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Glacier ice and sea ice, Antarctic Peninsula
Unlike the Arctic, which at its centre is an ocean, Antarctica is a landmass that is surrounded by the Southern Ocean. A permanent, massive ice sheet on Antarctica covers 98% of the continent and is containing the major freshwater reserves of the globe. Moving permanently towards the coasts, the ...
By Peter Prokosch
Male Antarctic Fur Seal (Arctocephalus Gazella), Antarctic Peninsula
Since the 1800's when they were killed for their dense fur to the brink of extinction, the Fur Seal has made a strong comeback, with all populations stable or increasing in number . Over 90% of Antarctic Fur Seals breed at South Georgia. Territorial males spend a good deal of time patrolling t ...
By Peter Prokosch
Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis Adeliae), Antarctic Peninsula
The Adelie Penguin feeds off mainly krill, which can be found in colder, surface waters of the Southern Ocean and is a key species in the food chain in the Antarctic, providing food for many fish and mammals.
By Peter Prokosch
Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi is the capital city of Kenya and is located in the highlands, near the Tanzanian border. With over 3,000,000 citizens it is the fourth largest city in Africa and home of the United Nations Environment Program. Nearby are two of Africa's eight biodiversity hotspots: the mountains of the E ...
By Peter Prokosch
Masai Mara, Kenya
Colourful butterflies help pollinate flowers of the various species of trees and other plants found in the Masai Mara.
By Peter Prokosch
Sunset over Masai Mara, Kenya
As much as the rest of the world, Kenya is witnessing biodiversity loss. This is despite the country being ranked second in Africa in terms of bird and mammal species richness. The loss in Kenya's biodiversity is a threat to the country's tourism industry, which is the mainstay of the economy. T ...
By Peter Prokosch
Hippoptamus (Hipppotamus Amphibius), Lake Naivasha
The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other is the Pygmy Hippopotamus). The hippopotamus is semi-aquatic, inhabiting rivers, lakes and mangrove swamps, where te ...
By Peter Prokosch
Wildlife at Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru National Park is one of several protected areas in Kenya and is located in the eastern African Rift Valley that stretches from northern Tanzania to Ethiopia. It contains a shallow lake, fed by the Njoro, Makalia, and Enderit rivers. The lake has no outlet and is home to many plant an ...
By Peter Prokosch
Plantlife at Lake Nakuru
Lake Nakuru National Park is one of several protected areas in Kenya and is located in the eastern African Rift Valley that stretches from northern Tanzania to Ethiopia. It contains a shallow lake, fed by the Njoro, Makalia, and Enderit rivers. The lake has no outlet and is home to many plant an ...
By Peter Prokosch
Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland
The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world.
By Lawrence Hislop
Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland
The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world. Once in the water, icebergs are driven by ocean currents, and are usually directed by strong sub-sur ...
By Lawrence Hislop
Dogsled team at dusk, Uummannaq
Greenland Halibut is the most vital source of income in recent times and is fished year-round from holes in the ice, reached by traditional dog-sled.
By Lawrence Hislop
Afternoon sun over Uummannaq
A small field of glaciers surrounds Baffin Bay, which lies West of Greenland's Uummannaq Island. The Bay, which is usually not navigable due to 80% winter coverage of thick ice and icebergs, is sometimes covered by ice stretching from shore to shore.
By Lawrence Hislop
Litter at the docks, Seychelles
The term marine pollution relates to a range of threats to the marine environment including from land-based sources, oil spills, sewage, invasive species, marine litter, overfishing, destruction of coastal habitats, heavy metals and other pollutants.
By Lawrence Hislop
Erosion of sand cliff at the edge of Shishmaref
This image is of the waterline at the village of Shishmaref in N. Alaska, which has been inhabited for 400 years and is a small, low-lying island 400m wide and 4km long situated off the North-East coast of Alaska.
By Lawrence Hislop
Arctic vegetation
Arctic vegetation lies dormant for around 9 months under a blanket of snow. When the Summer temperatures melt the top layer of permafrost (frozen earth) this creates a wetland environment where plants can thrive. The roots (if any) are shallow and many Arctic plants grow low to the ground and cl ...
By Lawrence Hislop
Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus), Svalbard, Norway
In May 2008 the Polar Bear was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in the U.S. The most recognised threat to Polar Bears is ecological change as a result of global warming.
By Peter Prokosch
Permafrost soil stone formations, Kongsfjord
Permafrost is a layer of soil or rock that remains frozen throughout the entire year and is found at the North and South Poles and in some alpine areas. The patterns on the ground are caused by a complex cycle of freezing and melting that creates many small pools on the ground during Summer. As ...
By Peter Prokosch
Shoreline in the Seychelles
Environmental pressures in the Seychelles, a group of granitic islands located in the Indian Ocean, are greatest on the coastal plain where over 80% of the country's flat land occurs. Marine and coastal ecosystems of the Seychelles are threatened by the effects of climate change, including incre ...
By Lawrence Hislop
Spectacular rock formations in the Seychelles
The Seychelles is a community consisting of 115 islands over 1,3 million square kilometers of the western Indian Ocean. Smoothed granite rocks such as this one are dotted over the islands. The Granitic Seychelles have been separated from other continents for over 75 million years, and are the on ...
By Lawrence Hislop
Spectacular rock formations in the Seychelles
Boulders such as this one along the coast have been worn away, leaving dramatic formations.
By Lawrence Hislop
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