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Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis); Toliara, Madagascar The Madagascar Green Pigeon (Treron australis) is a fairly common and widespread species, although endemic to Madagascar and the Comores. It inhabits a variety of woodland habitats, including mangroves. Because of its gr...

By Peter Prokosch

Mangroves near Toliara, South-West Madagascar In Madagascar mangroves are found primarily along the western coast. They cover today an estimated area range of 2 000-4 000 km2 (with only 50km2 on the east coast) and are mainly belonging to six different species.

By Peter Prokosch

Natural forest cover with starting deforestation in south-west Madagascar Madagascar is among the world's poorest countries. As such, people's day-to-day survival is dependent upon natural resource use. They must live off the land that surrounds them, making use of whatever resources they can...

By Peter Prokosch

Landscape with little forest left in south-west Madagascar Madagascar is among the world's poorest countries. As such, people's day-to-day survival is dependent upon natural resource use. They must live off the land that surrounds them, making use of whatever resources they can...

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

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

By Peter Prokosch

Berchtesgaden national park, Germany The Berchtesgaden alpine nationalpark in Southern Germany preserves untouched wild forests.

By Peter Prokosch

Red Panda (Ailurus fulgenst) The red panda photograph has been taken in a bamboo-rich forest at a level of about 3,500 m above sea level in the Sargamarta (Mount Everest) national park in Nepal. The red panda can be seen as a well-known (but rarly s...

By Peter Prokosch

South Norwegian spruce forest

By Peter Prokosch

South Norwegian spruce forest Spruce is a characteristic species in Norwegian pine forests and can be found in most parts of the country, although less common in western Norway and in the north. The spruce tree, which can reach a maximum height of 50...

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 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

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

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

Forest Elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in the Dzanga Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic Forest elephants in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park and Dzanga-Sangha dense forest special reserve in the Central African Republic, Congo Basin. The Dzanga Sangha Reserve is located in the rainforest in the south-western ...

By Peter Prokosch

Clear-cutting, Southern Norway Clear-cutting-management of Norwegian spruce forest, Southern Norway

By Peter Prokosch

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