The week in wildlife

Cyprus: Loggerhead turtles after hatching on a beach. The island, which pioneered turtle conservation in 1978, has recently seen an upsurge in the number of nests for both endangered loggerhead and green turtles Photograph: Andreas Manolis/Reuters

Australia: An estuarine crocodile, better known as the saltwater or saltie, is enticed with meat out of the Adelaide river near Darwin Photograph: Greg Wood/AFP

Flushing Meadows, US: Two birds sit on either side of the net, temporarily stopping play, as Sybille Bammer of Austria plays Marion Bartoli of France during a fourth round match of the 2008 US Open tennis tournament Photograph: Jason Szenes/EPA

Valencia, Spain: A newborn sea lion with its mother at Islas, a section of the oceanographic zoo at the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias Photograph: Juan Carlos Cardenas/EPA

Chile: A flock of sheep are herded up before being examined with an ultrasound scan at the El Alfalfal agricultural facility. Some 1,500 sheep were examined as part of an agriculture ministry programme Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters

Laer, Germany: Pigs of the breed Bunte Bentheimer (Bentheim black pied) crowd in their enclosure at the Buening natural farm. The farm breeds the endangered domestic pigs Photograph: Sascha Schuermann/AFP

India: Rhinos rest on a highland in the flood-affected Pobitora wildlife sanctuary. Heavy rains and rising floodwaters forced thousands of people from their homes in north-eastern India and sent elephants and rhinos fleeing Photograph: Utpal Baruah/Reuters

Russia: Vladimir Putin visits the Ussuri reserve and meets with Viktor Lukaretsky, a senior researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a five year-old tigress, temporarily immobilised by the scientists Photograph: Alexsey Druginin/RIA Novosti/EPA

Morgan City, US: A dog walks down the sidewalk looking for shelter as hurricane Gustav makes landfall Photograph: Mark Wallheiser/Reuters

Coco Island, Costa Rica: An aerial view of the island which is one of five Central America natural sites that are part of 77 international nominees competing to enter the new official list of the Seven Wonders of Nature Photograph: Avi Klapfler/EPA

Edinburgh, UK: Florence, the new baby zebra foal, stands with its mother Emily in their enclosure at Edinburgh zoo. This latest arrival is particularly important as the Grevy's zebra is listed as endangered, with only an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 remaining in the wild Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Gonder, Ethiopia: A bee flies over wild flowers Photograph: Roberto Schmidt/AFP

New Woodstock, UK: Field pennycress, also known as stinkweed, which can be harvested for biodiesel production Photograph: Kevin Rivoli/AP

Xi'an, China: One-month-old panda cub A Bao yawns as he rests at a panda breeding centre Photograph: AFP

Thailand: The rare firefly species Luciola aquatilis. The country is hosting the world's first international firefly symposium and expects to attract more than 100 experts from around the world Photograph: Anchana Thancharoen/AP