Hundreds of residents gathered inside Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) in Mumbai to oppose a demolition drive in the Navapada area. The protest led to tense scenes on Tuesday, police deployment and the temporary closure of the park’s main entrance for visitors. (Pics/Satej Shinde)

Hundreds of people gathered at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens to say goodbye to panda twins Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao as they were returned to China amid diplomatic tensions, leaving Japan without any pandas for the first time in 50 years. (PICS/AFP)