31. WWF - Douc Langur
Walrus Whales & Dolphins Wolf: Arctic Wolf: Maned Wolf: Timber / Grey
Did you know?
Douc is an ancient name of Vietnamese origin thought to mean monkey.
The red-shanked douc langur's
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32. WWF - Truong Son Muntjac
Walrus Whales & Dolphins Wolf: Arctic Wolf: Maned Wolf: Timber / Grey
Did you know?
Local people call it samsoi cacoong , which means "the deer that lives in the deep, thick forest".
The
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33. WWF - Eastern Himalayan Alpine Meadows
squirrel ( Petauristasp. ), wolf ( Canis lupis ), dhole or Asiatic wild dog ( Cuon alpinus ), Himalayan black bear ( Ursus thibetanus ), and Red panda ( Ailurus fulgens ).
Among the numerous birds found in this ecoregion are the
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34. WWF - Tasmanian Temperate Rain Forests
thylacene or marsupial wolf (Ornithorhynchus anatinus ). There are also many other mammal species; among these are short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus ), platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus ), swamp antechinus (Antechinus minimus ),
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35. WWF - Eld's Deer
Walrus Whales & Dolphins Wolf: Arctic Wolf: Maned Wolf: Timber / Grey
Did you know?
Some people believe that the deer was a source of food for the Khmer Rouge army during Cambodia 's civil war, which
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36. WWF - LIFE COEX - Improving Coexistence of Large Carnivores and Agriculture ...
of brown bear and grey wolf among farmers.
Solution
In France, several actions are implemented:
- Development and promotion of bear-friendly farm products in the Pyrenees.
- Opinion surveys about
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/project/projects/index.cfm?uProjectID=9E0733 - 42.5kb
37. WWF - LIFE COEX - Improving Coexistence of Large Carnivores and Agriculture ...
of brown bear and grey wolf among farmers.
Solution
In France, several actions are implemented:
- Development and promotion of bear-friendly farm products in the Pyrenees.
- Opinion surveys about
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/alps/projects/index.cfm?uProjectID=9E0733 - 42.5kb
38. WWF - Giant Otter
, (also known as the river wolf ) is the longest of the world's otters, as well as the largest mustelid . It can only be found in South America.
About
They have a long body with a strong tail, which can act as a rudder, and short legs with
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/teacher_resources/best_place_species/current_top_10/giant_otter.cfm - 43.5kb
39. WWF - Return of the large carnivores to Switzerland
and logging forced the lynx, wolf and brown bear in extinction in the Swiss Alps by the 19th century. Today, these species are starting to return, although the numbers are far too small to guarantee their survival.
Unresolved conflicts between
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40. WWF - Pantanal, South America
as the jaguar and maned wolf survive here but compete with the rapid expansion of Brazil's agricultural frontier and ranching activities. WWF is working to ensure that large parts of the Brazilian Cerrado are conserved.
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/pantanal/ - 49.5kb
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