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Timanfaya National Park, Lanzarote
The spectacular volcanic landscape, that covers a quarter of the island, was created over six years of near-continuous volcanic eruptions that took place between 1730 and 1736, with a smaller episode in 1824. The scale of the eruptions was enormous, with an estimated 2,000,000,000m3 of lava spewed out from more than 100 volcanoes onto previously-fertile land and villages, as well as reclaiming some new land from the sea. Although the majority of the eruptions took place nearly 300 years ago, Lanzarote’s dry climate means that the Volcanic landscape is relatively unchanged since that time.
Erlebniszoo Hannover, Hanover, Germany
Der Berberlöwe, Atlaslöwe oder Nubische Löwe (Panthera leo leo) ist eine Unterart des Löwen. Sie war ursprünglich in Nordafrika heimisch und ist heute in freier Wildbahn ausgestorben.
The Barbary lion is an African lion (Panthera leo leo) population that is considered extinct in the wild. This population inhabited the Atlas Mountains ranging from Morocco to Tunisia and is also known as the Atlas lion.
Quelle Wikipedia
Little game? Brown bears or white bears, which will become extinct first? Today I'm sour, I feel the breath of the circus on my neck like a lion (and in fact my sign is lion).
Partitina? Orsi bruni o orsi bianchi, chi si estinguerà prima? Oggi sono acida, mi sento sul collo il fiato del circo come un leone (e infatti il mio segno è leone).
One of gorilla species roaming on his territorial space. An extinct animal caught on ethnic war and illegal hunting. Also considered deforestation pushed them on the brink of extinction.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
(unranked):clade Caenogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:Cypraeoidea
Family:Cypraeidae
Genus:Siphocypraea
Species: S. desotoensis
57.90mm
Extinct. Gelasian Pleistocene 2.0-2.2 M.Y.A.
Bee Branch Member of the Caloosahatchee Formation
Brantley Pit, Desoto County, Arcadia, Florida, USA
From my collection
Long since extinct in the UK, a number of white storks were recently reintroduced & some made their way down to my corner of Cornwall.
Cornwall 2020 calendar: www.DanRansley.net/prints/2020calendar
Extinct in the UK since the 1851 and an endangered species in Europe. So I was particularly pleased to witness this rare butterfly in Arcis sur Aube, France
Extinct fossilized Woolly Mammoth ivory carved bear head from Alaska. A lovely souvenir of watching the bears in Kodiak!
Photo taken with a LensBaby Velvet 56 lens.
Natural history museum in New York. That ceiling is a minimalist, abstract or pattern junkie paradise.
General view of the extinct volcano Rano Raraku and statues of the ritual site Ahu Tongariki (Easter Island).
Общий вид на потухший вулкан Рано Рараку (на заднем плане) и пятнадцать статуй моаи ритуальной площадки Аху Тонгарики, самой крупной и известной на острове.
This is another version of my recent picture Prehistoric Sunset on the Marsh. I removed the dinosaurs from that one and replaced them with balloons. At least balloons aren't extinct...although after this picture they may have to go into hiding for a while.
after yesterdays Boris Eldagsen / sony awards / fiasco
i was inspired to dig out some old images
created using similar tools from last year
he was kind enough to message me back late last night
despite being interviewed on the bbc at 6am this morning
This Butterfly is officially extinct in the UK, but there is a small colony in the West Midlands at the moment in a small Nature Reserve. They have clearly been released there by someone.
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado.
"The state of Colorado planted Yellowstone cutthroats exclusively until sometime after 1974 (Beckman 1974). Since then, Snake River cutthroats have also been stocked in the state (Walker 1993). Both species have been stocked in the same drainages (Walker 1993)." nas.er.usgs.gov/queries/FactSheet.aspx?speciesID=890
According to the Colorado Division of Wildlife: "The rugged topography of their range has lead to isolation, which in turn has given rise to fourteen recognized subspecies. Four of these evolved in Colorado: the Colorado River cutthroat trout in drainages west of the continental divide, Greenback cutthroat trout in the South Platte and Arkansas River drainages, and the Rio Grande cutthroat trout in streams that drain into the San Luis Valley. In addition, the yellowfin cutthroat trout was historically found in Twin Lakes at the headwaters of the Arkansas drainage. Unfortunately, this predator that grew to over 10 lbs, is now extinct. All three remaining species have either been petitioned to be listed or are currently listed under the Endangered Species Act."
