Deer cross a road in the Taunus forest near Frankfurt, Germany Photograph: Michael Probst/AP Red-crowned cranes in the Wetland Rare Birds National Nature Reserve in Yancheng, China, where they spend the winter. They are considered to be a symbol of good luck and longevity Photograph: Costfoto/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock A wild boar in Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany. This year saw the first instance of African swine fever among wild boar in western regions of the country, leading France’s agriculture ministry to consider building fences along the border to prevent the virus from infecting French domestic pig herds Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire