Best Wildlife Photos of the Week

Boys, who are experiencing the lives of Buddhist monks by staying in a temple for two weeks as novice monks, look at a tiger at the Everland amusement park in Yongin, South Korea.
Photograph: Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters

The Ethiopian wolf ( Canis simensis) is Africa’s most endangered carnivore, and arguably the world’s most endangered canid. Listed as endangered, this charismatic and elusive species exists only in the highlands of Ethiopia. This species has benefitted greatly from conservation efforts. Much of the wolf’s existing habitat is now preserved, and public awareness has caused threats from hunting to subside – making this one of the conservation actions celebrated by the IUCN on international day for biological diversity.
Photograph: Tim Colston/IUCN

The Great British Bee Count 2018: now in its fifth year, the count – which runs from Thursday 17 May until Saturday 30 June – is an opportunity for people to find out more about the many different bees that visit our gardens, parks and countryside, and what they can do to help them. This common carder bee was spotted in Southville, Bristol by Neil James Brain as part of the 2016 count.
Photograph: FOE