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Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), Chitwan National Park, Nepal The Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is also called Greater One-horned Rhinoceros and Asian One-horned Rhinoceros and belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family. Listed as a vulnerable species, the large mammal is prim...

By Peter Prokosch

Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica Tortuguero National Park is located within the larger Tortuguero Conservation Area in Costa Rica which also includes a wetland area protected under the Ramsar Convention. The park is home to an abundance of species inclu...

By Peter Prokosch

Tropical butterfly, Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica

By Peter Prokosch

Mountain pine and spruce forest in winter, Hillestadheia, Norway Here in the mountains of Southern Norway at about 800m above sea level harsh winter conditions determine the limits where trees are still able to grow.

By Peter Prokosch

Mountain forests in China, Northwest of Beijing The vast territory of the People’s Republic of China is home to over 2800 tree species, a plethora of plant species, and numerous animals including the threatened giant panda, golden monkey, snow leopard and crested ibis...

By Peter Prokosch

Mountain birch forest, Norway The mountain birch is a sub species of the common birch and is found in the mountain areas of southern and northern Norway. The trees grow in areas up to 1580 meters above sea level where they make up the tree line. The ...

By Peter Prokosch

Rainforest in Sumatra, Indonesia The search for minerals and the subsequent road constructions are often the first steps for major deforestation as is occurring here in the province of Riau/Sumatra, Indonesia.

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Meditaranian coastal shrup forest, Turkey Meditaranian coastal shrup forest, Kas, Turkey.

By Peter Prokosch

Mangrove forest, Kenya Mangrove forest, Lamu, Kenya.

By Peter Prokosch

Mangrove forest, Lamu, Kenya The last decades have seen an increasing focus on the importance of mangrove forests in the coastal ecosystem. The ecosystem services provided by mangroves are many: they function as buffers between land and sea and prov...

By Peter Prokosch

Paper mill, Sumatra The forests on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are witnessing some of the fastest rates of deforestation in the world. Over the last decade, dozens of pulp and paper companies have established themselves on the island c...

By Peter Prokosch

Paper-mill, Sumatra Large amounts of Sumatran rainforests are vanishing into the paper-mill.

By Peter Prokosch

Impala, Aepyceros melampus, female "clan" in Acacia forest, Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya The Impala, Aepyceros melampus, is one of the most common antelope species in the Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya. Its preferred habitat are the edges between grassland and denser woodland, notably Acacia. Female Impa...

By Peter Prokosch

Kamchatka forest, Russia The Kamchatka Peninsula separates the Sea of Okhtosk from the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean. The area is home to a variety of species of plants and trees and one of the more common tree species is the elfin cedar wh...

By Peter Prokosch

Kamchatka forest, Russia

By Peter Prokosch

Green-crowned Brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), Costa Rica Hummingbirds are among the smallest birds and exist only on the American continent, including the Caribbean. Here in the rainforest of Costa Rica, there are reported to be over 50 different hummingbird species. The birds...

By Peter Prokosch

Himalaya mountain forests, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Sagarmāthā National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal containing the southern half of Mount Everest. The park was created on July 19, 1976 and was inscribed as a Natural World Heritage Site in 19...

By Peter Prokosch

By Peter Prokosch

Himalaya mountain forests, Sagamartha National Park, Nepal Rhododendron forest at about 3500m above sealevel in the Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) national park. The Sagarmāthā National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal containing the southern half of Mount ...

By Peter Prokosch

Himalaya mountain forests, Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Rhododendron forest at about 3500m above sealevel in the Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) national park. The Sagarmāthā National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of eastern Nepal containing the southern half of Mount ...

By Peter Prokosch

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