PHYTODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION OF NITHYPOOJA KONA SACRED GROVE OF NALLAMALA HILL RANGE‚ EASTERN GHATS‚ ANDHRA PRADESH S.K.M.BASHA‚ P.SIVA KUMAR REDDY‚ M. JOHN PAUL NBKR Medicinal Plant Research Centre‚ Vidyanagar – 524413‚ SPSR‚ Nellore (Dt) A.P. Bharatiyar university‚ Coimbatore E-Mail : drskmbasha@gmail.com ABSTRACT Sacred groves are climax forests and are the only representatives of natural or near-natural vegetation. These are dedicated to deities or ancestral spirits worshipped
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About the African Penguin The African Penguin‚ Spheniscus demersus‚ is also called the Blackfoot penguin and the Jackass penguin. This penguin is found off the coast of Southern Africa. Penguins are birds that cannot fly‚ but penguins swim very well and spend most of their lives in the sea. African penguins can swim at a speed of about 4.3 to 15 miles per hour (7-24 kph). This bird got its name from the donkey- or jackass-like sounds that it makes. Anatomy: African Penguins are about 2 feet (60
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instance‚ rhinos in Africa have been killed for horn‚ selling to the largest market of it – China‚ where the majority of rich people are willing to spend million dollars to own it for enhancing their health. Considering cultural barriers in preventing endangered animals from extinction is therefore highly recommended. Based on the above mentioned justification‚ I personally believe that the phenomenon has accumulative influence on human life in the long run. Undeniably‚ each animal plays important roles
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| Flora and Fauna | | 10/3/2013 | | Outline Australia’s unique flora and fauna: Australia has a large variety of unique flora and fauna spread all over the continent‚ from coast to coast‚ including in the ocean. More than 80 per cent of the country’s flowering plants‚ mammals‚ reptiles and frogs are unique to Australia‚ along with most of its freshwater fish and almost half of its birds. Australia is home to more than 140 species of unique marsupials‚ including kangaroos‚ wallabies
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Chinese Giant Salamander. This salamander‚ which is truly giant‚ can grow up to 5’ 11". To put that in perspective‚ most other salamanders are between 10 and 20 cm long. The Chinese Giant Salamander has two lidless eyes‚ dark skin and is currently endangered. Number Nine: Blue Sea Dragon. While it’s not a dragon at all‚ the blue sea dragon resembles one due to its bright blue color and silver highlights. It’s actually a small sea slug‚ and it has a gas-filled
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in the Pacific and is considered to be U.S. territory. In its arrival‚ the species the Brown Tree Snake‚ became invasive and began to damage the ecology and economy of Guam. This species preys on the native lizards and bird causing them to become endangered and extinct
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be no natural repopulation- which leads to changes to the system‚ which would affect the animals and people that rely on this wilderness area. Poaching can affect the environment by depleting certain species of animals. It causes animals that are endangered to become extinct‚ thus creating a disruption in the food chain. Eventually‚ it will cause as a result new adaptations of animals‚ and/or species beyond human control (Poaching Crisis). Like for example if there lions that eat gazelles and they
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buildings with the help of Tesla Motors. The team exposes the hidden world of extinction using the concept of incorporating art and technology to make a social statement. They use the Empire State Building as a platform for their big reveal of the project because of its global profile‚ thus anyone with a cell phone or access to the internet would know about it. I think these are fascinating methods of incorporating image dissemination‚ although somber images will likely not be enough to motivate
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dilemma and whatever they decide‚ the air will be cleaner. Another big problem is deforestation. A lot of loggers are right now cutting down the forests – and what is worst‚ they also cut down a lot of valuable rain forest‚ which is home to many endangered species. If this cutting continues‚ these species will be wiped off the planet. So how can we fight this? One way is to hire supervisors that keep an eye out on illegal loggers. This way we get to know who they are and who hired them and finally
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Big Morongo Preserve Located in Morongo Valley‚ lies a vast‚ exquisite place of unique wildlife and plants known as the Big Morongo Valley Preserve‚ which is tasked with promoting plant and endangered species growth. Since I’ve hiked the preserve previously‚ this will be a great experience to help with the preservation of the preserve. So I chose my project on September 7th to be the Morongo Preserve. On September 15‚ I read in the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve Fall 2017 newsletter that volunteers
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