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Environment

The week in wildlife

Week in wildlife: Pygmy Owls donated to the National Zoo of Managua
Managua, Nicaragua: Two pygmy owls (Glaucidium brasilianum) called Bruno (left) and Braulio (right) that were donated to the national zoo Photograph: Mario Lopez/EPA
Week in wildlife: A gold frog is seen at the El Nispero Zoo in El Valle town
El Nispero, Panama: A Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) at the El Nispero zoo. Considered a national icon and good luck charm, the Panamanian golden frog is now likely extinct in the wild because of chytrid fungus, a deadly disease that scientists say may be exacerbated by climate change. Currently unstoppable and untreatable in the wild, the fungus affects the skin of amphibians through which many drink and breathe. It can kill 80% of native amphibians within months Photograph: Alberto Lowe/Reuters
Week in wildlife: Black grouses court
Kraitsy, Belarus: Black grouse court at a mating ground in the Berezinsky reserve. Each spring these rare birds perform a dramatic dance of love – called a lek – in the hope of securing a mate for the breeding season. But changing climate patterns are threatening the rare bird, with numbers believed to have fallen by 40% in two years in the UK's Pennines. Consecutive cold, wet summers, the worst conditions in almost two decades, have set back recovery, with the number of males dropping from 1,200 to 850 Photograph: Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters
Week in wildlife: kinawa Churaumi Aquariam
Okinawa, Japan: Visitors marvel at Asia's largest aquarium viewing window at the Okinawa Churaumi aquarium Photograph: David Levene/David Levene
Week in wildlife: Rare orangutans in the mountains of East Kalimantan
Kalimantan, Borneo: A previously unknown population of rare orang-utans has been discovered in the forests of Indonesian Borneo Photograph: Nardyono/AFP/Getty Images
Week in wildlife: Blossoming fruit trees indicate the arrival of Spring
Beijing, China: A honey bee makes the most of blossoming fruit trees Photograph: Adrian Bradshaw/EPA
Week in wildlife: Storks mate at sunset in Petrovec village
Skopje, Macedonia: Storks mate at sunset in Petrovec village Photograph: Ognen Teofilovski/Reuters
Week in wildlife: Dead sardines are washed ashore in Santiago
Sardines are washed ashore in Queule, central Chile. Efforts are under way to clean up the beaches after about 500 tonnes of sardines mysteriously washed ashore Photograph: Stringer/Chile/Reuters
Week in wildlife: Conservation project to reinstate puffins
Craigleith Island, UK: A puffin at the Seabird Centre's SOS Puffin project Photograph: David Cheskin/PA
Week in wildlife: Camels cross the desert near Jericho
Jericho, Israel: A large herd of some 100 camels cross the desert near Jericho, which at 260m below sea level, the lowest town on earth Photograph: Jim Hollander/EPA
Week in wildlife: A viper snake glides over the face of a snake-charmer
Rabat, Morocco: A viper snake glides over the face of a snake-charmer Photograph: Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images
Week in wildlife: A archerfish looks to grab onto the finger
Langkawi, Malaysia: An archerfish looks to grab on to the finger of a young tourist Photograph: Mark Baker/AP
Week in wildlife: Hare sticks his tongue out
Gloucestershire, UK: A hare sticking his tongue out at the Slimbridge Wetlands Centre Photograph: J. S. Lees/PA
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