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Fauna & Flora is an international nature conservation charity and non-governmental organization based in the United Kingdom. Founded as the Society for the Preservation of the Wild Fauna of the Empire , the society created some of the first game reserves and captive breeding programmes during the 20th century.
Oryx—The International Journal of Conservation is a peer-reviewed academic journal of conservation science and practice, published bimonthly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Fauna & Flora International. The journal publishes material on biodiversity conservation, conservation policy and sustainable use, and the interaction of these ...
Missouri River near Rocheport, Missouri. Missouri is home to a diversity of flora, fauna and funga.There is a large amount of fresh water present due to the Mississippi River, Missouri River, and Lake of the Ozarks, with numerous smaller rivers, streams, and lakes.
Flora (pl.: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring native plants. The corresponding term for animals is fauna, and for fungi, it is funga. [1] Sometimes bacteria and fungi are also referred to as flora as in the terms gut flora or skin flora. [2] [3] [4]
Global extinction approximately 65 Ma (million years ago) resulted in the loss of fauna such as non-avian dinosaurs, pterosaurs and marine reptiles e.g. mosasaurs, elasmosaurs and plesiosaurs. [1] The ancient fauna is not well known, but at least one species of terrestrial mammal existed in New Zealand around 19 Ma.
The wildlife of Seychelles comprises the flora and fauna of the Seychelles islands off the eastern coast of Africa in the western Indian Ocean. The endemic palm coco de mer (Lodoicea maldivica) Nepenthes pervillei, a carnivorous plant endemic on the islands of Mahé and Silhouette, Seychelles
The wildlife of Azerbaijan consists of its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. The symbol of fauna in Azerbaijan is the Karabakh horse (Azeri: Qarabağ atı) which is a mountain-steppe racing and riding horse which can be found only in Azerbaijan. It is one of the oldest breeds, with ancestry dating to the ancient world.
The terms "Flora" and "Fauna" were first used by Carl Linnaeus from Sweden in the title of his 1745 [1] work Flora Suecica and Fauna Suecica. At that time, biology was focused on macroorganisms. Later, with the advent of microscopy, the new discovered ubiquitous microorganisms were fit in this system.