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The wildlife of the Maldives includes the flora and fauna of the islands, reefs, and the surrounding ocean. Recent scientific studies suggest that the fauna varies greatly between atolls following a north–south gradient, but important differences between neighbouring atolls were also found (especially in terms of sea animals), which may be ...
The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. VU: Vulnerable: The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT: Near threatened: The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. LC: Least concern
This is a list of protected areas of the Maldives: [1]. Angafaru; Hanifaru; South Ari Atoll MPA; Hithaadhoo (Baa Atoll) Olhugiri (Baa Atoll) Hurasdhoo; Huraa Mangrove Area; Eidhigali Kilhi and Koattey Area
The marine wildlife of Baa Atoll consists of marine species living in a circular archipelago in the Maldives, inside the administrative division of Baa Atoll, which is the southern part of Maalhosmadulu Atoll. Baa Atoll was named a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2011. [1] The whole is approximately 38 km by 46 km, covering a surface of 1,127 km ...
The avifauna of the Maldives includes a total of 205 species, of which 4 have been introduced by humans. Four species are globally threatened. Four species are globally threatened. The taxonomy (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) of this list follow the conventions of The ...
The 2,300,000-square-mile wonderland of biodiversity is home to millions of unique species of flora and fauna, nearly a quarter of the world's freshwater, and hundreds of indigenous communities ...
The cosmopolitan white tern ("dhondheeni") is found in the Maldives only on Addu Atoll and is seen as a symbol of the islands. [3] Addu Atoll also possesses particularly rich whale and dolphin fauna. A great diversity of species has been found there. Addu Atoll is the only area in the Maldives that was not affected by the 1998 global coral ...
The two freshwater lakes in the island plus the many number of swamps and marshland areas in the island give habitat to different plant and animal species not to be found anywhere else in the Maldives. Among such species, the common moorhen (locally known as Valikukulhu) is a bird natively confined to Fuvahmulah only in the Maldivian archipelago.