A female #HarpyEagle at La Reserva Biopark in Cota, near Bogotà, #Colombia. The bird has been hunted and trafficked to near-extinction in parts of South America, but biologists have put a male and female pair together in this bio-dome in the hope that they will reproduce.
A# rhinoceros lies sedated as scientists inject radioactive material into its horns, in Mokopane, #SouthAfrica. The isotopes make it more difficult for poachers to smuggle the horns through airport security, as well as rendering the horns unfit for human consumption, without harming the rhino or the environment
One of 16 young West African #crocodiles being transported to #Morocco. The species disappeared from the area decades ago, but now they are being gradually reintroduced
A group of spectacled #caiman test the water in Buenaventura, #Colombia. All in all, 74 animals were released as part of a ‘celebration for life and natural species’