Alpine Schadenfreude

The Kea is the only alpine parrot.

Stunning flora and fauna to discover

Australia has a diverse flora and fauna.

The island's unique flora and fauna must be protected.

Alpine pastures occur at higher altitudes and mesophytic forests on more fertile soils.

Evidence of Rigvedic Flora and Fauna Archaeology, New Delhi, Aryan Books International.

They felt that enlargement even to the Scandinavian and Alpine countries was going too far.

It was also necessary to multiply steps of protecting the fauna and the flora.

Wetlands and fauna are filled with sand for land development for government housing project.

For nature lovers, the land of Tajikistan is 93 mountainous with ethereal alpine lakes dotted all over.

Italy joined the Germans in the Battle of France, fighting the fortified Alpine Line at the border.

Flora and fauna Western Australia is home to around 540 species of birds (depending on the taxonomy used).

BERLIN The latest G 7 summit, in the beautiful Alpine setting of Garmisch Partenkirchen in Germany, has come and gone.

and Perspolis F.C.. Audi also sponsors winter sports The Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is named after the company.

Various sectors have complained that the project would cause serious damage to the flora and fauna of the island.

The most popular activities include diving in caverns, observing the underwater fauna and walking along trails in the forest.

Also there are 217 different types of fauna, 29 of which are included in the Red Book of Ukraine as well.

A group of Kazakhstani photographers have recently toured the mountainous region of Altai in in the country's east, known for its picturesque alpine scenery.

So why would you put a project in the vicinity of this forest that will destroy its wildlife, its flora and fauna?

Third is the island of Socotra, the largest member of an archipelago site, important for its biodiversity and distinct flora and fauna.

In shallow water flora and fauna is concentrated around coral reefs where there is little variation in water temperature, purity and salinity.

The summit was first climbed in 1868 by D. W. Freshfield, A. W. Moore, and C. Tucker of the Alpine Club, with the guide François Devouassoud.

The documentary Shiver was filmed last year with Macuacua and the Marine Mega Fauna Foundation, and goes into depth about the shark fishing problem.

Basically, there was no forest left, and what's more, they destroyed the fauna, our animals, everything that affects the lives of the Purépecha people.

Europeans are buying gemütliche Alpine ski chalets, glamorous condominiums with Mediterranean views in the South of Spain, and, increasingly, villas in picturesque sites in Turkey, Hungary, and Croatia.

And images of junkies and Muslim women in headscarves are contrasted in a promotional movie with idyllic pictures of Alpine scenery and efficient banks the People s Party s Switzerland.

Blogger Ident from Trikala, Central Greece, takes his readers to a journey through the Alpine landscapes of the Greek countryside, capturing the South Pindos villages and its landmarks.

Tajikistan, 93 mountainous with ethereal alpine lakes dotted all over, is a veritable shrine for nature lovers, providing they can live with the rutted roads and burdensome bureaucracy.

The Desert National Park in Jaisalmer is spread over an area of , is an excellent example of the ecosystem of the Thar Desert and its diverse fauna.

They may also preserve historic genetic traits and that they provide habitat for wild flora and fauna that may be difficult to recreate in zoos, arboretums or laboratories.

Countries across Latin America are on a mission to wrangle them onto the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) list for protection.

The spread of foreign species of flora and fauna to new areas has wiped out native species, and may result in economic losses of several hundred billion dollars per year.

(b) environment includes natural resources, both abiotic and biotic, such as air, water, soil, fauna and flora and the interaction between the same factors, and the characteristic aspects of the landscape

The Namibian government has plans to build a hydropower station which would regulate the Okavango's flow, but environmentalists fear that this project could destroy most of the fauna and flora in the Delta.

Fauna Marine biota in the region have representatives of both the Indian and Pacific oceans which were caught in the Caribbean before the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama four million years ago.

They felt that enlargement even to the Scandinavian and Alpine countries was going too far. Only in 1993 did the EU officially recognize that membership for all the former Soviet bloc countries could be a long term goal.

Renata Leite Pitman, a Brazilian wildlife veterinarian who s studied Central and South American fauna for 25 years, has leaned on local expertise to learn the calls, scats and tracks of the elusive forest animals she studies.

It was precisely the concept of caution that had long ago made Swiss bankers the guardians of the world's major assets no excessive risk, but security for money, whether the world fell apart outside the Alpine republic or not.

They also had to report on the measures being taken to avoid greater environmental impact on marine fauna, now that a report has shown that approximately 20,000 dolphins, as well as other species, are in mortal danger.

The project was sponsored by the Association for the Preservation of Flora and Fauna (Aprelofas) and if it is approved in the second debate, Costa Rica would be the first nation in Latin America to criminalize this practice.

The continent of Zealandia, which separated from Australia 85 million years ago and stretches from New Caledonia in the north to New Zealand s subantarctic islands in the south, is now being torn apart along the transform boundary marked by the Alpine Fault.

The cat s out of the bag already, says Pete Lowry, a biologist at the Missouri Botanical Garden and a board member of Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group, which is helping to coordinate the eradication effort. The potential consequences are devastating.

Flora and fauna Polar bears are believed rarely to travel beyond about 82 North owing to the scarcity of food, though tracks have been seen in the vicinity of the North Pole, and a 2006 expedition reported sighting a polar bear just from the Pole.

Despite the active crackdown of ivory smugglers by the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department in the implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), it has been difficult for the authorities to identify and prosecute the smugglers.