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Hotspots - *Biodiversity Hotspots Overview (99) More files...
The concept of biodiversity hotspots was defined by the British ecologist Norman Myers in 1988, in order to identify the areas of the world that are most important to protect in order to conserve biodiversity. There are now 34 regions of the world listed as biodiversity hotspots, and each has a high percentage of endemic animal and plant species and has lost at least 70% of its original vegetation. Various organisations are involved in conservation programmes related to biodiversity hotspots, including the Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund and Conservation International.


Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Atlantic Forest, Brazil
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Suzi Eszterhas / Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Atlantic Forest, Brazil
Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Atlantic Forest, Brazil
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Suzi Eszterhas / Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Atlantic Forest, Brazil
Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Atlantic Forest, Brazil
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Suzi Eszterhas / Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), Atlantic Forest, Brazil
Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos). nesting amid Blechnum palmiforme tree ferns. Gough Island, Gough and Inaccessible Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Atlantic.
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Tui De Roy / Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos). nesting amid Blechnum palmiforme tree ferns. Gough Island, Gough and Inaccessible Islands UNESCO World Heritage Site, South Atlantic.
Saffron Toucanet (Baillonius bailloni), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
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Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Saffron Toucanet (Baillonius bailloni), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Gilt-edged Tanager (Tangara cyanoventris), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
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Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Gilt-edged Tanager (Tangara cyanoventris), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Brassy-breasted Tanager (Tangara desmaresti), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
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Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Brassy-breasted Tanager (Tangara desmaresti), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
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Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Blue Dacnis (Dacnis cayana), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Blond-crested Woodpecker (Celeus flavescens), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
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Glenn Bartley/ BIA / Blond-crested Woodpecker (Celeus flavescens), Atlantic Rainforest, Brazil
Black-faced Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara), Superagui National Park, Atlantic Forest, Brazil
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Thomas Marent / Black-faced Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara), Superagui National Park, Atlantic Forest, Brazil
Treefrog (Dendropsophus elegans) on fern, Atlantic Forest, Brazil
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Luciano Candisani / Treefrog (Dendropsophus elegans) on fern, Atlantic Forest, Brazil
Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) wild, Poco das Antas Reserve, Atlantic Forest, Southeast Brazil, Critically endangered, November. Did you know? More than 400 Golden lion tamarins have bee...
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Kevin Schafer / Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) wild, Poco das Antas Reserve, Atlantic Forest, Southeast Brazil, Critically endangered, November. Did you know? More than 400 Golden lion tamarins have bee...
View over National Park Nahuelbuta with Araucaria trees, Chile, December 2012
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Bert Willaert / View over National Park Nahuelbuta with Araucaria trees, Chile, December 2012
Darwin's Fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes) portrait amongst ferns in temperate rainforest, Chiloe Island, Chile, November, Critically Endangered
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Kevin Schafer / Darwin's Fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes) portrait amongst ferns in temperate rainforest, Chiloe Island, Chile, November, Critically Endangered
Hyacinth macaws feeding on palm nuts {Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus} Cerrado, Piaui, Brazil. Did you know? Hyacinth macaws are the largest species of flying parrot.
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Pete Oxford / Hyacinth macaws feeding on palm nuts {Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus} Cerrado, Piaui, Brazil. Did you know? Hyacinth macaws are the largest species of flying parrot.
Buriti palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa) in Jardim de Maytrea (Maytrea's Garden) at Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region of Gois State, Central Brazil.
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Buriti palm trees (Mauritia flexuosa) in Jardim de Maytrea (Maytrea's Garden) at Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Cerrado region of Gois State, Central Brazil.
Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil. Endangered
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais State, Southeastern Brazil. Endangered
Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) wild, Poco das Antas Reserve, Atlantic Forest, Southeast Brazil, Critically endangered, November. Did you know? More than 400 Golden lion tamarins have bee...
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Kevin Schafer / Golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia) wild, Poco das Antas Reserve, Atlantic Forest, Southeast Brazil, Critically endangered, November. Did you know? More than 400 Golden lion tamarins have bee...
Angelica-do-Brejo trees in atlantic rainforest {Vochysia acuminata} Brazil
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Angelica-do-Brejo trees in atlantic rainforest {Vochysia acuminata} Brazil
Saffron toucanet {Pteroglossus bailloni} Atlantic rainforest, SE Brazil
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Luiz Claudio Marigo / Saffron toucanet {Pteroglossus bailloni} Atlantic rainforest, SE Brazil
Jaguar {Panthera onca} captive, Belize, Central America
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Shattil & Rozinski / Jaguar {Panthera onca} captive, Belize, Central America
Oak tree (Quercus sp) in the San Isidro Canyon, Maderas del Carmen Natural Preserve, Coahuila, Mexico
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Jack Dykinga / Oak tree (Quercus sp) in the San Isidro Canyon, Maderas del Carmen Natural Preserve, Coahuila, Mexico
Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male perched on branch in cloud forest, Los Quetzales National Park, Savegre River Valley, Talamanca Range, Costa Rica, Central America
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Juan Carlos Munoz / Quetzal (Pharomachrus mocinno) male perched on branch in cloud forest, Los Quetzales National Park, Savegre River Valley, Talamanca Range, Costa Rica, Central America
Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) female in flight. Did you know? Monarch buttterflies migrate up to 2500 miles from Mexico to Canada.
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Stephen Dalton / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) female in flight. Did you know? Monarch buttterflies migrate up to 2500 miles from Mexico to Canada.