Tag: endangered species
Endangered Species of the Week – Bactrian camels
Species Camelus bactrianus Bactrian camels can be currently found in the remote areas of the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts in Mongolia. It is one of the two species of camels that is surviving and has 3 humps on its back, rather than the single hump of their Arabian relatives. It is these humps that give the animal to survive the harsh conditions of the desert. These are the [...]
The Lost Gardens of Heligan – The Birth Place of Eden
Do fairy tales really exist? In the terms of magical kingdoms the Lost Garden of Heligan could be a true representation of the famous Sleeping Beauty Lands. After decades of neglect following the hurricane hit in 1990 the Gardens of Heligan became swamped and choked in bramble and ivy, leaving the lands forgotten over [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
10 Most Common Effects of Global Warming
One of the most controversial topics in today’s date is that of Global warming…and it has far-reaching consequences for our entire planet. Global warming has been described as a long-term effect of the greenhouse gases that will affect our planet’s (Earth) temperature as they build up in the atmosphere. Even though global warming’s a topic [...]
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 [...]
Europes Most Visited Zoo
The Beautiful Berlin Zoological Gardens is not only the best known and oldest in Germany, but is the Europe’s 9th zoo to open and Europe’s most visited. Its elegant elephant gates opened in 1844, covering 84 acres. Consisting of a zoo and aquarium, in 2010 alone the zoo received almost 3 million visitors. Image Credits: [...]
5 Ways to Help Save the Mountain Gorillas
Recent census of mountain Gorillas has announced that there are only a mere 786 remaining individuals left on Earth, with nearly half living in the forests of Central Africa. These striking large apes take home on the green, volcanic slopes of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo – all areas which have received [...]
