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In addition, the vascular plant species reported are 112 of which 32% are endemic species to Haiti. [14] Reforestation programme has been undertaken since 2011 under which 300,000 seedlings were under planting in memory of the 300,000 people who perished in Haiti in the earthquake of 12 January 2010. [17]
Flamingo tongue on a purple sea fan from Arcadin Islands, Haiti. This sea snail is found living on various species of soft corals and sea fans. The island of Hispaniola is home to more than 6,000 plants, of which 35% are endemic; and 220 species of birds. None of the birds are endemic to Haiti, but La Selle thrush is nearly so. The country's ...
Fauna of Haiti — the nation located on western Hispaniola, a large island of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean For the native fauna of eastern Hispaniola island, see Category: Fauna of the Dominican Republic .
For the purposes of this category, Haiti is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions; that is, it is as politically defined except that Navassa Island is treated as a distinct component within it.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Haiti. Of the mammal species in Haiti, one is critically endangered, one is endangered, two are vulnerable, and eleven are considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
These and other plants and animals on Grand Bois are threatened because of ongoing deforestation, which also alters the water flow of streams and springs, affecting habitat for aquatic species and drinking water for people. Park National Grand Bois boundaries on a topographic map of Haiti [2] Detailed topographic map of Park National Grand Bois [2]
It lies at elevations greater than 800 m (2,600 ft) in the mountains of Hispaniola, extending from the Cordillera Central of the Dominican Republic and into the Massif du Nord of Haiti. It is surrounded at lower elevations by the Hispaniolan moist forests and Hispaniolan dry forests ecoregions, which cover the remainder of the island. Annual ...
The following is a list of ecoregions in Haiti, as identified by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Terrestrial ecoregions.