How does plastic pollution affect marine life? | Fauna & Flora
Size: Plastics larger than 20mm. Examples: Fishing gear, six-pack rings, plastic bottles. Threats: Large items of plastic can capture and entangle marine mammals and fish and stop them from escaping, usually leading to starvation, injury and predator vulnerability. Discarded fishing nets can also smother and break coral reefs, preventing ...
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In the run-up to the COP16 biodiversity conference, we explored how peace with nature can be achieved around the world. We pledge to keep the carbon footprint of our website low. 2024 Fauna & Flora International. Registered Charity Number …
Explained: How technology can protect the world’s wildlife
GIS & remote sensing. Geographic information systems (GIS) are computer-based tools used to store, visualise, analyse and interpret geographic data. GIS mapping technology plays a crucial role in making informed decisions about wildlife protection and habitat management. Remote sensing – capturing high-resolution images of an area from a ...
Careers - Fauna & Flora
At Fauna & Flora, you will have many opportunities to grow and develop professionally, whether that’s through on-the-job training and peer-to-peer knowledge exchange, or formal training events. We have an in-house team dedicated to supporting colleagues with their career development, helping them to acquire the skills and knowledge needed for ...
Okapi facts - Fauna & Flora
Like giraffes, male okapis have small, fur-covered horns. These are known as ossicones. Males are smaller and darker than females, and their coats often have a purple tinge. Rival males fight by neck-wrestling in a similar fashion to giraffes, but they also charge and clash heads in the manner of bighorn sheep.
Explained: What does biodiversity mean? | Fauna & Flora
What does ‘biodiversity’ mean? ‘Biodiversity’ means the variety and abundance of the world’s plants and animals. We refer to biodiversity on a global scale – for example when we talk about the one million species at risk of extinction – and at local level: a rainforest harbours tens of thousands of different species, making it rich in biodiversity, whereas a palm oil plantation ...
Northern white rhino: Facts about the world's rarest rhino - Fauna …
World’s rarest rhino. Species. There are now just two northern white rhinoceros remaining in the world. Najin and Fatu (both female) live under constant protection from poachers in Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Sudan (the last remaining male) died on March 19th 2018, effectively rendering the entire subspecies extinct.
Pygmy hippo - Fauna & Flora
The pygmy hippo is a flagship species for Liberia’s valuable forests and for the Upper Guinea Forest as a whole, which not only harbours a wealth of biodiversity and supports local livelihoods, but also stores vast amounts of carbon, thereby helping to reduce global emissions and combat climate change. Our work to protect the reclusive and ...
Saint Lucia racer - Fauna & Flora
The Saint Lucia racer is almost certainly the rarest snake in the world, a title inherited from its close neighbour in the Caribbean, the Antiguan racer. This small, harmless snake was once abundant on Saint Lucia’s mainland, but today numbers possibly as few as 20 individuals. It was once declared extinct, then rediscovered, then lost again ...
Sumatran tiger - facts about Indonesia's last tiger - Fauna & Flora
Indonesia’s last tiger. Fewer than 600 Sumatran tigers are estimated to remain in the wild. These magnificent, elusive big cats are listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to poaching, habitat loss and human-wildlife conflict. As its name suggests, this tiger subspecies is found only on the Indonesian ...