21. WWF - WWF in the 80's
Conservation Medal Evolution of Conservation Evolution of panda.org
The story so far...
From its origins as a small group of committed wildlife enthusiasts, WWF has grown into one of the world's largest
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/history/eighties/ - 46.1kb
22. WWF - Borneo wildlife
in all its magnificence In Borneo's tropical rainforests, endangered species such as the pygmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino meet orang-utans, along with an assortment of other animals with colourful names
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/borneo_forests/about_borneo_forests/borneo_animals/ - 45.0kb
23. WWF - Conservation in the Galapagos Islands
that came to inspire his revolutionary theory of evolution.
The archipelago - 1000 kilometres west of Ecuador - are distinguished by remarkable wildlife found nowhere else: the Galapagos tortoise, the world’s only seagoing lizards, the
http://wwf.panda.org/?uProjectID=9L0813 - 41.4kb
24. WWF - Cichlids (East African)
A wonder of evolution Cichlids are one of the wonders of evolution, with thousands of different species developing. Lake Malawi alone contains as many as 850 different species of cichlids, all of which have evolved from just one
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/fish_marine/cichlids/ - 56.9kb
25. WWF - Climate Witness Science Advisory Panel (SAP)
Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Prof. Christian Korner specialises in treeline phenonema and plant species range limits related to temperature; Botanisches Institut - Pflanzenokologie,
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/aboutcc/problems/people_at_risk/personal_stories/about_cw/cwscientists/ - 85.7kb
26. WWF - Handling Technology With Care
has been
crucial to the evolution of human society, increasing the capacity for
action and intervention in terrestrial processes and helping to solve many
problems of health, shelter, and the general conditions of life.
But as our reliance
http://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?1831/Handling-Technology-With-Care - 50.3kb
27. WWF - Madagascar Dry Forests
is a living laboratory of evolution - isolated from the rest of the world for over 60 million years. The tropical dry forests in the western part of the island support hundreds of endemic plant and animal species, including numerous chameleon
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/madagascar_dry_forests.cfm - 45.0kb
28. WWF - Gulf of Guinea Rivers & Streams
the largest members of an evolutionary group, goliath frogs have a very small range. They're found only in a few swift-moving rivers that wind through a fringe of dense rain forest in coastal sections of Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea in western
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/gulfofguinea_rivers_streams.cfm - 44.7kb
29. WWF - Hawaiian Marine
an excellent example of reef evolution, here the fringing and barrier reefs are geologically young and continue to form as the volcanic islands mature. Situated in relative isolation in the subtropical fringe of the North Pacific, this geographic
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/hawaiian_marine.cfm - 41.2kb
30. WWF - Mississippi Piedmont Rivers & Streams
Age, have contributed to the evolution of a high diversity of animals.
There is an isolation created by the ridges, valleys, and the large number of rivers and streams in this region that results in localised endemism where some species live
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/mississippi_piedmont_rivers_streams.cfm - 44.9kb
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