelli
• 
  Interior of Verrucole Castle in Tuscany, Italy
  Photo by Simone Letari
• 
  Baitul Mukarram Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Photo by Jubair1985
• 
  Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, Canada
  Photo by Diego Delso
• 
  Wat Benchamabophit in Bangkok, Thailand
  Photo by BerryJ
• 
  Sydney Opera House in Australia
  Photo by Alphacontrol
• 
  The derelict West Pier of Brighton, United Kingdom
  Photo by Matthew Hoser
• 
  The casino of the Kurhaus Wiesbaden
  Photo by Martin Kraft
• 
  Koshki (towers) in Mestia, Svaneti, Georgia
  Photo by Dmytro Balkhovitin
• 
  Ceiling of Tabatabaeis' House in Kashan, Iran
  Photo by Mostafameraji
• 
  Old town of Comacchio and its bridges
  Photo by Francesco-1978