Regarding the Yellowstone CUtthroat, according to Wikipedia: "Native only to a few U.S. states, their original range was upstream of Shoshone Falls on the Snake River and tributaries in Wyoming, also across the Continental Divide in Yellowstone Lake and in the Yellowstone River as well as its tributaries downstream to the Tongue River in Montana.[1] The species is also found in Idaho, Utah and Nevada.[2]"
Takahe - Takahe are the largest species of rail in the world and are found only in New Zealand. They are one of the last remaining giant herbivorous birds that thrived in New Zealand before the arrival of people. They weigh up to 3 kg and can stand 63 cm high at full stretch. They were believed to be extinct until their rediscovery in 1948 by Dr. Geoffrey Orbell. Conservation of takahe has led to pioneering techniques for saving other endangered species in New Zealand and around the world. Habitat manipulation, captive rearing, wild releases and island translocations have all helped to prevent the extinction of takahe. The last remaining 80 to 100 wild takahe live in the alpine tussock grasslands of the Murchison Mountains in Fiordland. Captive breeding at the Department of Conservation's Burwood Takahe Centre and transfer to pest-free islands and mainland sanctuaries has helped saved the Takahe from extinction.
This Butterfly is officially extinct in the UK, but there is a small colony in the West Midlands at the moment in a small Nature Reserve. They have clearly been released there by someone.
This plant is successfully propagating in the Chicago Botanic Garden.
Brighamia insignis, commonly known as ʻŌlulu or Alula in Hawaiian, or colloquially as the vulcan palm or cabbage on a stick, is a species of Hawaiian lobelioid in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. It is native to the islands of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau, but has been extinct in the wild since at least 2019-2020. Wikipedia
created for Magnificient Manipulated Masterpieces:New Challenge 176 ~ THREE IN ONE
Rooster/Pelican/Peacock
“No longer would the Carnotaurus be mocked for its small arms. He would show them. He would show them all”
Built for Round 1 of the 2020 Biocup
Theme: Nature
Subtheme: Extinct Species
‘Sounds of summer'. The Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turturonce was once an abundant summer visitor here in the UK, but now almost extinct as a breeding species. it is now confined to a few small areas.
The soft purring sound of this dove was once a joy of our summertime. Click on the link here xeno-canto.org/665175 to listen to the Turtle Dove and think of summertime.
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
Turtle Dove Notes and information:
The turtle dove is Britain’s only migratory pigeon or dove.
It is also our smallest native pigeon, weighing between 100 and 180gm, less than half the weight of a wood pigeon.
Turtle doves arrive on their breeding grounds in southern and eastern England at the end of April and early May, returning to their wintering grounds in West Africa in late summer and early autumn.
English turtle doves winter mainly in the semi-arid region of Senegal and Guinea. Birds from eastern European countries winter in Sudan and Ethiopia.
Birds on migration have long been subject to strong hunting pressure as they pass through the Mediterranean countries. Today only Malta has a legal spring shooting season for these doves but they are still shot illegally elsewhere.
However, though Britain’s breeding population has declined by an alarming 91% in the last 10 years, the decrease is thought to be due largely to problems on the wintering and breeding grounds rather than hunting.
Weed seeds are the favoured food of turtle doves in England; increasingly tidy, weed-free farming is almost certainly a major factor in the dove’s decline.
One of the turtle dove’s favourite food plants is fumitory, which favours light, dry soils. A study made 50 years ago showed that fumitory seeds accounted for 30-50% of the bird’s diet.
The turtle dove’s song is a gentle, soporific purring, usually delivered from cover; where the birds are present it can be heard all summer.
Turtle doves have always been rare in both Scotland and Ireland, but they have now largely disappeared from Wales, too, with the bulk of the remaining population in southern and eastern England.
Suffolk and Kent are the top counties for finding these doves.
In the Bible, the Song of Solomon states: “the voice of the turtle is heard in our land”. This is a reference to the purring of turtle doves.
Turtle doves like to nest in thick hedgerows, usually building their simple platform nest rather low and seldom above 3m.
Only two white eggs are laid in each clutch but it was, until recently, usual for the doves to have three nesting attempts each summer.
Today lack of food has led to the doves nesting later, usually only making two breeding attempts a year.
The RSPB’s Operation Turtle Dove is working hard to reverse the dove’s decline in the UK.
In 2014 the RSPB caught a turtle dove in a Suffolk garden and fitted it with a satellite tag. Called Titan, this dove returned again in the summer of 2015, giving unprecedented information about our doves’ migration routes.
Thanks to Titan we know that turtle doves migrate largely at night, covering up to 700km in one flight, and flying at speeds of around 60kph.
Titan was last heard of in Mali in April 2016. He may have died or the battery of his tag may have expired.
The Operation Turtle Dove website gives detailed information on not only identifying turtle doves but creating both nesting and feeding habitat for these birds.
The similar, but larger, oriental turtle dove is a very rare visitor to the UK.
After last Friday's meltdown of the steampunk Malificent float, I would imagine that when it is repaired and returned to service, we won't be seeing the fire effect again. It's a great effect but having a setup like that so close to guests is something Disney is going to be very nervous about - I'm kind of surprised that it got the green light in the first place. Hopefully I'm wrong and we'll see it breathing fire again soon!