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.

Look out for the wild dog!

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 question of reproduction in space began with flora.

Nothing grew there besides wild lavender.

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.

TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, tweeted

Were they interested in conservation? Absolutely not.

The organization plays a principal role in wildlife conservation.

Beverly Joubert We are truly passionate about the African wilderness and protecting the African wilderness, and so what we've done is we've focused on iconic cats.

As for diversity of the plant kingdom in Amber Mountain, there are more than 1,020 listed species of plants in the park.

The journey through the Talysh Mountains can be described as wild and romantic.

Ducks are farmed for their meat, eggs, and down.

The main threat to wildlife in Amboseli is human population growth.

My heart, the bird of the wilderness, has found its sky in your eyes.

The Wildlife Foundation of Quebec and the Data Centre on Natural Heritage of Quebec (CDPNQ)(French acronym) are the main agencies working with officers for wildlife conservation in Quebec.

Like those violent mobs changing the world with the wild lily and jasmine

Do not buy ivory or other wildlife products.

Salinity The Red Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world, owing to high evaporation.

An influential group of South African wildlife ranchers are taking the opposite tack.

The Himalayan country of Nepal has always fascinated trekkers, climbers, wildlife lovers and adrenaline junkies.

Farming carnivorous fish increases rather than reduces pressure on wild stocks.

But this is not the only good news in the field of wildlife protection for Costa Ricans.

The blog Generación Rebelde (Rebel Generation) describes the event as a party for wildlife and finishes its post with a statement We celebrate it.

This weed grows wild in Bhutan and they feed it to pigs.

While tiger numbers are increasing, it s rare to see a tiger in the wild in Nepal.

Exotic species such as eucalyptus could over run native trees on the island, take valuable water resources, and fundamentally change the biodiversity of the forest floor.

Defenders of Wildlife, an animal advocacy group, blogged

Less well known are the changes in temperature, weather patterns and wildlife behaviors that accompany total eclipses.

The toxic spill resulted in more than 70 tonnes of dead fish and other marine life washing ashore the central coasts of Vietnam.

This would offer the double benefit of capturing greenhouse gas pollution and saving the world s wildlife from oblivion.

Earth Hour is a worldwide awareness event organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and it is held on the last Saturday of March annually.

His passion for promoting the nature and wildlife of Nepal, however, isn t always easy.

A lone male elephant named Morgan has shocked conservationists after walking 220 kilometres (137 miles) from Kenya to Somalia.

The World Wide Fund For Nature divides the Missouri River watershed into three freshwater ecoregions the Upper Missouri, Lower Missouri and Central Prairie.

And so 10 years ago, an international program began called the Census of Marine Life, which set out to try and improve our understanding of life in the global oceans.

And fire was used to clear out, and again, affected the ecology of grass and whole continents, and was used in cooking.

Black Sand Mining leads to coastal erosion, sea pollution, loss of habitat for marine life and reduced protection from natural calamities.

What is to be done, then, with the tainted property gained during the wild privatizations of the 1990's?

Ours is a city, not a wilderness preserve. And I've embraced my inner capitalist.

Life span is up to twelve years in the wild, but up to twenty years in captivity.

Northwestern Yunnan is one of the world s most biologically diverse areas, home to half of China s animal species and a quarter of its plant species.

A typical salmon farm churns through 3 4 kilograms of wild fish for every kilogram of salmon that it produces.

Wildlife protectors, for their part, have to become expert gene manipulators, criminologists, military technologists and marketers.

The WWF and some researchers choose to get around this by defining the area of emissions as the area of forest needed to soak up the extra CO2.