Photographer Alan Kwok was shortlisted with this photo titled ‘Snagged’ in the Our Impact section of Australian Geographic’s 2022 Nature Photographer of the Year award. “While trying to jump fences kangaroos sometimes get their feet snagged on the wire, their upper body flips toward the ground tangling the legs in the wires. Known as ‘fence-hanging’, the individual has no way of getting up or freeing itself and usually dies unless a human can free it.” Alan’s sadness at finding the animal motivated him to use the image to raise awareness of the need for wildlife friendly fencing.
