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April 9, 2022, Dhaka, 1100, Bangladesh: Traders are bringing watermelon from Patuakhali to Dhaka by boat through the Buriganga river. Workers unload the cargo at Badamtoli as the demand for the seasonal fruit goes up with the rising temperature. (Credit Image: © Habibur Rahman/Abaca via ZUMA Press)

April 9, 2022, London, England, United Kingdom: Demonstrators staged a massive ‘die-in’ and held ‘babies’ and signs covered in fake blood in protest against the massacre in the town of Bucha and atrocities reportedly committed by Russian forces in Ukraine. (Credit Image: © Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire)

April 8, 2022, Przemysl, Poland: A terrified cat in a pink carrier with cartoon girls on it is held by Ukrainian refugee girl and boy, as they wait in front of the long line where their mother is trying to get train tickets at Przemysl main station, in order to travel to a new home in another Polish city where they will stay until Putin’s reign of terror ends and they can return home. This is one of the lucky pets: many animals are turned away at the border, and there is no where to shelter them; hundreds of thousands of people are being forced to abandon their pets or stay and face death. The war is causing a crisis of unimaginable magnitude for pets and domestic animals, along with the families who love them. (Credit Image: © Amy Katz/ZUMA Press Wire)

April 9, 2022, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Students of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University are preparing to welcome the Bengali New Year. The event has been closed for the past two years due to coronavirus conditions. (Credit Image: © Md. Rakibul Hasan/ZUMA Press Wire)

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Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda is home to the world’s largest population of Mountain gorillas in the wild. The Silver backs were made famous by the movie ‘Gorillas in the Mist’ the true story of anthropologist Dian Fossey who dedicated her life to saving the primates. The animal has come a long way since the 1980s when decades of poaching caused its population to plunge to just 250. In the 2010 census the gorillas numbered 880, in 2015 the count was up to 1,063. Thanks to this revival, the mountain gorilla is now listed as ‘endangered,’ while other great apes remain ‘critically endangered’. With hundreds of mountain gorillas now in residence, the Park is a conservation triumph. But this resurgence is not without consequences, as the majestic creatures now struggle for space to grow and thrive. Recent effects of climate change are worrying conservationists, such as mudslides which affected one of the six natural habitats of the Silver Backs. Humans have moved into areas near mountain gorillas, they have cleared land for agriculture and livestock. The challenge has inspired local people to to devote their lives to protecting the gorillas and since 1996 over 140 rangers have lost their lives in the line of duty helping to save an irreplaceable natural treasure. Welcome to ‘The Last GORILLAS In The MIST’

March 1, 2022, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: United States President Joe Biden greets people after his first formal State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 (Credit Image: © Sarabeth Maney – Pool Via Cnp/CNP via ZUMA Press Wire)

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August 31, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S: Singer ROSALIA (ROSALIA VILA TOBELLA) during the Made In America Music Festival at Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Credit Image: © Daniel DeSlover/ZUMA Wire)

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January 1, 2020, Hong Kong, CHINA: Joshua Wong speaking to the citizens on the annual New Year’s Day Parade.Jan-1,2020 Hong Kong. (Credit Image: © Liau Chung-ren/ZUMA Wire)

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Ukraine dominated the headlines in March. So much so, that we dedicated this month’s entire show to it. We pray for Ukraine and wish for an expeditious end to this crime against humanity. The March 2022 Pictures Of the Month for @ZUMApress is now published. PLEASE SHARE! #photojournalism http://www.thepicturesofthemonth.com

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ZUMA’s talented award-winning picture editing staff of Jeremy Mc Kiernan, Jessica Cotsonas, Julie Mason, Julie Rogers, Katrina Kochneva, Mark Avery, Pat Johnson, Ruaridh Stewart, Scott Mc Kiernan, Shalan Stewart, and the POM Editor-in-Chief Jim Colton made this ZUMA show possible. Enjoy and pass the word to others.

Photographers:

Adam Schulz • Alex Chan Tsz Yuk • Alexander Garmayev • Andrew Milligan • Aziz Karimov • Bryan Smith • Carol Guzy • Celestino Arce Lavin • Chaiwat Subprasom • Chris Faga • Cozzoli • Damian Burzykowski • Daniel Carde • Daniel Ceng Shou-Yi • Diego Herrera • Hector Adolfo Quintanar Perez • Jacob King • Jakub Gruca • Jane Barlow • Jaroslav Ozana • Jens Buttner • John Lamparski • Kay Nietfeld • Lyaxander • Mathias Oesterle • Mauro Scrobogna • Maximilian Clarke • Maxsym Marusenko • Mikhail Klimentyev • Mykhaylo Palinchak • Mykola Myakshykov • Mykola Tys • Nathan Laine • Nicolo Vincenzo Malvestuto • Nina Lyashonok • Pavel Nemecek • Radek Petrasek • Raphael Lafargue • Robin Loznak • Sergei Bobylev • Sergei Fadeichev • Seth Sidney Berry • Taisiya Vorontsova • Ty O’Neil • Vincenzo Circosta

Newspapers, Picture Agencies + Wire Services:

Abaca • CTK • Contacto • DDP • Depo Photos • dpa • Emergency Service of Ukraine • Fotogramma • i-Images • Imago • LaPresse • Ml1/RMV • Newspix • Nur Photo • Office of the President of Ukraine • PA Wire • ROPI • SOPA Images • TASS • The White House • Turkish Foreign Ministry • Ukrinform • ZUMA Press Wire

Music: “The Ukiswind’’ by Roger Subirana Mata

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Included in the article’s photo gallery is work by ZUMA photographer Hector Adolfo Quintanar and Krzysztof Kaniewski who are in the area covering the crisis.

