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Gallery: Tropical Rainforests

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Tropical Rain Forests containing more than half of the world's species of plants and animals and conserve biodiversity. The forests are being destroyed at a rapid scale. Timber exploitation, forest fires, oil palm plantations, cattle farming, hunting, population growth and mining all contribute greatly to deforestation and loss of biodiversity.

websites: www.tropenbos.org, http://rainforest.mongabay.com

Gallery: Trinidad and Tobago

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This twin island nation is home of the carnival, calypso, soca, steel pan and unspoiled nature, rainforests, swamps and marshes, coral reefs and tropical beaches. Trinidad covers less than 5000 square km, Tobago just 300, and is one of the richest destinations in the region for eco-tourism, wetlands and the coast harbouring exotic wildlife like tropic bird, macaw, pelicans and the national bird, scarlet ibis. Over 425 species of birds have been recorded, a birders paradise. Five species of sea turtle lay there eggs on local beaches, also the largest of them, the giant leatherback turtle.

www.gotrinidadandtobago.com

Gallery: Amboseli National Park

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Amboseli lies in Kenya, north west of Mt. Kilimanjaro, East Africa, on the border with Tanzania. The Park covers 390.26 sq. km. Large concentrations of wildlife occur here in the dry season, like the African Elephants, estimated at approximately 1500, making Amboseli an important conservation area. The future of Amboseli Elephants is based on sound knowledge and awareness; elephant research, conservation, training and community outreach work can only be ensured through generous donations from concerned persons around the world.

Information: http://www.elephanttrust.org and www.kws.go.ke

Gallery: Masai Mara National Reserve

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

the Masai Mara, part of the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem, less than two degrees south of the equator, is an open rolling grassland in the south-west corner of Kenya and covers about 1672 square km. at an altitude of between 1500 and 2100 meters high. Red oat grass and red thorn acacia trees that furnish the golden backdrop dominate the Mara plains. Only in this reserve it is very well possible to see many different animals in one game drive: eland, several gazelle species, masai giraffe, hyaena, leopard, wildebeest, zebra, birdlife is abundant, as well as the "big five": buffalo, cheetah, elephant, lion and black rhinoceros.

Websites: www.maratriangle.org, www.maasaimara.com

Gallery: Kruger National Park

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Kruger is widely known to be one of the best game-watching destinations in the world. The park covers nearly 2 million hectares and is characterized by the combination of open grasslands, savannahs, riverine areas, mopane landscape, shrub- and woodlands and the mountains within the territory. It is home to an impressive number of species: 336 trees, 49 fish, 34 amphibians, 114 reptiles, 507 birds and 145 mammal species from the famous "big five" to the lesser species as e.g. squirrel and mongoose. There are some 12.000 elephants, 5.000 rhinos (black and white), 2.500 buffalo and 1.500 lions. Other inhabitants are some more "big cats" like leopard and cheetah, and carnivores as wild dog, jackal and spotted hyaena. The park is home too to some remarkable and well know animals like giraffe, zebra, hippo, crocodile, kudu, wildebeest and well over 20 species of antelope.

website: www.sanparks.org, www.krugerpark.co.za, www.toursa.com

Gallery: Lake Nakuru National Park

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Nakuru National Park, small and beautiful, is one of the easiest parks in Kenya to visit. At an altitude of between 1753 and 2073 mtr., the park is bordered by a wall of the rift valley, a salt-dome hill, a crater and open plains. Wooded cliffs and shores surround swampfringed water. The park has more than 450 recorded species of birds, like the flamingos and pelicans. Also lion, leopard, black and white rhino, zebra, buffalo, giraffe and antelope species can been seen in a scenic landscape.

websites: www.kws.org, www.kenyawildsafaris.com

Gallery: Orangutans - Indonesia

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Orangutans, primates, are large apes with long reddish-brown hair and native to the islands of sumatra and borneo. Fruit from the tropical rainforest makes up 65-90 percent of their diet. Sumatran orangutans are expected to be the first great apes to become extinct, due to the loss of their natural habitat, just one of many species threatened because of unchecked deforestation of the rainforest, conversion of forest to oil palm plantations, illegal hunting and trade.

websites:

http://www.orangutan.org, http://www.orangutan.net, http://orangutan.or.id,

http://redapes.org

Gallery: Kenya - Nature - Wildlife

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

The more than 20 Kenya's national parks and reserves are major tourist attractions and are "home of the safari". In addition to the protection of wildlife and biodiversity the parks and reserves have been created to preserve the landscape itself.

more information: http://www.eawildlife.org, www.kws.org

Gallery: Indian Ocean

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

the Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean, covering about 20% of the water on the earth surface. It is bounded by south asia, africa, indonesia and australia, with beautiful islands, beaches, coral reefs, mangrove forest and traditional artisanal fishing communities.

