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After an animated introduction about the history of extinct species (e.g. the quagga, the great auk and the dodo) it has gone to 60 countries and territories (including Turkey, Spain, Germany, Poland, Australia, Borneo, Chile, Spitzbergen, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, India, Java, United States, and Peru) on all continents and to the most famous national parks.
When changes to a habitat occur rapidly, animals do not have time to adjust. Human impact threatens many species, with greater threats expected as a result of climate change-induced by greenhouse gas emissions. [5] Ethiopia has a large number of species listed as critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable by the IUCN. [6]
The Plateau is also dotted with alpine lakes and streams, providing important resident wildlife resources, as well as wintering and passage stations for rare and regionally endemic birds. The Harenna Forest plant community makes up about half of the park, a woodland of trees draped in moss and lichens that seem to drip off the branches. The ...
The project has been documented in a series of books: Rare: Portraits of America's Endangered Species. 2010. ISBN 1-4262-0575-9. Precursor to The Photo Ark project. Animal Ark: Celebrating our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures. National Geographic Kids, 2017. ISBN 978-1426327674. The Photo Ark: One Man's Quest to Document the World's Animals. 2017.
The Ocean Photographer of the Year awards announced the winners of its 2024 contest featuring stunning images of underwater wildlife. 12 award-winning underwater photos give rare glimpses beneath ...
Maha rath mala (Rhododendron arboreum ssp. zeylanicum) is a rare subspecies of Rhododendron arboreum found in Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. Diversity and endemism of plants in Sri Lanka are quite high. [20] There are 3,210 flowering plants belonging to 1,052 genera. 916 species and 18 genera are endemic to the island.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... In other projects Wikidata item; Appearance. ... This is a list of fauna of the Scottish Highlands. Part of ...
The Nyanga National Park in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe located at about 268 kilometres (167 mi) from Harare (connected by a black topped road) is made up of rolling green hills terrain with perennial rivers which spread through the 47,000 hectares (120,000 acres) park. The park lies between 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) and 2,593 metres (8,507 ...