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Mud Daubers Wasp Collecting Water - Animal India
Mud dauber wasps soften nests using water to take them over and lay their eggs. They carry water in their mandibles to moisten the mud for nest repairs or modifications. In this instance, a mud dauber wasp is collecting water from waterlogged leaves during the rainy season in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on 15 September 2025. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto) -
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
People watch owls outside their cages at the bird market in Malang, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls are for sale inside a cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
A boy sits beside the cage as he offers the owls at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
People watch owls outside their cages at the bird market in Malang, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
A boy sits beside the cage as he offers the owls at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
A man interacts with owls outside their cages at the bird market in Malang, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Indonesia's Illegally Traded Owls
Owls for sale are displayed outside their cage at the bird market in Malang, East Java Province, Indonesia, on September 8, 2025. Indonesia is home to 45 species of owls, many of which appear in markets. Scops owls (Otus spp.) are among the most numerous and frequently traded, being smaller and typically less expensive. However, larger species like Barn Owls (Tyto alba), Oriental Bay Owls (Phodilus badius), Buffy Fish Owls (Ketupa ketupu), as well as Wood-owls, Eagle-owls, and Fish-owls, are also increasingly seen. Estimates from a ResearchGate study indicate that about 12,000 Scops owls and 1,000 larger owls are sold annually in Indonesian bird markets, a figure the study suggests involves a significant number of wild-caught birds.
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Sparrows Perch On Wooden Bird Nest In Kathmandu
Sparrows perch on a wooden house-type bird nest installed by Kathmandu Metropolitan City in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 27, 2025. The nests, placed in different locations across the city, aim to provide safe resting and nesting spaces for urban birds. (Photo by Safal Prakash Shrestha/NurPhoto) -
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REPORTAGE - Varosha, die verlorene Stadt: Der Ferienort Varosha in Famagusta ist seit dem Einmarsch der türkischen Armee in Nordzypern im Jahr 1974 für die Welt verschlossen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ian Rutherford/Shutterstock (12614339o)
Sun beds, beach brollies and cages to protect turtle nests on the newly opened beach, Varosha, Famagusta, Northern Cyprus.Varosha the lost city. The holiday resort of Varosha in Famagusta has been closed off to the world since the Turkish Army invaded Northern Cyprus in 1974. The Cypriot Turkish Government opened the parts of Varosha to the public in late 2020 and visitors can now walk or cycle around the deserted hotels and buildings in what was once the jewel in the crown of Cypriot holiday resorts.
Varosha in Famagusta, Cyprus - 10 Nov 2021
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Gentoo penguin pecks elephant seal's behind, Shetland Islands, Antarctica - 02 Dec 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Roy Mangersnes/Rex Features. **Agreement with photographer means this set must be withdrawn from your archives 10 April 2015** No advertising or merchandising without permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Roy Mangersnes/REX (4366194c)
Gentoo Penguins protecting their nests against a Elephant seal pup making problems as it moves through the rookery on the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.
Gentoo penguin pecks elephant seal's behind, Shetland Islands, Antarctica - 02 Dec 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/pusq
These hilarious images show why you should never p-p-pick on a penguin.
A young seal got in a flap when it ventured into a breeding colony of Gentoo penguins - and got a peck on its posterior for its troubles.
Wildlife photographer Roy Mangersnes captured not only the beaky bite on the bum, but also the pained expression on the seal's face.
Roy, who was leading a tour of the Shetland Islands in the Antarctic, explains: "The elephant seal pup was making problems for the breeding gentoo penguins, crushing eggs as it moved through the rookery."
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Gentoo penguin pecks elephant seal's behind, Shetland Islands, Antarctica - 02 Dec 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Roy Mangersnes/Rex Features. **Agreement with photographer means this set must be withdrawn from your archives 10 April 2015** No advertising or merchandising without permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Roy Mangersnes/REX (4366194a)
Gentoo penguin bites an elephant seal pups behind while protecting their nests
Gentoo penguin pecks elephant seal's behind, Shetland Islands, Antarctica - 02 Dec 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/pusq
These hilarious images show why you should never p-p-pick on a penguin.
A young seal got in a flap when it ventured into a breeding colony of Gentoo penguins - and got a peck on its posterior for its troubles.
Wildlife photographer Roy Mangersnes captured not only the beaky bite on the bum, but also the pained expression on the seal's face.
Roy, who was leading a tour of the Shetland Islands in the Antarctic, explains: "The elephant seal pup was making problems for the breeding gentoo penguins, crushing eggs as it moved through the rookery."
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Gentoo penguin pecks elephant seal's behind, Shetland Islands, Antarctica - 02 Dec 2014
MANDATORY CREDIT: Roy Mangersnes/Rex Features. **Agreement with photographer means this set must be withdrawn from your archives 10 April 2015** No advertising or merchandising without permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Roy Mangersnes/REX (4366194d)
Gentoo Penguins protecting their nests against elephant seal pup making problems as it moves through the rookery
Gentoo penguin pecks elephant seal's behind, Shetland Islands, Antarctica - 02 Dec 2014
FULL COPY: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/pusq
These hilarious images show why you should never p-p-pick on a penguin.
A young seal got in a flap when it ventured into a breeding colony of Gentoo penguins - and got a peck on its posterior for its troubles.
Wildlife photographer Roy Mangersnes captured not only the beaky bite on the bum, but also the pained expression on the seal's face.
Roy, who was leading a tour of the Shetland Islands in the Antarctic, explains: "The elephant seal pup was making problems for the breeding gentoo penguins, crushing eggs as it moved through the rookery."
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Village Weaver (Spottedbacked Weaver), Ploceus cucullatus, courtship display at nest, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (FOTO: DUKAS/AFRICANPICTURES.NET)
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE female head detail Chelonius mydas Ascension Island
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light after laying eggs on beach Ascension Island.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light heading back to sea after laying eggs Ascension Island Atlantic Ocean.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light Ascension Island Atlantic Ocean.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light after laying eggs on beach Ascension Island.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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