Monday, June 13, 2011
A bug's life!
Fürstenwalde, Germany: A cockchafer sits on a flower on May 4, 2011 in a garden in Fuerstenwalde, northeastern Germany. Due to the extensive use of pesticides, the population of chockchafers in Europe was almost exterminated in the middle of the 20th century, but is increasing again after a regulation of pest control.
Katherine, Australia: This handout photo taken on May 3, 2011 and obtained on May 4 shows Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Service wildlife rangers with a monster 15-feet saltwater crocodile caught in a popular tourist park at Donkey Creek near Katherine in Australia's Northern Territory.
Rangers had to use a four-wheel drive to drag the 600-kilo beast from its trap close to the Nitmiluk National Park and it was taken to a nearby crocodile farm where it will be used as a show animal.
A protest to be noticed
Taipei, Taiwan: Anti-nuclear power plant demonstrators protest in Taipei on April 30, 2011. Thousands of Taiwanese took to the streets to protest against a new nuclear power station, as safety concerns mounted in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan, an organiser said.
Spectacular nature: Yellowstone National Park
View of the 'Grand Prismatic' hot spring. The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, next to those in New Zealand.
Tourist walk beside the partially frozen Yellowstone Lake. The Yellowstone Lake is the largest body of water in National Park and is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America.
Approximately 5% of park is covered by water; 15% is grassland; and 80% is forested.
Tourists walk beside a hot spring and the partially frozen Yellowstone Lake. The National Park is a designated World Heritage Site and a designated Biosphere Reserve Site.
View of the partially frozen Yellowstone Lake at the West Thumb Geyser Basin. Yellowstone is one of the world's largest calderas, measuring 55 kms by 72 kms. Yellowstone, like Hawaii, is believed to lie on top of an area called a hotspot where light, hot, molten mantle rock rises towards the surface.
View of the 'Sunset Lake' hot spring with its unique colours caused by brown, orange and yellow algae-like bacteria. Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 8,983 km2, comprising lakes, canyons, rivers and mountain ranges.
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