Week in Wildlife: Sea Turtle Hatchlings, Rescued Orangutans and Microlight-Guided Ibises
In Antalya, Turkey, a photograph captured a sea turtle hatchling making its way into the ocean. Meanwhile, in Balasore, Odisha, India, baby orangutans that had been trafficked from Southeast Asia were rescued. Authorities in Amboseli National Park, Kenya, were investigating the deaths of 18 elephants, one of which was spotted with a broken tusk. In Germany, foster mother Eszter Bajka led bald ibises on their migration to Spain alongside Dr. Johannes Fritz. A golden jackal was seen returning to its pups in Bursa, Turkey, while wild boar searched for food. Other notable wildlife images featured swans in Windsor, UK; a crocodile in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka; and a leopard seal on a Wellington beach in New Zealand.
Key facts
- A sea turtle hatchling reached the sea in Antalya, Turkey
- Baby orangutans trafficked from south-east Asia were rescued in Odisha's Balasore district
- Authorities are investigating 18 elephant deaths around Amboseli National Park, Kenya
- Eszter Bajka and Dr Johannes Fritz guided bald ibises by microlight from Germany through eastern France to Spain
- The Waldrappteam association has run the ibis reintroduction project for over 20 years
- Nermin Sena Ozger turned discarded mussel shells into an artificial reef at Telgraf Bay in Izmir, Turkey
- Donald Trump raised a proposal to eliminate Mexican and grey wolves after livestock losses in Arizona
- A leopard seal was photographed sleeping on a beach in Wellington, New Zealand
Entities
Artists
- Eszter Bajka
- Johannes Fritz
- Nermin Sena Ozger
- Donald Trump
Institutions
- Waldrappteam
- Odisha Forest Department
- Anadolu
- Getty Images
- AFP
- Reuters
- EPAShare
- AP
- NurPhoto
- Shutterstock
- Zuma Press Wire
- The Guardian
Locations
- Karacabey
- Bursa
- Turkey
- Balasore
- Odisha
- India
- South-East Asia
- Amboseli National Park
- Kenya
- Germany
- France
- Spain
- Windsor
- United Kingdom
- Thames
- Yala National Park
- Sri Lanka
- Samut Prakan
- Bangkok
- Thailand
- Arizona
- United States
- Mitzpe Ramon
- Negev
- Beersheba
- Israel
- Makhtesh Ramon
- Tallinn
- Estonia
- Lawachara National Park
- Sreemangal
- Moulvibazar
- Bangladesh
- Telgraf Bay
- Sigacik
- Izmir
- Wellington
- New Zealand
- Elkton
- Oregon
- Antalya