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The trio looking out over the bay - - one of the largest King Penguin colonies in the world - - almost 500,000 in St Andrews Bay, South Georgia Island.
Recovering key species for ecosystem restoration is this years theme; the Antarctic and South Georgia Islands are prime examples where multiple countries have agreed to share in the duties of protecting these ecosystems
King Penguins - South Georgia Island
A rainforest is an area of tall, mostly evergreen trees and a high amount of rainfall. Rainforests are Earth’s oldest living ecosystems, with some surviving in their present form for at least 70 million years. They are incredibly diverse and complex, home to more than half of the world’s plant and animal species—even though they cover just 6% of Earth’s surface. This makes rainforests astoundingly dense with flora and fauna. Rainforests’ rich biodiversity is incredibly important to our well-being and the well-being of our planet.
Il 5 giugno è la Giornata Mondiale dell’Ambiente, una celebrazione riconosciuta in oltre cento Paesi in tutto il mondo, tra cui l’Italia. La ricorrenza è stata istituita dall’Assemblea Generale dell’Onu nel 1972, che si è svolta a Stoccolma tra 5 e il 16 giugno. Durante il summit venne delineato il Programma Ambiente delle Nazioni Unite, con l’obiettivo di rendere le persone sempre più consapevoli dei temi della difesa della natura. L’obiettivo per il 2021 è il Ripristino degli Ecosistemi, far rivivere miliardi di ettari dalle foreste ai terreni agricoli, dalla cima delle montagne alle profondità del mare. Salvare il nostro pianeta dovrebbe essere una priorità per tutti! (fonte Web)
June 5 is World Environment Day, a celebration recognized in over one hundred countries around the world, including Italy. The anniversary was established by the UN General Assembly in 1972, which took place in Stockholm between 5 and 16 June. During the summit, the United Nations Environment Program was outlined, with the aim of making people increasingly aware of the issues of the defense of nature. The goal for 2021 is the Restoration of Ecosystems, reviving billions of hectares from forests to agricultural land, from the top of the mountains to the depths of the sea. Saving our planet should be a priority for everyone! (sourceWeb)
Music:
"Repeat" by CHRIS COMBETTE, in 'Les Enfants de Gorée' (2010)
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Bicentennial Park is a 40-hectare of parkland located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of City of Parramatta. Bicentennial Park is situated on the shores Homebush Bay and is a part of the Sydney Olympic Park in New South Wales, Australia. The Park is a natural heritage site featuring an important wetland ecosystem and parklands. It offers visitors recreation, nature-based tours, environmental education and outdoor event experiences. The park has picnic areas, playgrounds, pathways and cycle ways, access to the wetlands, salt marsh and bird hides. It also features Lake Belvedere, Peace Monument, Treillage Tower, Sundial, 'Cyrus the Great' statue, the Silent Hearts Memorial Garden and water features. Powells Creek runs through the eastern side of the park. The Homebush Bay wetland is occupied by animals that thrive in the salt water wetlands. Bicentennial Park was created by the state and federal governments during the 1980s, to celebrate Australia's Bicentenary in 1988. The project involved recycling 47.4 hectares of former rubbish dump into a regional recreation area and the conservation of 53 hectares of a wetland ecosystem on the Parramatta River. The park was officially opened on 1 January 1988. 28055
a pair found in Enonkishu Conservancy in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem, Kenya
IUCN Red List Status: ENDANGERED with population trend
updated in 2024 as Decreasing
also Grey Crowned-Crane
Balearica regulorum
Grijze kroonkraanvogel
Grue royale
Grauhals-Kronenkranich
Grulla Coronada Cuelligrís
Gru coronata grigia
grou-coroado-cinzento
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Mara North Conservancy, Kenya
also called Silver-backed Jackal
Lupulella mesomelas
zadeljakhals
Chacal à chabraque
Schabrackenschakal
chacal de lomo negro
sciacallo dalla gualdrappa o sciacallo dal dorso argentato
chacal-de-dorso-negro
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hanging around and investigating everything it finds near the family den in Mara North Conservancy in Kenya. In this case it has probably found a piece of skin or another leftover of a prey of the clan.
