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Environment

The week in wildlife

bird rests in algae in China
Qingdao, China: A bird rests amidst an algae bloom clogging up a beach. China has mobilised thousands of workers to clean up the algae bloom threatening Olympic sailing events in the eastern city of Qingdao Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP
conservation of pangolins
Singapore: A pangolin, called Hook, resting on a tree stump in the Singapore zoo. Its survival comes under increasing threat from illegal poaching Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA
herd of wild horses
Virginia Highlands, USA: A small herd of wild horses pictured a few miles north of historic Virginia City. Faced with too many wild horses on the range and in holding facilities, federal officials are considering drastic policy changes that include euthanising the animals Photograph: Marilyn Newton/AP
rescued dog China earthquake
Sichuan province, China: A stray dog from an area hit by the May 12 earthquake receives medical treatment at a shelter for homeless dogs and cats in Shuangliu county. More than 100 homeless dogs and cats from earthquake-hit areas are housed in the shelter Photograph: Reuters
dappled deer leap
Altai, Russia: Dappled deer leap in an enclosure at a deer farm in the Altai region's Soloneshensky district. The farm raises some 600 deer and 600 Siberian stags, whose antlers are harvested and used for the production of medicine Photograph: Andrei Kasprishin/Reuters
pelican colony ests on Laker in the Danube Delta
Danube Delta, Romania: A pelican colony rests on lake Razim near the village of Sarichioi Photograph: Vadim Ghirda/AP
Golden Langur and a Hanuman monkey
Guwahati , India: A golden langur – one of the world's most endangered species, found only in a few pockets in western Assam and adjoining Bhutan – and a Hanuman monkey in playful mood at the zoological park Photograph: EPA
false whales stranded on Thailand beach
Phuket, Thailand: Villagers and marine officials try to rescue some of the false killer whales stranded on a beach near the popular Thai resort Photograph: AFP
Cornish Chough flying over the nesting site
Cornwall, UK: A Cornish Chough flying over its nesting site close to Lizard Point. A pair of these rare birds have become the first to breed in this area for 50 years, producing two chicks Photograph: Barry Batchelor/PA
wam of bees invades a tree at Wimbledon
London, UK: A swarm of bees invades a tree between centre court and court 2 on day seven of the Wimbledon tennis championships Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty
 Dogs sit on a bench in a flood
Ahmedabad, India: Dogs sit on a bench in a flooded residential apartment complex in the western Indian city. Annual monsoon rains are expected to be 98% of the average between 1941 and 1990 Photograph: Amit Dave /Reuters
panda taking a bath
Fuzhou, China: A giant panda, evacuated from Sichuan's Wolong nature reserve, some 30km (19 miles) from the epicentre of the May 12 magnitude-8.0 earthquake, cools off in a bathtub at her new home Photograph: AFP
Elephants illegally logging timbers
Meghalaya, India: Elephants with their owners who are illegally forcing them to log timbers near Assam-Meghalaya border. This region contains the largest single elephant population in India Photograph: EPA
A sweat bee collects pollen
Maine, USA: A sweat bee collects pollen from a purple coneflower in Raymond park in Lewiston. Their attraction to sweat makes them a nuisance Photograph: Russ Dillingham/AP
crows attack samber
Guwahati, India: Crows attack a sambar deer. In spite of the efforts of authorities, the crows repeatedly wound the deers at the Assam state zoo Photograph: EPA
Camels drink water from a well
North Horr, Kenya: Camels drink water from a well in the village of Yaa-Sharbana Photograph: Simon Maina/AFP
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