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Conservation organisations can’t run on practical work alone; there’s a vast quantity of work that needs doing behind the scenes, from administration to communication. In today’s broadband world, there’s no reason why you should need to travel to an office to help out with it either.
However, tourists pose a risk to the gorillas in the form of disease transmission. Mountain gorillas, who share 98.5% of our DNA, are extremely vulnerable to human disease, especially respiratory infections.
It wasn’t until 21 years later that an African hawkmoth was discovered. This moth had a 30 cm long proboscis and was observed carefully inserting it down the long spur of Darwin’s Orchid to feed.
They may be competing for the same food or they may occupy the same niche. It is also thought that maybe the dolphins use the porpoises to practice fighting and catching prey, but the scientists that study this behaviour are no closer to agreeing on an answer.
The stripes of a zebra are so unique that they are likened to human fingerprints.
All of this goes to show that you don’t need to volunteer at Minsmere or Titchwell Marsh, vital and brilliant as these ‘flagship reserves’ are, to make a difference.
It amazed me how little mention there was of the impact population growth has on the species we share the planet with.
They have all the hallmarks of an iconic predator; yet, wild dogs are a struggling species in Africa.
I am going to prove to you that it is paramount to a balanced marine environment. It is also very important to marine predators as a source of food.
They provided a video of the deceased sharks on the sea floor and estimated an average of 200 sharks per boat.