Environment

The Czech Republic experiences significant variations in seasonal temperatures across its territory, and a large portion of its nature areas are protected.

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Honduras has a mix of temperate and tropical climate patterns, with marked variations in terrain, temperature, and precipitation throughout.

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Canada's most threatened turtles include the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtles, and the possibly regionally extinct Pacific Pond Turtles and Eastern Box Turtles.

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Cannatella's Plump Toads are some of the most threatened amphibians native to Ecuador.

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New Zealand's North, South, and smaller islands house a variety of habitat types, while temperate climes prevail in most of the country as a whole.

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Indonesia is home to many rare, endemic, and threatened species of amphibians.

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The majority of Hungary's landmass is covered by Pannonian mixed forests, while the Danube River System dominates its freshwater habitats.

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India has more than 5 dozen known species of endemic birds among the more than 1,000 avian varieties calling the country their home.

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Indonesia's 17,000 islands are greatly outnumbered by its species of native flora, many of which are threatened.

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Kenya's Critically Threatened mammals are Tana River Red Colobuses, Black Rhinos, Hirolas, and Aders' Duikers.

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At almost 19,000 feet each, Pico Cristobal Colon and nearby Pico Simon Bolivar are Colombia's highest peaks.

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Malaysia's island and peninsular territories alike abound with toads, frogs, and legless caecilians.

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Indonesia is a tropical archipelago nation reaching into the Indian and Pacific Oceans, housing some of the greatest biodiversity on earth.

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The seasonal Khasa is the longest river wholly within Iraq, while the Tigris, Euphrates, and its other great rivers are shared with its neighbors.

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Guatemala's hundreds of reptilian species include three Critically Threatened species of turtles.

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Masoala is the largest protected area in Madagascar at 2,405 square kilometers, while the oldest ones, including Lokobe, were formed under French Colonial rule.

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Peru provides homes for almost 2,000 known bird species, including almost 100 endangered or vulnerable ones.

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Namibia is a mostly arid nation, although wetter grasslands and savannas predominate in the northeast.

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The Baltic Sea coast, Carpathian Mountains, and mixed forests of Poland house its diversity of native flora and fauna.

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Russia's vast size houses many European, Asian, and unique endemic reptiles alike.

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