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Joshua Tree National Park is an American national park in southeastern California, east of San Bernardino and Los Angeles and north Palm Springs. It is named after the Joshua trees (Yucca brevifolia) native to the Mojave Desert. Originally declared a national monument in 1936, Joshua Tree was redesignated as a national park in 1994. Encompassing a total of 790,636 acres (1,235.4 sq mi; 3,199.6 km2) – slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island – the park includes 429,690 acres (671.4 sq mi; 1,738.9 km2) of designated wilderness. The park includes parts of two deserts, each an ecosystem whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation: the higher Mojave Desert and the lower Colorado Desert. The Little San Bernardino Mountains traverse the southwest edge of the park.
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The Kori Bustard is the largest flying bird in Africa. This species, like most bustards, is a ground-dwelling bird and an opportunistic omnivore. Male kori bustards, which can be more than twice as heavy as the female, attempt to breed with as many females as possible and then take no part in the raising of the young. The nest is a shallow hollow in the earth, often disguised by nearby obstructive objects such as trees.
The kori bustard is found throughout southern Africa, except in densely wooded areas. They are common in Botswana and Namibia, extending into southern Angola and marginally into southwestern Zambia.
Stretching from Lake Constance to the Rhine and Danube Rivers, the Hegau is an extinct volcanic landscape in southern Germany. The area features sloping hills used for agriculture, forests, and the remains of former castles dotting volcanic stubs.
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Mt. Adams and the Milky Way as seen from Takhlakh Lake, during a fun summer trip. I was surprised how loud the huge chorus of bullfrogs was while I was capturing this shot.
Situated in Bacuit Bay, El Nido, covering a land area of 465.1 square kilometres (179.6 sq mi)[5][11] in the northernmost tip of mainland Palawan, is bordered by the Linapacan Strait in the north, the Sulu Sea in the east, and the South China Sea in the west. It is composed of 45 islands and islets,[6] each has its own unique geological formations. The highest peak is at Cadlao Island, towering up to 640 metres (2,100 ft)[12] above sea level.
The Poblacion, consisting of barangays Buena Suerte, Corong-corong, Maligaya and Masagana, sits in a sheltered bay with a pier at one end along a crescent beach, and is flanked by the area's famous limestone cliffs on the eastern section and hills on the western side. It is a small town center with tree-lined streets, and the lifestyle is laidback.
El Nido is currently ranked #1 in Condé Nast Traveler's list of "20 Most Beautiful Beaches in the World." [7] CNNGo has called it the Best Beach and Island destination in the Philippines[8][9] for its "extraordinary natural splendor and ecosystem."Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Nido,_Palawan#Bacuit_Bay
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A menudo, al tratar cuestiones medioambientales, se centra la atención únicamente en las especies animales o en los ecosistemas en peligro de extinción, pero dejamos al margen o prestamos menos interés a los árboles, que son la base de los ecosistemas y tienen un papel fundamental en la naturaleza.
Algunos de los árboles más emblemáticos de la Tierra también son algunos de los que se encuentran en mayor riesgo de extinción. Merece la pena dar la voz de alarma y apoyar los esfuerzos para su conservación.
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Often, when dealing with environmental issues, the focus is solely on the animal species or ecosystems at risk of extinction, but we left on the sidelines or pay less attention to trees that are the foundation of ecosystems and play a key role in nature.
Some of the most typical trees of the Earth are also some who are at greater risk of extinction. It is worth sounding the alarm and support conservation efforts.
There's not too much that I can say about this photo that I haven't already said before... so I'll leave it at that for now.
There are a number of birds that call the back garden their ecosystem. It always nice to watch them as they go about their business. There’s been a family of Blackbirds in the garden for so long. I love the bright yellow beak against the darkness silky black feathers of the male blackbird. And the yellow ring around the eye. A beautiful bird.
The jaguar (Panthera onca) is a big cat, a feline in the Panthera genus, and is the only extant Panthera species native to the Americas. The jaguar is the third-largest feline after the tiger and the lion, and the largest in the Americas. The jaguar's present range extends from Southwestern United States and Mexico across much of Central America and south to Paraguay and northern Argentina. Apart from a known and possibly breeding population in Arizona (southeast of Tucson) and the bootheel of New Mexico, the cat has largely been extirpated from the United States since the early 20th century.
