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The week in wildlife – in pictures

October 22, 2021
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  • A ranger feeds Najin and her daughter Fatu, the last two northern white rhino females, with carrots near their enclosure at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya. Najin has been retired from breeding leaving her daughter as the only egg donor in an embryo implantation scheme.

    Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters

    A ranger feeds Najin and her daughter Fatu, the last two northern white rhino females, with carrots near their enclosure at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National Park, Kenya. Najin has been retired from breeding leaving her daughter as the only egg donor in an embryo implantation scheme.

  • A trachemys callirostris turtle recovered from illegal wildlife trafficking is released at a natural reserve in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia.

    Photograph: Joaquin Sarmiento/AFP/Getty Images

    A trachemys callirostris turtle recovered from illegal wildlife trafficking is released at a natural reserve in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia.

  • A eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) forages for food in a cotoneaster shrub laden with red berries in Aberystwyth, Wales.

    Photograph: Philip Jones/Alamy Live News

    A eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius) forages for food in a cotoneaster tree laden with red berries in Aberystwyth, Wales.

  • A conservation charity has launched an GBP8 million public appeal to buy an estate which could become a red squirrel superhighway. Woodland Trust Scotland hopes to raise the funds to purchase the 4,500-acre Couldoran Estate in Wester Ross, which neighbours its existing site at Ben Shieldaig. The two estates would be managed jointly and the charity wants to create a mosaic of habitats for creatures including pine martens, badgers, red squirrels, mountain hares, golden eagles and peregrines, while it is hoped wildcats may one day return.

    Photograph: Woodland Trust Scotland/PA

    A conservation charity has launched an GBP8 million public appeal to buy an estate which could become a red squirrel superhighway. Woodland Trust Scotland hopes to raise the funds to purchase the 4,500-acre Couldoran Estate in Wester Ross, which neighbours its existing site at Ben Shieldaig. The two estates would be managed jointly and the charity wants to create a mosaic of habitats for creatures including pine martens, badgers, red squirrels, mountain hares, golden eagles and peregrines, while it is hoped wildcats may one day return.

  • Six giant panda cubs born in 2021 are seen at the Shenshuping base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ngawa (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, China.

    Photograph: China News Service/Getty Images

    Six giant panda cubs born in 2021 are seen at the Shenshuping base of China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in Ngawa (Aba) Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture, China.

  • An aquatic algae called macarenia (Rhyncholacis clavigera) gives a pink colour to the water that it grows in, seen here in the rural area of San Jose de Guaviare, Colombia.

    Photograph: Carlos Ortega/EPA

    An aquatic algae called macarenia (Rhyncholacis clavigera) gives a pink colour to the water that it grows in, seen here in the rural area of San Jose de Guaviare, Colombia.

  • A juvenile Mediterranean spider crab. Researchers have succeeded in obtaining more than 1,200 juveniles of this protected species at European level, and in guaranteeing the survival of more than 70% to date.

    Photograph: Laboratoire Stella Mare/Universite de Corse/AFP/Getty Images

    A juvenile Mediterranean spider crab. Researchers have succeeded in obtaining more than 1,200 juveniles of this protected species at European level, and in guaranteeing the survival of more than 70% to date.

  • Guanacos are seen in La Higuera, Chile near the site of the Dominga seaport and mining project. Environmental organisations oppose the $2.5bn copper and iron ore venture because of its proximity to the Humboldt archipelago of eight islands and islets, one of the richest ecosystems in the world.

    Photograph: Alberto Pena/AFP/Getty Images

    Guanacos are seen in La Higuera, Chile near the site of the Dominga seaport and mining project. Environmental organisations oppose the $2.5bn copper and iron ore venture because of its proximity to the Humboldt archipelago of eight islands and islets, one of the richest ecosystems in the world.

  • An Andean wolf near where the Dominga mining project will be built, in La Higuera, Chile.

    Photograph: Alberto Pena/AFP/Getty Images

    An Andean wolf near where the Dominga mining project will be built, in La Higuera, Chile.

  • Two female deer are silhouetted before sunrise during the annual rutting season in Richmond Park, London.

