Wildfire threatens Yosemite national park – in pictures
Trees burn as firefighters continue to battle the fire, which has encroached on Yosemite national parkPhotograph: Jae C. Hong/APFirefighters make their way along Highway 120Photograph: Jae C. Hong/APFirefighters battle the fire just outside Yosemite national parkPhotograph: Noah Berger/EPA
Stanislaus County firefighters monitor the firePhotograph: Noah Berger/EPAA bear and her cub cross a road near the boundary of Yosemite national parkPhotograph: Noah Berger/EPAThe charred remains of a saplingPhotograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesCows walk through an area of burned forestPhotograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFirefighters try to contain the fire on the north side of Highway 120 near the boundary of the Yosemite national parkPhotograph: Noah Berger/EPAKayla Stanton, right, and Preston Holley, left, pack up belongings for friends as the fire threatens the small town of TuolumnePhotograph: Andy Alfaro/APA pine tree goes up in flames Photograph: Marty Bicek/ZUMA Press/CorbisSmoke from the fire fills the sky near Mather CampPhotograph: Al Golub/ Al Golub/ZUMA Press/CorbisUS Forest Service members post updates on the fire on Highway 120 Photograph: Marty Bicek/ZUMA Press/CorbisA firefighter runs from a backfire Photograph: Al Golub/ZUMA Press/CorbisA coyote walks across Highway 120Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe fire burns near the boundary of Yosemite national park in Tuolumne CountyPhotograph: NOAH BERGER/EPA
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