An orphaned African Elephant calf sleeping in a bed of straw in wildlife shelter barn. Behind bars

An orphaned African Elephant calf sleeping in a bed of straw in wildlife shelter barn. Behind barsAn orphaned African Elephant calf sleeping in a bed of straw in wildlife shelter barn. David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, Nairobi, Kenya.

Flames burn dry leaves and grasses in an open woodland

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

emerges from its den

Yamuna River

A dusky antechinus nibbles on a human hand

Wildlife can be timid and prone to fleeing

Acacia trees by a dwindling waterhole taking on the umbrella shape after animal browsing

A discarded fungicide packet on a pristine alpine wetland indicates a threat of pollution

Lush rolling farmland stretching across New Zealand's north island

Sun rays pierce a dark menacing storm bank over the Andes mountains

A farm fence protects a crop of wheat from grazing cattle and sheep

A boy and his mother play with a plastic toy pirate ship in the bath