Tag: animals
Endangered Species of the Week – Sumatran rhinoceroses
Species Dicerorhinus sumatrensis Sumatra rhinoceroses is the only existing species of the genus Dicerorhinus. Although it is still a large mammal, but is the smallest rhinoceros. Habitat Sumatran rhino lives in thick tropical forests of although is still a large mammal and Borneo. It is also found in swamps, rainforests and cloud forests in Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia, species. In ancient [...]
Endangered Species of the week – Red-crowned Crane
Species Grus japonensis Red-crowned Crane is also referred to as Manchurian Crane or Japanese Crane. This large east Asian crane is among the rarest cranes in the world. Because of its small population, the species is classified as Endangered and the numbers continue to dwindle due to loss of wetlands due to industrial development and [...]
Green Wind Power on its way at Great Basin National Park
The project to set up 66, 275 foot tall wind turbines directly beneath the heights of Great Basin National Park, Nevada is now well underway as the April 22, 2012 photo exhibits. Nevada’s first wind farm, which will disturb almost 15 square miles, was approved by the BLM without even an environmental impact statement. It [...]
5 Ways Global Warming Is Changing the Globe
Over the last century global temperatures have warmed up by 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit (0.74 degrees Celsius) on average. The change might appear small, but it’s occurring really quickly — more than half of it since 1979, reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 1. Moving the military north Because the Arctic ice opens up, [...]
Gaza zoo – Dead Animals Live On As Stuffed Animals
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip When animals die they are being return to be displayed as stuffed animals, giving visitors the unusual zoo experience of petting a lion, tiger or crocodile. But because taxidermy in the largely isolated Palestinian territory is not advanced and expertise and materials are in short supply, the experience can be grim. [...]
Endangered Species of the week – Asiatic Cheetah
Species Acinonyx jubatus venaticus Extinction is not new and in the wild, the future of the Asiatic cheetah is uncertain and is a global problem. Living in an unsuitable environment the extinction rate is all the more accelerated due to ignorant human beings. The term “ cheetah” originates from the Hindi word chitraka, which means speckled. It [...]
Endangered Species of the Week – Chinese alligator
Species Alligator sinensis Habitat Native only to China, the Chinese alligator likes living in freshwater habitats like swamps, rivers, ponds, streams and lakes. It spends about half of the year is spent in hibernation. They are restricted to Anhui, a small province of eastern China.. Recent surveys by the Wildlife Conservation Society has come up with the alarming [...]
Endangered Species of the Week – Mountain gorilla
We started a awareness project to help protect endangered species. This week hero is a Mountain Gorilla. Species Mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei Habitat There are two populations of Mountain gorilla. One of them is found in Central Africa among the Virunga volcanic mountains . The other is found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Status There are less than 800 mountain gorillas worldwide as per the recent statistics. In Belgium, there is [...]
Most Endangered Species in Amazon Rainforest
Man is hell bent on destroying the environment in the name of ‘development’ without realizing that that it’s leading to the extermination of several species from our forests. It has been stated that over half of the globe’s animals are living in rain forests. With the fast disappearance of these rain forests several of these animal [...]
Natures Masters of Disguise
For lots of creatures in the world, camouflage is vital if they are to escape the many predators on the lookout for them. Hiding in plain sight is the best way to go about disguising yourself, and no creature does that very thing better than the Leafy Sea Dragon, which looks for all the world [...]
Splendid Snowy Photographs of Animals
Snow is a wondrous and magical element; it delivers excitement, fresh air and is a delightful reminder that the world is alive. It transforms landscapes from their natural palette of colours into a scene from a kitchen – like a dusted fairy cake. Everything is tipped in white, locked under the delicate construction of snow [...]
10 Most Endangered Species in 2012
There are thousands of species across our planet which are feared to be on the road to extinction. These species could belong to the four-legged travellers of the earth, the winged birds or the marine life. Whatever their habitat, the endangered species are either at risk due to human activities in that area or a [...]
10 Animals Assumed Extinct in Last Decade
Species extinction is to global health what finding metastatic cancer cells is to one’s individual health – a sign that something fatal is going on. Species carry out specific functions that keep the biosphere working, just like the different organ tissues in your body carry out the tasks that keep you alive. How many species [...]
