The Most Deadly Man-Eating Lions In History
Movies and books have been dedicated to the Tsavo Lions who killed about 140 workers along the Tsavo River in Kenya
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Share Of Illegal Rosewood Trade Seizures By Destination Countries
The highest volume of rosewood seizures have been made in China where 7,783 metric tons of rosewood have been seized.
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Illegally Traded Rosewood Species With The Highest Seizure Rates
Rosewood trees are illegally traded across the world, threatening the survival of a number of rosewood species.
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Highest Usage Of Freshwater By Country
Some of the world's most populous countries and largest economies inherently use some of the largest quantities of water.
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Countries Where Water Is Most Often Used At The Residential Level
In underdeveloped countries where much of the economy is based on subsistence farming and cottage industry, domestic water use accounts for most of the total use.
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Countries Where Water Is Most Likely To Be Used In Industry
In Estonia, Finland, and Lithuania, more than 90% of all water use is for industrial purposes.
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Countries Exporting The Highest Volumes Of Tropical Logs
Southeast Asian and Pacific countries are the primary sources of tropical log exports into the global marketplace.
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Countries Where Agriculture Is The Primary User Of Water
With a high dependence on subsistence crop farming and pastoralism on arid land, these countries require massive amounts of water in their agricultural sectors.
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Countries Using More Freshwater Per Year Than They Have In Reserve
These countries must often reuse freshwater, or create it through desalination or other means, to meet their demand.
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Species In Danger From Hunting In Modern Africa
Lions, leopards, wild buffaloes, rhinos, and crocodiles are indiscriminately hunted down by hunters in many African countries today.
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Illegal Agarwood Seizures By Source And Destination Countries
Agarwood, one of the most expensive natural raw materials in the world, is illegally traded for its high value and demand.
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Parrot Varieties Most Threatened By Illegal Live Trafficking
The illegal trade of live parrots decimates the wild populations of these birds, and also kills many birds in transit.
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Species Of Plants And Animals Affected Most By Illicit Wildlife Trafficking
Over 7,000 species of plants and animals are part of the illegal wildlife trade, threatening the survival of these species globally.
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Top Pesticide Using Countries
More than 98% of sprayed pesticides reach a destination other than their target species, including becoming pollutants of air, water, and soil.
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Ecological Regions Of Zambia
Forests, grasslands, wetlands, lakes, and the Zambezi River characterize Zambia's landscape.
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Ecological Regions Of Yemen
Coastal areas, deserts, and xeric shrublands comprise the nation of Yemen and house its wildlife.
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Ecological Regions Of Zimbabwe
Velds, woodlands, and the Zambezi's river valleys dominate most of Zimbabwe's land area.
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Ecological Regions Of The United States
One of the world's largest countries by land area, the U.S. has a varied geography housing considerable biodiversity.
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The Illegal Caviar Trade - Countries Most Involved
The Beluga Sturgeon is today critically endangered, and illegal fishing of this species for its prized eggs, which are made into caviar, is largely responsible for its decline.
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Primates Native To Central America
The Central American countries host at least nine documented species of monkeys, many of which are threatened by human activities.
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