131. WWF - Madagascar
the world’s plant and animal species, of which 80% are endemic to Madagascar.
Why?
Madagascar's long isolation from the neighboring continents has resulted in a unique mix of plants and animals, many found nowhere else in the world.
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/madagascar.cfm - 41.0kb
132. WWF - New maps show the carbon in the trees
CLIMATE IS INCREASES AND THE ANIMAL IN FOREST IS UNIQUE!!!FOR THE NEXT GENERATION SAVE THE FOREST NOT CUT DOWN THE FOREST ANYMORE AND ANIMAL NOT LOST THEY HABITAT!!!TO SAVE OUR PLANET NOT JUST GOVERNMENT BUT PEOPLE MIND MUST CHANGEE
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/forestry/news/?194890/WWF-hails-major-breakthrough-in-mapping-carbon-in-tropical-forests - 54.5kb
133. WWF - Filipino government cracks down on sea turtle poachers
Sometimes, human needs animals and animals need us. As a result, we must one day live in harmony with wildlife, side-by-side. We must never forget how important animals really are. We all need a great diversity of species. Poachers or any
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/philippines/news/?194505/Filipino-government-cracks-down-on-sea-turtle-poachers - 54.8kb
134. WWF - Donsol Community-Based Whale Shark Ecotourism and Coastal Resource Man...
the best destination for an animal encounter in Asia.
Background
In 1998, Donsol, Sorsogon, a town at the southern terminus of the Bicol peninsula, reported of big aggregation of whale sharks in the
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/philippines/wwf_philippines_our_solutions/index.cfm?uProjectID=PH0886 - 45.7kb
135. WWF - Arctic fox
The natural hues allow the animal to blend into the tundra's ubiquitous snow and ice. When the seasons change, the fox's coat turns as well. The animals adopt a brown or gray colour appearance that provides cover among the summer tundra's rocks
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/arctic_fox.cfm - 42.4kb
136. WWF - About the Alps region
over 30,000 animal and 13,000 plant species the diversity of life the Alps is simply incredible. 20,000 invertebrates, 200 breeding birds, 80 mammals, 21 amphibians and 15 reptile species 'crowd' the Alps. 417 plant species are
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/alps/area/ - 41.1kb
137. WWF - The value of wetlands
species and 12% of all animal species. Individual wetlands can be extremely important in supporting high numbers of endemic species. For example, Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa supports 632 endemic animal species.
Wetlands provide a
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/about_freshwater/intro/value/ - 53.6kb
138. WWF - Environmental own goals: Global warming
alter one third of plant and animal habitats by the end of this century
© WWF
Well, it is pretty extraordinary. The experts say that
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/own_goals/global_warming/ - 45.3kb
139. WWF - Himalayas
- ensuring that plant and animal species are able to thrive and that the needs of local communities are met without negative impacts on the environment.
Climate Summit for a Living
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/key_initiatives/living_himalaya/ - 49.4kb
140. WWF - Forests, air & climate
produced as a result of animal respiration, burning of fossil fuels, volcanoes and other natural and human-induced phenomenon.
Even better, a by-product of photosynthesis is oxygen.
Thus, the Earth's forests act as the Earth's air
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/about_forests/importance/forestsairclimate/ - 47.4kb
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