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Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California
The site includes 244 islands, islets and coastal areas in the Gulf of California, northeastern Mexico. The Sea of Cortez and its islands are known as a natural laboratory for studying speciation. In addition, almost all of the major oceanographic processes on Earth occur in the site, making it of great research value. The site is a place of stunning natural beauty, made up of rugged islands, towering cliffs and sandy beaches, which contrast with the gorgeous reflections of the desert and the surrounding turquoise waters. There are 695 species of vascular plants, more than any other marine and island property on the World Heritage List. The number of fish species is equally outstanding: 891, 90 of which are endemic. In addition, the site is home to 39% of the world's total marine mammal species and a third of the world's marine cetacean species.
Beijing Zoo
Beijing Zoo is located on Xizhimenwai Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, covering an area of about 86 hectares and 8.6 hectares of water surface. It is the largest urban zoo in China. Beijing Zoo was formerly known as Agricultural Experimental Field, Natural Museum, Wansheng Garden, and Xijiao Park. It is the earliest zoo in China with the most animal species. It has a history of more than 100 years since the 32nd year of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (1906). There are streams, lakes, rockery paths, green forests and flowers, as well as children's playgrounds and animal activity areas in the park. The park is also equipped with service facilities such as restaurants and kiosks. The animal activity area of Beijing Zoo is 60,000 square meters. There are special buildings for various animals, such as rhino hall, hippo hall, lion and tiger mountain, bear mountain, monkey mountain, deer park, elephant house, antelope hall, giraffe hall, panda hall, marine beast hall, orangutan hall, amphibian and reptile hall, songbird hall, small zoo, etc. The rare animals that are native to China and have settled here include giant pandas, golden monkeys, Siberian tigers, white-lipped deer, elks (four-legged animals), ponies, and red-crowned cranes, as well as representative animals from all over the world, such as chimpanzees from Africa, kangaroos from Australia, jaguars, Mexican manatees, hairless dogs, and European bison. The Amphibian and Reptile Museum has two floors, with 90 large and small display boxes, displaying more than 100 species of reptiles from all over the world, including the world's largest crocodile - the saltwater crocodile.
Kahuzi-Biega National Park
The park contains a large area of primary tropical forest, dominated by two spectacular extinct volcanoes, Kahuzi and Biega, and is home to a wide variety of animal life. One of the last remaining populations of eastern lowland gorillas (graueri), only about 250 individuals, lives at altitudes between 2,100 and 2,400 metres.
The Sundarbans
The Sundarbans Mangroves are one of the largest mangrove forests in the world (140,000 hectares) and are located on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers in the Bay of Bengal. It is adjacent to the Indian Sundarbans Frontier, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1987. Intersected by a complex network of tidal waterways, mudflats and islets of salt-tolerant mangroves, the site is an excellent example of continuous ecological processes. The area is known for its wide variety of fauna, including 260 bird species, Bengal tigers and other endangered species such as estuarine crocodiles and Indian pythons.
Great Himalayan National Park Conservation Area
Located in the western Himalayas in the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India, this national park features high mountain peaks, alpine meadows and riparian forests. Covering an area of 90,540 hectares, the park includes mountain glaciers and snowmelt sources of several rivers, and water supply catchment areas that are vital for millions of downstream users. GHNPCA protects the monsoon-affected forests and alpine meadows of the Himalayan front range. It is part of the Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, which includes 25 forest types and a rich variety of animal species in the region, many of which are threatened. This makes the area of great significance for biodiversity conservation.
Karst wind tunnels in Ravno
<p>The karst wind caves of Ravno, located in the Dinaric Mountains, are world-renowned for their outstanding cave biodiversity and endemism. Known since ancient times, the well-preserved karst landscapes make it one of the world's most important hotspots for the diversity of cave-dwelling animals, especially underground aquatic animals. The caves are home to many vertebrates that are threatened worldwide, the only underground tube worms in the world, and a variety of plants that are endemic to the Balkans. In addition, some of the species found in the caves are relicts of the Tertiary and pre-Tertiary periods, many of whose close relatives became extinct a long time ago, and can therefore be called living fossils. </p>