    Photograph: Toby Melville/Reuters

    Two female deer are silhouetted before sunrise during the annual rutting season in Richmond Park, London.

  • People view pelicans napping on a footpath in St James’s Park, London.

    Photograph: Stephen Chung/Alamy Live News.

    People view pelicans napping on a footpath in St James's Park, London.

  • An Egyptian fruit bat eats as it hangs from a tree in central Tel Aviv, Israel. Researchers at the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel estimate that hundreds of thousands of Egyptian fruit bats are freely active during the day time in Tel Aviv, and are researching whether the bats are similarly active in any other crowded urban environments.

    Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA

    An Egyptian fruit bat eats as it hangs from a tree in central Tel Aviv, Israel. Researchers at the School of Zoology at Tel Aviv University and the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel estimate that hundreds of thousands of Egyptian fruit bats are freely active during the day time in Tel Aviv, and are researching whether the bats are similarly active in any other crowded urban environments.

  • A cat enjoys a roll in autumnal leaves in Motala, Sweden.

    Photograph: Jeppe Gustafsson/Rex/Shutterstock

    A cat enjoys a roll in autumnal leaves in Motala, Sweden.

  • A peacock opens its plumage at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand.

    Photograph: Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

    A peacock opens its plumage at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand.

  • People feed tonkean macaques (Macaca tonkeana) in the Coffee Garden Mountain Area, Parigi Moutong Regency, Indonesia. The government has banned the feeding of the macaques as they are becoming increasingly dependent on humans and are often on roads, endangering their safety.

    Photograph: Adi Pranata/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

    People feed tonkean macaques (Macaca tonkeana) in the Coffee Garden Mountain Area, Parigi Moutong Regency, Indonesia. The government has banned the feeding of the macaques as they are becoming increasingly dependent on humans and are often on roads, endangering their safety.

  • A group of red-eared slider turtles bask in the sun on a log in the middle of a pond at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand.

    Photograph: Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

    A group of red-eared slider turtles bask in the sun on a log in the middle of a pond at Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in Christchurch, New Zealand.

  • A man tries to lift an emaciated calf stuck in one of the few water pans left in the drought-stricken region of Kwangite, in Ganze, Kenya. Over 2 million Kenyans face starvation due to the ongoing drought. People from Ganze region, one of the most affected areas, are forced to walk more than six hours to fetch water. They have resorted to slaughtering their starving animals and drying their meat as a way of preserving some food. More than 400,000 people are suffering from water shortages and more than 6,500 cattle have died.

    Photograph: Daniel Irungu/EPA

    A man tries to lift an emaciated calf stuck in one of the few water pans left in the drought-stricken region of Kwangite, in Ganze, Kenya. Over 2 million Kenyans face starvation due to the ongoing drought. People from Ganze region, one of the most affected areas, are forced to walk more than six hours to fetch water. They have resorted to slaughtering their starving animals and drying their meat as a way of preserving some food. More than 400,000 people are suffering from water shortages and more than 6,500 cattle have died.

  • A tuskless adult female African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. A new study has found that ivory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants.

    Photograph: Jennifer Guyton/Caters News Agency

    A tuskless adult female African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique. A new study has found that ivory poaching has led to evolution of tuskless elephants.

  • A salmon is seen leaping up the flowing waters of Stainforth Force waterfall near Settle in the Yorkshire Dales, UK, during their return to their spawning grounds.

    Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

    A salmon is seen leaping up the flowing waters of Stainforth Force waterfall near Settle in the Yorkshire Dales, UK, during their return to their spawning grounds.

  • Sweet chestnuts lie on a woodland floor near Ashford in Kent, UK, after strong winds have brought them down from their trees. The deciduous sweet chestnut was introduced to the UK by the Romans and was widely planted for its timber and its nuts, often ground into flour. It now behaves like a native tree, particularly in south-east England where it spreads through many woodlands by seed.

    Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

    Sweet chestnuts lie on a woodland floor near Ashford in Kent, UK, after strong winds have brought them down from their trees. The deciduous sweet chestnut was introduced to the UK by the Romans and was widely planted for its timber and its nuts, often ground into flour. It now behaves like a native tree, particularly in south-east England where it spreads through many woodlands by seed.

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