Gallery: Namibia

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Namibia

Gallery: Kenya

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Kenya lies on the eastern side of Africa, with a special topographical diversity, mountains with snow-capped peaks, the rift valley with its volcanoes, ancient granitic hills, flat desert landscapes, equatorial forests, savannahs, lakes and coral reefs on the indian ocean coast, a country for adventure.

www.tourism.go.ke, www.ecotourismkenya.org, www.magicalkenya.com

Gallery: Netherlands

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

a country that the Dutch created in the delta of three large rivers, flowing into the North Sea, where 70% of GPD is earned below sea level, where there used to be a lake almost two million acres wide where Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is today, where innovative and daring solutions for water control protect two thirds of the country from being permanently flooded, it earned Holland a worldwide reputation.

http://www.holland.com

Gallery: Tanzania - Nature - Wildlife

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Tanzania has more land devoted to national parks and game reserves than any other wildlife destination in the world, from pristine coral reefs to remote wildlife reserves. Serengeti is probably the most famous of the 14 parks, it rises from 920 m. up to 1850 m. above sea level and the landscapes vary from the spectacular long and short grass plains in the south, to the central savannah, the more hilly wooded areas in the north and the extensive woodlands in the western corridor. The Serengeti plains are home of millions of animals like wildebeest and zebra, gazelles, jackal, hyaena, crocodile, hippopotamus, buffalo, giraffe, elephant, topi, leopard, lion, cheetah and hundreds of different species of birds. May-June is the time of the great annual wildebeest migration, together with zebra.

www.tanzaniaparks.com, www.serengeti.org

Gallery: Netherlands - Nature - Wildlife

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Netherlands - Nature - Wildlife

www.staatsbosbeheer.nl, www.natuurmonumenten.nl

Gallery: Mozambique

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

a former Portuguese colony, the Republic of Mozambique is situated on southern Africa's largest coastal plain, occupying the south-eastern seaboard of Africa from the Rovuma river mouth to the South African border. It is bounded by Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland and by the Indian Ocean. Although most people still live in rural areas, urbanisation is increasing at a high rate. All of the major rivers tend to flood in the wet season, like the Zambezi, causing widespread damage to crops, roads, bridges, as well as losses of human life and livestock. Mozambique has an extensive coastline stretching over 2470 km. Corals form offshore reefs along about 30 % of the coastline.

http://www.mozambiquetourism.co.za

Gallery: Bangladesh

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Through three mighty rivers, the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Meghna, the icy waters of the Himalaya mountain range and the down pour waters of the heavy monsoon rains in India and Bangladesh, flow into the Gulf of Bengal. Should the sea level, as a result of further climate changes, rise with one meter over the next fifty years, as is anticipated by the scientists, large parts of Bangladesh will be lost entirely.

Gallery: Seychelles

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Seychelles

www.seychelles.com, www.seychelles-tourism.com

Gallery: Uganda - Nature - Wildlife

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Uganda

Gallery: Uganda

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Uganda

Gallery: Indonesia

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Indonesia

Gallery: Tanzania

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Tanzania

Gallery: Antarctica

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

The Antarctic Continent is surrounded by the Antarctic Ocean and covers almost 10% of all the world's seas. The sea surrounding the continent seperates Antarctica by vast distances from any other emerged land. The geographical isolation of Antarctica is further emphasized by the climate features of the Antarctic ocean, one of the coldest, deepest and stormiest, which during winter is covered by a wide layer of marine ice, making access to the continent almost impossible. From the ice shelves and the glaciers which flow into the Antarctic ocean, icebergs of different sizes and shape often break off and drift away from the coast, creating one of the most beautiful features of the Antarctic landscape.

Gallery: Burkina Faso

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Burkina Faso

Gallery: French Guiana

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

French Guiana is an overseas region of France, bordering Brazil and Suriname and the Atlantic ocean. The majority of the population lives on the Atlantic Ocean coastal zone. The rainforest of French Guiana is still largely unexploited and sparsely populated. The Amazon forest is a protected area, the Guiana Amazonian Park, eco-tourism is increasing, boat trips on the Approuague and Comte rivers are beatifull.

http://www.tourisme-guyane.com, www.tresorrainforest.org, www.guianashield.org

Gallery: Chile

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Chile - South America

Gallery: Trinidad - Carnival

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Trinidad - Carnival

Gallery: Suriname - South America

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Suriname

Gallery: Great Migration - Masai Mara

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Annual migration of the Wildebeest and Zebra from the Serengeti in Tanzania to the Masai Mara in Kenya, with the crossing of the Mara river

Gallery: Flamingo lake, Lake Bogoria

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:37:18 +0000

Kenya, Lake Bogoria N.R., Rift Valley