Environment

Civil unrest, corruption, and rampant poverty contribute to worsen the threats faced by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's mammals.

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Thailand has 6 rivers of more than 400 miles each that are wholly within its own borders alone.

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The Czech Republic experiences significant variations in seasonal temperatures across its territory, and a large portion of its nature areas are protected.

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Around 40% of all mammals are classified as rodents, which are mammals possessing a single pair of unremittingly growing incisors within each jaw.

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Teide in the Canary Islands is Spain's highest peak, while Mulhacen is the highest on the Spanish mainland.

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo has some of the largest, most ecologically significant, and most endangered nature reserves on earth.

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Cannatella's Plump Toads are some of the most threatened amphibians native to Ecuador.

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Guatemala's hundreds of reptilian species include three Critically Threatened species of turtles.

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India has more than 5 dozen known species of endemic birds among the more than 1,000 avian varieties calling the country their home.

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Indonesia's 17,000 islands are greatly outnumbered by its species of native flora, many of which are threatened.

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Kenya's Critically Threatened mammals are Tana River Red Colobuses, Black Rhinos, Hirolas, and Aders' Duikers.

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Egypt's mostly desert landscape is broken up by its only permanent river, the Nile, and its coasts on the Red and Mediterranean Seas.

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At almost 19,000 feet each, Pico Cristobal Colon and nearby Pico Simon Bolivar are Colombia's highest peaks.

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Masoala is the largest protected area in Madagascar at 2,405 square kilometers, while the oldest ones, including Lokobe, were formed under French Colonial rule.

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Malaysia's island and peninsular territories alike abound with toads, frogs, and legless caecilians.

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Peru provides homes for almost 2,000 known bird species, including almost 100 endangered or vulnerable ones.

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Philippine islands provide habitats for all manner of flowers, herbs, bushes, and trees, including many endangered flora species.

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South Africa's Indian, Southern, and Atlantic marine waters, along with its many rivers and lakes, house many fish.

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Red Wolfs, Florida Bonneted Bats, Cook Inlet Belugas, and Hawaiian Monk Seals are Critically Endangered in the U.S.A.

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The Loire is the longest river wholly in the country, while the Rhine is the longest river to reach partly into France.

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