An elephant and her calf are seen during the census at the Tsavo West
national park within the Tsavo-Mkomazi ecosystem. The elephant is
Kenya's flagship species; its distribution and condition are considered
good indicators of the status of wildlife. The census results help
policymakers and park management decide resource allocation for security
operations and conflict management. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
The Tungurahua volcano spews lava, seen from Huambalo, Ecuador. An
orange alert was issued in response to the volcanic activity. Cris Toala Olivares/Reuters
Vladimir Putin strokes a Persian leopard during his visit to the
Persian Leopard Breeding and Rehabilitation Centre in the Sochi National
Park near Sochi, Russia. Alexei Nikolsky/RIA Novosti/Reuters
Students pose for a photo by a mural of Rastafarian founding father
Leonard P. Howell in Tredegar Park, Jamaica, Jan. 4, 2014. Tredegar Park
is below a hilltop known as 'Pinnacle' whIch Rastafarians claim is a
sacred site where Howell once led a flourishing community in the 1940s.
Ruins where Howell's house once stood were declared a national heritage
site by the government last year. David McFadden/AP
An Indo-Pacific red lionfish swims in the
Caribbean. More than 300 scuba divers have been certified to catch red
lionfish in a race to prevent the invasive and voracious species from
consuming all the young and small fish on the Cayman Islands' famous
corals reefs. Mark Albin/Oregon State University/Reuters
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