Environment

The dense and biodiverse forests of Mount Nimba have been classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Danger.

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A wealth of both Central American biodiversity and indigenous culture can be found inside the reserve.

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Bats are a perfect example of flying mammals living in the world today, and there are numerous examples of other extant gliding mammals.

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Peru's rainforests are world famous for their populations of large, constricting, and/or venomous snakes.

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Each of the major Philippine islands house their own unique collections of avian fauna.

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Ojos del Salado is the second tallest peak in both South America and the Western Hemisphere, behind only Argentina's Aconcagua.

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Names of some animals are highly misleading, such as that of the seahorse which is actually a fish, and the starfish, which is not a fish but an echinoderm.

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Brazil's native flora species are used for food, medicine, fuel, construction materials, and decoration.

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Greenland's vast, cold expanses and maritime territories include an abundance of marine and freshwater fish species.

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Maromokotro on the northern end of the island is the country's tallest peak at an elevation of 9,436 feet above sea level.

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The island nation of Papua New Guinea houses a great diversity of both freshwater and marine fish species.

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The peak of Moldoveanu, rising to 8,346 feet above sea level in central Romania, is the country's highest point.

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The Ministry of Environment and Tourism manages these protected areas, some dating back to German Colonial game reserves.

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The National Parks Service, an organ of the U.S. Department of the Interior, currently manages 59 National Parks.

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Eastern Black Rhinos and Aders' Duikers are Critically Endangered mammals in Tanzania.

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From the Arctic to the Pacific to the Atlantic, and from the prairies to the mountains to the tundras within their shores, Canada's flora is far more than just maple trees.

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Most of Mauritania's more than 500 known resident bird species are well suited to its desert environs.

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Habitat loss and reckless harvesting threaten many of the African nation's most unique plants.

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Bolivia, a land of many rivers and lakes, houses a wide variety of fish, including many catfish species.

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