Spotted Hyena
Crocuta crocuta
gevlekte hyena
Hyène tachetée
Tüpfelhyäne oder Fleckenhyäne (
hiena manchada o hiena moteada
iena macchiata
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I shamelessly bribed the mine employees who were tasked with cutting down this ecosystem bordering my yard. It is home to frogs,insects,spiders,dragonflies and many birds.I live in a far-flung corner of the mine,so i hope to keep this sanctuary safe.
For:
Save Trees Challenge - November 2017
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It was just another day on the African savannah, where the local tortoises were busy making friends. Our adventurous little tortoises (I think torti would be a better name for the collective ;), our adventurous little torti decided that walking and swimming is highly overrated and instead opted for the ultimate VIP transport: the tortoise taxi & hippo ferry service. No doubt, they enjoyed the scenic views and gentle swaying as their obliging friend ferried them across the waterhole. Who needs Uber when you have a hippo?
I know this isn't the greatest photo, but it was another very memorable safari moment in Sabi Sands. I love seeing species interact like this :)
Spring of the Pita River.
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In a biogeographic definition, paramo is any intertropical mountain ecosystem, characterized by shrubby vegetation that generally occurs from altitudes of about 3,000 to 4,000 meters or up to 5,000 meters, that is, in regions above the forest line. continuous but still below the permanent snow line. It is found in East Africa, New Guinea, and Central and South America. However, since in each of these regions this ecosystem has a specific name, when discussing Paramos, we refer specifically to Andean Paramos.
In this strict sense of the term, all Paramos are located in the neotropical zone, mainly in northwestern South America, present in Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador. The ecosystem occupies over 30,000 km² of South America and represents 7% of Ecuador's territory. In absolute terms, Colombia is home to 50% of the extent of Paramos (in its three branches of the Andes) and the largest Paramo in the world (Sumapaz).
Paramos' climate is characterized by wide daily fluctuations in temperature and humidity. In general, cold and humid, can undergo a sudden and drastic change in which temperatures fluctuate from below freezing to 30 ° C plus in a daily freeze-thaw cycle. High altitude in tropical locations produces a special, cold, low air density atmosphere that allows for greater dispersion of ultraviolet radiation (light and heat). This climate can be summed up in the phrase "winter every night and summer every day."
In Paramo ecosystems, soils are generally recent, of glacial and volcanic origin, and many are still in formation. Its structure is a combination of organic material that decomposes very slowly in cold weather with volcanic ash. They usually have low pH (acidity) because of the abundance of moisture and high content of organic matter. These characteristics contribute to soil water retention, which in turn is the basis of an essential environmental service: the constant storage and distribution of clean water to lower places.
The largest and most known area is the Páramo grass, which covers large areas of the mountain ranges. It extends from approximately 3,500 to 4,100 m in height, and is mainly composed of grasses and small shrubs.
Bees vital to stable, healthy food supplies and key to the varied, colourful and nutritious diets we need - essential to feed the world. Save bees, save the ecosystem and save the earth, because we have #OnlyOneEarth.
Lalmatia, Dhaka
during the last game drive in Lemek Conservancy we saw the third male of the coalition for the first time and he was now also following the mating couple, just like the second one.
The mating pair is shown in the first comment box.
This was in the morning and obviously this third male had been in a fight shortly before
Lemek Conservancy in the Greater Masai Mara ecosystem , Kenya
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Une forêt ou un massif forestier est un écosystème, relativement étendu, constitué principalement d'un peuplement d'arbres, arbustes et arbrisseaux (fruticée), ainsi que de l'ensemble des autres espèces qui lui sont associées et qui vivent en interaction au sein de ce milieu. Elle peut être naturelle ou exploitée en sylviculture. Les espèces animales, végétales ainsi que les champignons qui vivent au sein des forêts sont qualifiées d'espèces forestières.
