Joanna Ruck

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Joanna Ruck

One of 15 Darwin’s rheas emerges from its holding pen during its translocation from Argentina to Chile. The large flightless birds are being moved as part of a programme to rewild degraded areas of southern American grasslands. “If we want to reverse the mass extinction crisis, international cooperation is going to be essential,” said a project leader.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Joanna Ruck

A hibernating dormouse snoozes after being rescued by Kildare Wildlife Rescue, Ireland, who rehabilitate injured, sick and orphaned wildlife and return them to the wild after their recovery Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters They have also rescued this young badger, injured by a car Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters Newborn Egyptian goslings take their first steps under the watchful eye of their mother in St James’s Park, London, UK Photograph: Vuk Valcic/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock...

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Joanna Ruck

A family of rhesus macaques play and leapfrog each other in Rajasthan, north-western India Photograph: mediadrumimages/Anuj Jain A sizeable tortoise explores a market in Bangkok, Thailand Photograph: Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP/Getty Images A Bengal tiger walks through grassland at the Kaziranga national park, Assam, India Photograph: Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images A squirrel jumps in the snow at High Park in Toronto, Canada Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images A black-and-white snub-nosed monkey at the...

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Joanna Ruck

A hyena yawns at the Lion Safari Park near Johannesburg, in South Africa. The park is home to many species at risk of extinction Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images A nutria, also known as coypus or swamp rats, among the bushes in Edirne, Turkey. The nutria, native to South America, lives in wetlands, and is among the invasive species that affect natural habitats by hunting the eggs of water birds as well as plants.

2 months ago | theguardian.com | Joanna Ruck

Rangers at the Margalla Wildlife Rescue Center in Islamabad prepare to feed Neelo and Sultan, leopard cubs whose mother was killed. Leopard killings are soaring in Pakistan. Researchers from the World Wildlife Fund are warning of a drastic population decline.