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Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
Chlorocebus pygerythrus (Vervet monkey)
Safari vehicle on a dirt road in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.
South Luangwa National Park
Cochiti Dam reservoir
Cochiti Dam reservoir
Cochiti Dam Reservoir
Cochiti Dam Reservoir 2
Farmer with a cap and corn
Farmer with corn
Illustration of a cruise ship
Hospitality: Cruise Ship 2
An icon symbol of a buoy marking the boundary of a marine protected area.
Marine Access Limited
An icon representing a rain barrel.
Rain barrel icon
A marine protected area is a zone designated as a no-fishing or limited fishing or harvest area. This is a resource management practice that may be used when the marine resources are at risk due to human and natural activities such as over-fishing, habitat destruction, invasive species, and/or climate change.
Marine protected area
Recycling bins typically used for collect plastic, metal and glass items.
Recycling bins
The international symbol for recycling, with the three arrows standing for reduce, reuse, recycle.
Reduce Reuse Recycle
The queen conch is an important cultural and economic resource for Caribbean countries, but populations are in decline due primarily to overfishing and poaching.
Strombus gigas (Queen Conch)
Unsustainable development and overfishing threaten Belize's coral reefs.
Belize coral reefs in jeopardy
Adult Hawaiian Crow
Hawaiian Crow or alala (Corvus hawaiiensis)
Dishwashers use a lot of water and the gray water may contain phosphates.
Dishwasher
These traditional boats tended to the oyster fleets working the beds in the Bay, buying harvested oysters from the oystermen in the afternoon, and running those oysters to faraway markets and rail centers in Norfolk, Crisfield, Baltimore, and Washington DC, and to local shucking houses and canneries around the Bay.
Restored Chesapeake Bay oyster buy boat
The Northern Great Plains Network consists of 13 park units located in the Dakotas, Nebraska and eastern Wyoming. This network consists of 11 ecoregions.
Northern Great Plains Network National Park…
Human impacts to Fort Union Trading Post include loss of native grass species, invasive plants and reduced river flow. Methods such as prescribed fire and the planting of native species have been used to restore and protect the site.
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site…
Some of the most common threats to the national parks ecosystems include those to quality of air, quality and quantity of available water, and the parks native species. Prescribed fire is used to prevent uncontrolled forest fires and to reduce the growth of nonnative species.
Generic Resources and Threats to the Northern…
While Jewel Cave is currently in pristine condition there are several threats that could potential damage this site. These threats include the pollution of ground water that seeps into the cave at various points and visitor impacts.
Jewel Cave National Monument Threats and Features
Several connections were made at the Lower Mississippi River Basin workshops. These connections will be used to develop a basin-wide report card for the watershed.
Lower Mississippi Workshop Connections
Diagram depicting Human-caused and natural vulnerabilities of Chesapeake Bay to climate impacts.
Human-caused and natural vulnerabilities of…
Diagram showing resources of and threats to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
Diagram showing resources of and threats to…
Diagram showing features of and threats to C&O Canal.
Diagram showing features of and threats to C&O…
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