Environment

Hallasan, a volcanic peak on the island of Jeju, is South Korea's tallest at 6,400 feet, and one of the most sacred sites to Koreans.

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Less than 100 miles from Port Sudan, the area provides a sanctuary for dugongs and other marine species.

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Sanganeb houses a unique coral reef ecosystem in the Red Sea just off of the coast of Sudan.

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This island between the Atbara and Nile was once at the center of the mighty Kingdom of Kush.

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These Nubian Napatan and Meroitic sites in northern Sudan were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2003.

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Kaeng Krachan, covering 2,915 square kilometers along the border with Myanmar, is Thailand's biggest national park.

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Brazil is home to almost 1,000 known species of amphibians. We take a look at a few of the most intriguing.

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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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Colombia's incredible diversity of flora includes many orchids, such as the Flor de Mayo Orchid, the national flower.

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Civil unrest, corruption, and rampant poverty contribute to worsen the threats faced by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's mammals.

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Thailand has 6 rivers of more than 400 miles each that are wholly within its own borders alone.

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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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Around 40% of all mammals are classified as rodents, which are mammals possessing a single pair of unremittingly growing incisors within each jaw.

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Teide in the Canary Islands is Spain's highest peak, while Mulhacen is the highest on the Spanish mainland.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the largest, most ecologically significant, and most endangered nature reserves on earth.

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

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

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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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