California, US: Naturalists are looking after endangered condor chicks that have been caught up in the wild fires still affecting through the Big Sur area. The Californian condor - the largest bird in North America - was declared an endangered species in 1967. Ten years later, there were only an estimated 25-30 birds in the wild until scientists began capturing and breeding them in captivity before releasing them into the wild in the mid-1990s

Los Quetzales, Costa Rica: Vegetation at the new national park of 4,111 acres which was inaugurated by the national government

Ashchurch, UK: A capricorn beetle, believed to have been extinct in the UK since the early 18th century, has been found on an industrial estate