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Hotspots - *Les 34 points chauds de la biodiversité (99) Images supplémentaires...
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.


Horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus) standing in a tree, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico.
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TOM MANGELSEN / Horned guan (Oreophasis derbianus) standing in a tree, El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve, Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Mexico.
La Hotte big-legged landfrog (Eleutherodactylus apostates), critically endangered, Haiti, captive
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Claudio Contreras / La Hotte big-legged landfrog (Eleutherodactylus apostates), critically endangered, Haiti, captive
Cloud forest, Pic Macaya National Park, Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, October 2010
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Claudio Contreras / Cloud forest, Pic Macaya National Park, Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, October 2010
Jamaican tody {Todus todus} Blue Mountains, Jamaica.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Jamaican tody {Todus todus} Blue Mountains, Jamaica.
Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) stretching, Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA, March
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Floris van Breugel / Anna's Hummingbird (Calypte anna) stretching, Mount Diablo State Park, California, USA, March
Aerial view of spring wildflower displays, Phacelia (purple) San Joaquin Blazing Star (orange) and Coreopsis (yellow) Temblor Range, Carrizo Plain National Monument in California, USA, April 2010
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Floris van Breugel / Aerial view of spring wildflower displays, Phacelia (purple) San Joaquin Blazing Star (orange) and Coreopsis (yellow) Temblor Range, Carrizo Plain National Monument in California, USA, April 2010
Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in flight against snowy mountainside. Naryn National Park, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, November.
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Eric Dragesco / Himalayan Griffon Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) in flight against snowy mountainside. Naryn National Park, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, November.
Wild female Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) portrait, standing camouflaged on rocky mountainside, at an altitude of 2500m, Altai mountains, Mongolia. July . NB-This female probably has cubs: the fur aro...
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Eric Dragesco / Wild female Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) portrait, standing camouflaged on rocky mountainside, at an altitude of 2500m, Altai mountains, Mongolia. July . NB-This female probably has cubs: the fur aro...
A large herd of Tien Shan Argali (Ovis ammon karelini) making tracks through snow. Naryn National Park, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, November.
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Eric Dragesco / A large herd of Tien Shan Argali (Ovis ammon karelini) making tracks through snow. Naryn National Park, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, November.
Spanish / Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardina) cub portrait, part of a breeding and reintroduction program. Captive: critically endangered. Andalusia, Spain, June 2006.
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Roland Seitre / Spanish / Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardina) cub portrait, part of a breeding and reintroduction program. Captive: critically endangered. Andalusia, Spain, June 2006.
Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) in flight, Andros, Greece, September 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Unterthiner / Eleonora's falcon (Falco eleonorae) in flight, Andros, Greece, September 2008
Baker's Tulip (Tulipa bakeri / saxatilis) in flower, Omalos, Crete, April
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Baker's Tulip (Tulipa bakeri / saxatilis) in flower, Omalos, Crete, April