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Grape vines growing in black volcanic soil in protected enclosed pits, La Geria, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Sign protected area (Zone de Reserva), Cies Islands, Atlantic Islands Galicia Maritime Terrestrial National Park, Galicia, Spain, Europe

Frozen wetland area in snow covered primeval forest habitat in February, Bialowieza Strictly Protected Area, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bialowieza National Park, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland, Europe

Lake Myvatn, bird protected area in autumn, north-west shore of lake, looking eastwards, Hverfjall volcano visible in the distance, Myvatn, north Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Lake Myvatn, bird protected area in autumn, north-west shore of lake, looking eastwards, Hverfjall volcano visible in the distance, Myvatn, north Iceland, Iceland, Polar Regions

Wild flowers in front of St. Mary Church, small village of Santa Maria, near Dobbiaco, Val Pusteria, South Tyrol (Alto Adige), Italy

Statue on bridge leading to Valdstejn Castle, Hruba Skala, Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area, Semily District, Liberec Region, Bohemia, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), Dzanga Bai, Dzanga Sangha National Park, UNESCO, Central African Republic

African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), Dzanga Bai, Dzanga Sangha National Park, UNESCO, Central African Republic

African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), Dzanga Bai, Dzanga Sangha National Park, UNESCO, Central African Republic

Adult brown bears (Ursus arctos) foraging for salmon at the Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Alaska, United States of America

A stone lion guarding the traditional village of Lucignano d'Asso, comune of Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

Boundary gate and cattle-proof fence between Coconino National Forest and Wet Beaver Creek Wilderness, Arizona, United States of America

Northern (Steller) sea lions, (Eumetopias jubatus), hauled out on South Marble Island, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America

Croft Pascoe Pool, on Goonhilly Down, an important protected area for biodiversity, on the Lizard peninsula, in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

A road leading to Grasshopper Point in Sedona with a warning sign to not run over protected snakes, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Glacial lake and Rhone Glacier partially protected by blankets to slow melting, Gletsch, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, Europe

Rock maze, Mseno, Kokorinsko Protected Landscape Area, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

Kokorin castle, Kokorinsko Protected Landscape Area, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

Kokorin castle, Kokorinsko Protected Landscape Area, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

Rock maze, Mseno, Kokorinsko Protected Landscape Area, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

Kokorin castle, Kokorinsko Protected Landscape Area, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic (Czechia), Europe

Tourists on boardwalk trail through protected land of bogs and marshes, Kemeri National Park near Jurmala, Latvia, Baltic States, Europe

Bluetit bird feeding hungry young nestling in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Bluetit hungry young nestling bird cheeping in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Bluetit bird feeding hungry young nestling in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Bluetit hungry young nestling bird awaits feeding in a garden bird box, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Protected bird sanctuary, Shoalwater Marine Park, Penguin Island, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Solar panels amongst Badland scenery in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Solar panels amongst Badland scenery in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Badland scenery at Zabriskie Point at sunset in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Badland scenery at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

An RV on the road near Badwater which is the lowest point in the USA being 282 feet below sea level in Death Valley. Death Valley is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Colourful rocks from Artists Drive in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Badland scenery at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Badland scenery at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

The Devils Golf Course in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Colourful rocks from Artists Drive in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Colourful rocks from Artists Drive in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Colourful rocks from Artists Drive in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Badland scenery in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Badland scenery at sunset, Zabriskie Point in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

The wine growing district of La Geria, a protected landscape of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

The wine growing district of La Geria, a protected landscape of Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic, Europe

Badland scenery around Artists Drive road, Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

The Devils Golf course in Death Valley which is the lowest, hottest, driest place in the USA, with an average annual rainfall of around 2 inches, some years it does not receive any rain at all.

Am Buachaille sea stack on the coast south of Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Am Buachaille sea stack on the coast south of Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA

02/04/2009. Senegal, Dakar, Island of Goree, the beach, Unesco World Heritage, The island of Goree was a traditional slaving and trading port, by the colonial powers of Europe, It is a small town of historic houses, with a fort and a protected harbour for trading, port of Gorre. Dakar, Goree Islnad , Cape Verde Peninsula. Senegal

Jourdan's turban (turbo jourdani) large gastropod shell, reddish-brown, Rottnest Island reef, wild, day, marine protected area, free-diving off, cool temperate waters of Western Australia. MORE INFO: Marine plant common kelp, a dominant feature of the underwater landscape. Protected areas are covered in lush growth of diverse algae, also red algea are here.

western king wrasse (coris auricularis), male, dark pink colour with reddish-brown band running around boby and blue-green colouration over the head, wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, reef edges, sand, seagrass, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: social structure where dominant male, usually the biggest in the area, will have a harem of females. When the male dies or is absent for any length of time the largest female will change sex and dominate the group.

Southern blue devil (paraplesiops meleagris), wild, day, solitary, bottom dwelling specie, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean.

Southern blue devil (paraplesiops meleagris), wild, day, solitary, bottom dwelling specie, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean.

bengal sergeant (abudefduf bengalensis) wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Coral Bay, Ningaloo reef, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: has rounded, white-edged tail lobes.

footballer sweep (neatypus obliquus) diagonal yellow bands are edged in black and stand out against the silvery-blue body, wild, day, marine protected area, reef, in small schools diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name stripey, eating green algae as they sweep over the reef.

Western buffalo bream (kyphosus cornelii) silvery brown colour, feeding on seaweed, schools, wild, day, silvery brown colour, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name buff bream, lacks the dark edging on the tail fin and dark line under the eye. Restricted to WA as name suggests.

Horseshoe leatherjacket (meuschenia hippocrepis), wild, day, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean.

Silver drummer (kyphosus sydneyanus) silvery grey colour, feeding on brown seaweed, wild, day, schools, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name common buffalo bream, dark tail and a distinctive dark line that looks a little like a moustache below the eye, occur in large schools. Distribution more widespread throughout Australia.

Western buffalo bream (kyphosus cornelii) silvery brown colour, feeding on seaweed, schools, wild, day, silvery brown colour, marine protected area, diving off Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Indian Ocean. MORE INFO: other name buff bream, lacks the dark edging on the tail fin and dark line under the eye. Restricted to WA as name suggests.

Young Indian men bathing in the river flaunting the Environmental rules beside them. Next to the HQ in Mudumalai Wildlife sanctuary/National park/tiger reserve/ biosphere reserve in Tamil Nadu India. more info: conflicts arise where villages are allowed to develop inside protected areas. There is still a lot of wildlife here but a sizable settlement is appearing around the visitor centre with large scale use of the river as laundry, rubbish dump etc. If laws are not enforced they have no value.

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA

02/04/2009. Senegal, Dakar, Island of Goree, the beach, Unesco World Heritage, The island of Goree was a traditional slaving and trading port, by the colonial powers of Europe, It is a small town of historic houses, with a fort and a protected harbour for trading, Town, local streets, reidential buildings. Dakar, Goree Islnad , Cape Verde Peninsula. Senegal

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Am Buachaille sea stack on the coast south of Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

The Sphinx Rock on Great Gable above Wastwater in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Reflections in Blea Tarn in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

02/04/2009. Senegal, Dakar, Island of Goree, the beach, Unesco World Heritage, The island of Goree was a traditional slaving and trading port, by the colonial powers of Europe, It is a small town of historic houses, with a fort and a protected harbour for trading.. Dakar, Goree Islnad , Cape Verde Peninsula. Senegal

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Am Buachaille sea stack on the coast south of Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawaii, USA

Adult green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the protected marine sanctuary at Honolua Bay on the northwest side of the island of Maui, Hawaii, USA