The ecosystems around Mud Lake and near the Ottawa River are supportive of the breeding behaviours of a number of species, and a visit now will likely lead to someone finding several fledglings. The Eastern Phoebe is a frequent nester, and cycles of fledglings pop up through the summer.
I was near the edge of the water looking for frogs, who were loud but hard to see. I sat on the ground and started scanning, and in my peripheral vision I saw this young bird land after catching a dragonfly.
Fledgling Phoebes are a bit of a mess, with feathers going everywhere, but they soon begin to look and act like adults. Aside from the seemingly juvenile behaviour, given its willingness to use a perch a metre off the ground and about two metres away from me, the bird hunted successfully like an adult for about ten minutes, always returning to the same perch. This allowed me to do some minor re-positioning to identify the optimal background under the circumstances (ie not wanting to move too much or to do anything to startle the bird).
I had my tripod set up for the frogs, and the bird suddenly turned its head the other direction, and before I could move the camera to follow and recompose I secured this image. Normally I would have framed the image with space in the direction the bird was looking, but this was a happy accident, as I liked the bokeh and it works better behind the bird.
After another dragonfly was captured, it took up a perch higher up in a leafy tree by the water. And I never found the frogs, but I wasn’t disappointed.
Took this shot Keranigonj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The monsoon sky was beautiful and the clouds spreading over sky made the landscape amazing!
Blue Grosbeak - Typically I see this species in woodland ecosystems, but this bird was in agriculture farmlands. Very unexpected!
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Eardley Escarpment, Gatineau Park, Québec, Canada
The Eardley Escarpment is home to the richest and most fragile ecosystem in Gatineau Park, primarily because of its geology and location. The Escarpment is the dividing line between the rock of the Canadian Shield, which covers more than half of Canada, and the St. Lawrence Lowland. It rises 300 metres from the floor of the Ottawa Valley, and extends over more than 30 kilometres.
Eleven thousand years ago, the Gatineau Park appears as a peninsula into the Champlain Sea. The Ottawa Valley was under 100 metres of water. The sea lingers in the Ottawa Valley for 2,500 years slowly ebbing away as the land rises.
The Eardley Escarpment can be seen from three scenic lookouts:
Champlain Lookout
Étienne Brûlé Lookout
Huron Lookout
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Escarpement d’Eardley, Parc de la Gatineau, Québec, Canada
L’escarpement d’Earley abrite l’écosystème le plus riche et le plus fragile du parc de la Gatineau en raison de sa géologie de son emplacement. L’escarpement est la ligne de démarcation entre le Bouclier canadien, qui couvre plus de la moitié du Canada, et les basses terres du Saint-Laurent. Il s’élève à 300 mère au-dessus de la vallée de l’Outaouais et s’étend sur plus de 30 kilomètres.
Il y a 11 000 ans, le Parc de la Gatineau forme une presqu’île qui s’avance dans la Mer de Champlain. La vallée de l’Outaouais était sous 100 mètres d’eau. Avec le temps, la croûte terrestre se relèvera graduellement et les eaux de mer se retireront de la vallée après un séjour de 2 500 ans.
L’Escarpement d’Eardley peut être contemplé depuis trois belvédères :
Belvédère Champlain
Belvédère Étienne Brûlé
Belvédère Huron
Amid the misty embrace of Cameron Highlands, this striking bird perches on a moss-laden branch, a silent sentinel of its pristine montane forest habitat. The rich biodiversity of this region provides a sanctuary for countless species, showcasing the delicate balance of nature in this cool highland ecosystem. A true gem of Malaysia's natural heritage.
Le célèbre navire scientifique, qui sillonne les mers du monde entier jusqu'à la banquise pour étudier les écosystèmes marins, est en escale à Paris. Les visites ont été annulées en raison de l'épidémie de COVID-19