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  2. Forest - Wikipedia

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    Unlike forest, these are all derived from Old English and were not borrowed from another language. Some present classifications reserve woodland for denoting a locale with more open space between trees, and distinguish kinds of woodlands as open forests and closed forests, premised on their crown covers. [29]

  3. Wildlife conservation - Wikipedia

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    The wildlife trade also causes issues for natural resources that people use in their everyday lives. Ecotourism is how some people bring in money to their homes, and with depleting the wildlife, this may be a factor in taking away jobs. [33] Illegal wildlife trade has also become normalized through various social media outlets.

  4. Wildlife - Wikipedia

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    A lion (Panthera leo).Lions are an example of charismatic megafauna, a group of wildlife species that are especially popular in human culture.. Wildlife refers to undomesticated animals and uncultivated plant species which can exist in their natural habitat, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. [1]

  5. Forest ecology - Wikipedia

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    Forest ecology is the scientific study of the interrelated patterns, processes, flora, fauna, funga, and ecosystems in forests. [1] The management of forests is known as forestry , silviculture , and forest management .

  6. Wildlife of Kerala - Wikipedia

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    Kerala forest divisions Cattle egret at the Chirakkal Chira, Chirakkal, Kannur A migratory bird at Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary Chimmini Wildlife Sanctuary. Most of Kerala's native habitat, which consists of wet evergreen rainforests at lower elevations and highland deciduous and semi-evergreen forests in the east, has a humid tropical climate.

  7. Forest management - Wikipedia

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    The forest is a natural system that can supply different products and services. Forests supply water, mitigate climate change, provide habitats for wildlife including many pollinators which are essential for sustainable food production, provide timber and fuelwood, serve as a source of non-wood forest products including food and medicine, and contribute to rural livelihoods.

  8. Forest protection - Wikipedia

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    Forest security in Lithuania. Forest protection is a branch of forestry which is concerned with the preservation or improvement of a forest and prevention and control of damage to forest by natural or man made causes like forest fires, plant pests, and adverse climatic conditions (global warming).

  9. Wildlife of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, [4] in Mandya district, is spread over 0.88 square kilometres (0.34 sq mi). It was created mainly for the conservation of peacocks. It also houses nearly 250 other species of birds. [5] Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary [6] is in Mysore district and is spread over 13.5 square kilometres (5.2 sq mi). This park ...