The week in wildlife

Fort Smith, US: A butterfly gathers nectar from a flower. Many butterflies migrate over long distances. One of the most famous migrations are those of the monarch butterfly, which travels from Mexico to North America each year Photograph: Kaia Larsen/The Southwest Times Record/AP

California, US: Naturalists are looking after endangered condor chicks that have been caught up in the wild fires still affecting through the Big Sur area. The Californian condor - the largest bird in North America - was declared an endangered species in 1967. Ten years later, there were only an estimated 25-30 birds in the wild until scientists began capturing and breeding them in captivity before releasing them into the wild in the mid-1990s Photograph: Ventana Wildlife Society/Reuters

Washington, US: A squirrel rests in the shade. The western grey squirrel was added to Washington state's list of threatened species in 1993 when surveys indicated a decline in its geographical distribution Photograph: Haraz N Ghanbari/AP

Los Quetzales, Costa Rica: Vegetation at the new national park of 4,111 acres which was inaugurated by the national government Photograph: Jeffrey Arguedas/EPA

Moscow, Russia: A Dagestan ibex plays with its mother. Male ibex are noted for their distinctive large, curved horns, which have been traditionally prized by hunters Photograph: Maxim Shipenkov/EPA

Wuhan, China: Two giant pandas play at the zoo. They were transferred after the China Wolong giant panda protection and research centre was severely damaged in the Sichuan earthquake Photograph: China Photos/Getty

Ashchurch, UK: A capricorn beetle, believed to have been extinct in the UK since the early 18th century, has been found on an industrial estate Photograph: Stratford Butterfly Farm/PA

Speculation in China over a photograph of a tiger in the wild ended this week with confirmation the photo was a fake. Zhou Zhenglong, who had placed a cutout from a poster amid trees, and photographed it with a borrowed digital camera, was arrested on fraud charges Photograph: AP

St Paul Island, Alaska: Puffins and murrs sheltering on a cliff face. Many birdwatchers travel to this remote volcanic island in the Bering Sea each year to see rare seabirds Photograph: Al Grillo/AP

Mediterranean Sea: A bluefin tuna cage being towed by an Italian trawler. Greenpeace is calling for the tuna fisheries controlled by the Spanish company Fuentes - which controls up to 60% of bluefin tuna production in the Mediterranean - to be shut down until proper management is in place. They have accused Fuentes of severe mismanagement, rampant overfishing and illegal activities Photograph: Gavin Parsons/AFP

Davie, US: An iguana. Officials in south Florida are calling for the reptiles to be added to a list which would require owners to obtain a permit before buying them and get them microchipped because of their rapid spread Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty

Bogotá, Colombia: About 4,000 orchids are going on show at a national exposition in the capital's botanical gardens. Among other curiosities, it includes the biggest aquatic Amazonian flower and the Palma de cera, the Colombian national tree Photograph: Guillermo Legaria/EPA

Guwahati city, India: A baby chick emerges from an egg at a rubbish dump. Every month, hundreds of unhatched eggs are dumped by the poultry industry Photograph: EPA

Hui'an, China: Dogcatchers drag a stray dog along a street. China has launched a massive national campaign to register and inoculate dogs after a series of rabies-related deaths resulted in mass canine slaughter Photograph: AFP