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The fauna of England is similar to that of other areas British Isles [ 1] and lies within the Palearctic realm. England's fauna is mainly made up of small animals and is notable for having few large mammals, but in similarity with other island nations; many bird species. England for the most part has an oceanic climate, which lacks extremes of ...
a species that was present when the English Channel was created (c. 8000 years ago); or, a species that was present in prehistory. This list includes mammals from the small islands around Great Britain and the Channel Islands. There are no endemic mammal species in Great Britain, although four distinct subspecies of rodents have arisen on small ...
Vascular plants. Primula scotica, endemic to the north of Scotland and Orkney. In 1999, 47 species of flowering plants (430 including microspecies [ 4]) were considered to be endemic to the British Isles, 32 of them in the "critical genera" Euphrasia, Limonium and Sorbus. [ 5] Further additions are made from time to time, as cited below.
A grey seal ( Halichoerus grypus) feeding a pup, island of Skye. The fauna of Scotland is generally typical of the northwest European part of the Palearctic realm, although several of the country's larger mammals were hunted to extinction in historic times and human activity has also led to various species of wildlife being introduced.
Wildlife. 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 animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. [ 1]
List of animal names. Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California. In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on ...
Giant ibis ( national bird) Pseudibis gigantea. [ 13] [better source needed] Northern river terrapin ( national reptile) Batagur baska. [ 13] [better source needed] Giant barb ( national fish) Catlocarpio siamensis.
Wildlife conservation refers to the practice of protecting wild species and their habitats in order to maintain healthy wildlife species or populations and to restore, protect or enhance natural ecosystems. Major threats to wildlife include habitat destruction, degradation, fragmentation, overexploitation, poaching, pollution, climate change ...