内容摘要："They were in the back of the truck and we threw stones to keep them from flying up, to keep them pinned down," he said.

"They were in the back of the truck and we threw stones to keep them from flying up, to keep them pinned down," he said.

In the waters of Wilpattu National Park in Sri Lanka, a water buffalo emerges from a swim, its head adorned with a garland of floating weeds.A devotee stands in the Yamuna River, New Delhi, offering prayers to the sun.

Once revered as sacred, the river now ranks among the world's most polluted, overwhelmed by industrial waste, sewage, and agricultural run-off.In Austria, a group of snails rests lightly on blades of grass, their delicate forms illuminated against a glowing backdrop, creating a striking sense of fragility.High in the Andean mountains of Ecuador, Tony, a large, male spectacled bear, shelters from the midday heat beneath the shade of a century-old fig tree draped in Spanish moss.

At sunrise in Hokkaido, Japan, red-crowned cranes move through a veil of mist, their graceful forms resembling brushstrokes on a canvas.This year, the coveted Photographer of the Year Portfolio award went to Supun Dilshan for Trapped Between Worlds, a striking visual story that draws attention to the struggles of Sri Lankan elephants.

The images show the increasingly dire situation faced by these majestic animals, as they try to survive in environments that are being rapidly altered by human activities.

A damselfly gazes through a hole in a vibrant green leaf, offering a rare glimpse into its delicate world in Sundarganj, Bangladesh.Trump said "gasoline prices are down by a lot" since he took office.

On 29 April, the average price for a gallon of "regular" gas - or petrol - across the US was $3.16 (£2.36), according toThat is slightly up from the $3.125 (£2.33) recorded by the AAA

In his speech, he added that gas prices had "just hit $1.98 in a lot of states".This is a claim he has made several times but we cannot find evidence of prices this low.