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Category Archives: Conservation
Madagascar’s Rainforests
Madagascar, the world’s fourth largest island, lies in splendid isolation some 480 km (300 mi) off the south east coast of Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Its separation from Africa occurred between 150-180 million years ago, and produced the extraordinarily … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation, Nature
Tagged biological regions, Conservation, Deforestation, endemic species, flora and fauna, lemur, lowland rainforests, Madagascar, Mantadia National Park, Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Nature, Perinet Special Reserve, Rainforests, Ranomafana National Park, The Canopy, Tropical Rainforests
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Conservation – Africa
Africa’s forests and savannahs are famed for the richness of their primate radiations and carnivore and ungulate guilds – from the cercopithecine monkeys of West and Central Africa to the white-eared kob and tiang migrations of southern Sudan. Recent years … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecology, Habitats, Nature, Sahara
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Endangered Species – Extinction
“Extinction is for ever” used to be a green movement slogan. It is no longer completely true. Thanks to the wonders of genetic engineering, it is becoming possible to recreate lost creatures provided we have their DNA. The quagga, a … Continue reading
Posted in Conservation
Tagged Animal Kingdom, Conservation, Earth, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, Habitat, Nature, Plants, Red List
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area – Tanzania
Centered around the collapsed crater of an ancient volcano in the southern part of the Great Rift Valley, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a stunningly beautiful landscape that holds a fantastic range of wildlife. There are good populating of lion … Continue reading
Kenya Lake Nakuru – Flamingos
Lake Nakuru, home to Kenya’s iconic flocks of greater and lesser flamingos, is shrinking, and so is the flamingo population. Just six years ago one million flamingos fed in Lake Nakuru’s shallow waters, but in October 2006, an estimated 500,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bird-watching, Birding, Birdwatching, Conservation, East Africa, Flamingos, Kenya, Lake Nakuru, Wildlife, Wildlife Tourism
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