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Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia brygooi), Central-South Madagascar The Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia brygooi) belongs to a group of chameleons endemic to Madagascar. With its earthy colors and as it moves very slowly it is hard to detect although widely distributed over the island.

By Peter Prokosch

Red-legged Golden Orb-Web Spider (Nephila inaurata), Madagascar the Red-legged Golden Orb-Web Spider (Nephila inaurata), lives in South Africa, Madagascar and other islands in the Indian Ocean. Like other members of the golden-orb spiders it can weave webs so strong that sometimes ev...

By Peter Prokosch

Verreaux's Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi), Isalo National Park, Madagascar The Verreaux's Sifaka or White Sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi) lives in the forests of south-western Madagascar. This endemic lemur species of the family Indriidae is classified by IUCN as Vulnurable. It depends on the s...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta), Isalo National Park, Madagascar The Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) belongs to the endangered endemic lemur species restricted to the South of Madagascar. They live - much on the ground, feeding on fruits - in groups of 6 - 30 animals. Dominant females...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Rainbow Milkweed Locust, (Phymateus saxosus), Madagascar the Rainbow Milkweed Locust, (Phymateus saxosus) is a toxic species of Madagascar grasshoppers. Its toxicity comes from eating milkweed. Local people call the species tumateus.

By Peter Prokosch

Isalo National Park, wetland flora, Madagascar The Isalo National Park in the Central-South is the most visited in Madagascar. The park, furrowed of rivers and their affluents, spreads over 81 540 ha. The wild landscape with deep canyons, palm-lined oases and grassl...

By Peter Prokosch

Baobab, Adansonia, native tree in Madagascar Of the eight tree species of the genus Adansonia (Baobabs), six are endemic to Madagascar.

By Peter Prokosch

Dolphin Gull (Leucophaeus scoresbii), Ushuaya, Argentina At the main tourism port to Antarctica, Ushuaya, the South America endemic Dolphin Gull can be observed. It breeds in small colonies on the coast, often together other seabird colonies, and its total population is estima...

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves, Avicennia marina, (Blue Carbon) in the city of Abu Dhabi, UAE Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities around the world, including throughout the Arab...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves, Avicennia marina, (Blue Carbon) in the City of Abu Dhabi, UAE Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities around the world, including throughout the Arab...

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the city of Abu Dhabi, UAE Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities around the world, including throughout the Arab...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves (Blue Carbon) in the City of Abu Dhabi, UAE Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities around the world, including throughout the Arab...

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves (Blue Carbon) and Green Tourism in the City of Abu Dhabi, UAE Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities around the world, including throughout the Arab...

By Peter Prokosch

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