March 14, 2022: Ukrainian refugees board the train that will take them into Polish territory to flee from the war at the Przemysl train station, Poland. (Credit Image: © Hector Adolfo Quintanar Perez/ZUMA Press Wire)

March 16, 2022, Wroclaw, Poland: 16 Mar 2022 Poland WrocÅ‚aw A reception point for refugees from Ukraine organized in a sports hall. (Credit Image: © Krzysztof Kaniewski/ZUMA Press Wire)

March 14, 2022, Medika, Poland: A girl, a refugee from the Ukrainian war, holds her head in her hands as a sign of exhaustion in the Medika refugee camp, Poland. (Credit Image: © Hector Adolfo Quintanar Perez/ZUMA Press Wire)

Over 20 images from ZUMA photographer and 4 time Pulitzer Prize winner Carol Guzy display the heart breaking story of lost loved ones during the Russian offensive in Ukraine.

March 18, 2022, Lviv, Ukraine: People pray as the Russian invasion rages at Church of the Most Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Lviv, Ukraine on March 18, 2022. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)

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March 27, 2022, Los Angeles, California, USA: ARIANA DEBOSE, TROY KOTSAR AND JESSICA CHASTAIN in the Press Room during the 94th Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. (Credit Image: © Kevin Sullivan via ZUMA Press Wire)

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March 27, 2022, Los Angeles, California, USA: Actress PENELOPE CRUZ wearing a Chanel dress with husband and actor JAVIER BARDEM during red carpet arrivals for the 94th Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. (Credit Image: © Kevin Sullivan via ZUMA Press Wire)

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EDITORIAL SINGLE Daniel Carde – Killing Fields of Iraq

July 8, 2021, Halabja, Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan: Landmine deminer ALI HOSHYAR BYAWELAIY hands to his head as he tries to rests on his couch at his home near Halabja. Byawelaiy, after long day. Ali, has cleared at least 2,500,000 explosives, has lost both of his legs, two brothers, two cousins and another brother lost his eye due to landmine incidents. (Credit Image: © Daniel Carde/ZUMA Press Wire)

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EDITORIAL SINGLE Oksana Manchuk – Mass Exodus

November 15, 2021, Grodno Region, Belarus: A man carries a child on his shoulders as hundreds of refugees walk through fields at Kuznica Bialostocka-Bruzgi border crossing on the Polish-Belarusian border as seen from Belarus. (Credit Image: © Oksana Manchuk/BelTA via ZUMA Press Wire)

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EDITORIAL SINGLE Irene Arniet – S.S.Titanic

October 12, 2021, Svalbard, Norway: Polar bear on a tiny floating chunk of ice drifting on the Barents Sea, off the shoreline of Norway. Drifting out to sea on his baby iceberg, the adorable 800 pound young male polar bear seemed sleepy or maybe lost. (Credit Image: © Irene Arniet/Media Drum World via ZUMA Press)

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EDITORIAL SINGLE Carol Guzy – Broken Border

May 4, 2021, Roma, Texas, USA: A young boy looks on as asylum seekers who have just crossed the Rio Grande River in boats with smugglers wait for directions from Border Patrol agents before being processed. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)

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EDITORIAL SINGLE Adam Roundtree – Fall of Kabul: Saigon Deja Vu

August 10, 2021, Kandahar, Afghanistan: Young Afghan girl playing with her scarf in the streets of Kandahar. Many fear the years of progress made with women’s rights will be completely undone by the Taliban including education, independence, access to healthcare. Today, August 10. 2021, the American intelligence agencies warned that the Afghanistan government will collapse in 30 to 90 days and the Taliban will take control. Contrary to American President Biden, assurances that local government is ready and can hold the course. Only days after USA pulled out after spending $83 billion alone in training, equipping local security forces since 2001. The Afghanistan military and police have proved incapable of securing the country. (Credit Image: © Adam Rountree/ZUMA Press Wire)

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EDITORIAL SINGLE Andry Denisah – Takes A Village

September 11, 2021, Kendari, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia: Residents are trying to evacuate a vehicle that crashed down the ravine however no one sustained injuries. The accident is suspected to have been caused by a sleepy driver. (Credit Image: © Andry Denisah/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)

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EDITORIAL SERIES Carol Guzy – Dancing in the Rubble: Haiti Quake 2021

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