This spotted cat most closely resembles the leopard physically, although it is usually larger and of sturdier build and its behavioral and habitat characteristics are closer to those of the tiger. While dense rainforest is its preferred habitat, the jaguar will range across a variety of forested and open terrains. Its preferred habitats are usually swamps and wooded regions, but jaguars also live in scrublands and deserts. The jaguar is notable, along with the tiger, as a feline that enjoys swimming. The jaguar is largely a solitary, opportunistic, stalk-and-ambush predator at the top of the food chain (an apex predator). It is a keystone species, playing an important role in stabilizing ecosystems and regulating the populations of the animals it hunts. The jaguar has an exceptionally powerful bite, even relative to the other big cats This allows it to pierce the shells of armored reptiles and to employ an unusual killing method: it bites directly through the skull of prey between the ears to deliver a fatal bite to the brain.
The jaguar is a near threatened species and its numbers are declining. Threats include loss and fragmentation of habitat. While international trade in jaguars or their parts is prohibited, the cat is still frequently killed by humans, particularly in conflicts with ranchers and farmers in South America. Although reduced, its range remains large. Given its historical distribution, the jaguar has featured prominently in the mythology of numerous indigenous American cultures, including those of the Maya and Aztec.
The steep sides of the Khutzeymateen Inlet have a number of avalanche slopes and waterfalls that slash through the north temperate rain forest down to the estuary. A large population of grizzly bears hibernate on the slopes over the winter and migrate down to the sedge grass meadows at the shoreline to feed in the spring. Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary,
BC.
23/12/2019 www.allenfotowild.com
My 15-year-old grandson Riley took me to see a project he has been working on. He has been changing a polluted, stagnant ecosystem to a healthy one. An area at a concrete culvert that goes under a road. There is a tiny stream of water that follows a cement channel thru fields between neighborhoods. There are several wide spots along the way with thriving ecosystems. But at the area under the road there was litter and grass clippings and it had algae choking the oxygen out of the water. Riley cleaned it up, removed the algae and transplanted aquatic plants from healthy areas to it. He took samples of water and silt from healthy areas and cultivated it in an aquarium at home, tested it on little native plants and small fish in the aquarium to be sure it was all good. Then took vials of it and added to his project. He is comparing it to another polluted area downstream left alone. His project area looks great now and has an amazing diversity of dragon and damselflies and fish, frogs, snakes, aquatic bugs, butterflies. Tracks in the mud of herons. We visited at 3pm on a very hot Father's Day. Got my lifer dragonfly sanddragon. I was able to take a few photos before we had to give in to hot conditions and cut the visit short. These mosquitofish had found their way there. There was plenty of vegetation surrounding the water to provide cover for them.
Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
Forney, Tx
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On our visit to the Ol Pejeta Wildlife Conservancy, we observed a group of chimpanzees at the chimpanzee conservancy. One of the Chimps that caught my eye was this fella! Laying in the Sun and enjoying the breeze, it appeared he was thinking about some deep philosophical questions! Apes are amazing aren't they?
Macro capture of Turkeytail mushroom and moss on Garry oak tree branch in late February.
Garry oak ecosystems range from shady woodlands to open meadows with scattered trees which support many life forms including moss, lichens and fungi. Under the shelter of oak canopies or in meadows, spring wildflowers, grasses, mosses, and a variety of shrubs flourish.
Did you know that one of Canada’s richest ecosystems is also one of its most endangered?
Garry oak ecosystems are enchantingly beautiful and high in biodiversity. They are unique to a small part of southwestern British Columbia, where less than 5% of the habitat remains in a near-natural condition.
This embletatic work represents the theme of the earth's endangered species and ecosystems.
Cette oeuvre icône illustre le thème des espèces et écosystèmes menacés de la planète.
MosaïCulture 2018 Gatineau, Canada
Solitude and beauty along Rucker Creek. This rare perennial stream provides a reliable water supply for a diverse range of flora and fauna, found only in Arizona's southeastern mountains and the adjacent Sierra Madre in Sonora, Mexico. - Chiricahua Wilderness, Coronado National Forest, Arizona
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I saw this mangrove pod floating in Tarpon Bay. Eventually it will arrive on a shore ora raised mound in low water, grow a root system, and become a mangrove tree. Mangroves are an important part of the ecosystem of the Gulf of Mexico.
Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed (CREW)
This was a long pathway to adventure, but we had to turn back due to a large, afternoon thunderstorm developing.
We were pretty far out on the trail and just made it back to our car!
Hikers are also warned that there is the possibility of dangerous wildlife encounters.
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ABC's and 123's E is for Ecosystem.