Defenders of Wildlife - Wikipedia Defenders of Wildlife is a national conservation organization that works to conserve wildlife, protect wildlife habitat and safeguard biodiversity Founded in 1947, Defenders of Wildlife was originally called Defenders of Fur Bearers, and worked to preserve wild animals
Adak Island - Wikipedia Clam Lagoon Adak Island has been the home to Aleut peoples since antiquity Russian explorers in the 18th century also visited the island but made no permanent settlements During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army took control of two of the westernmost Aleutian Islands, Attu and Kiska, in the incorporated territory of Alaska, the first foreign enemy to occupy American soil since the
The Native Ground - Wikipedia Piker, Joshua (2007) "Review of The Native Ground: Indians and Colonists in the Heart of the Continent" The American Historical Review 112 (3): 839– 840 ISSN 0002-8762 JSTOR 40006709 Smith, F Todd (2006) "Review of The Native Ground: Indians and Colonists in the Heart of the Continent" The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
Fauna of Ireland - Wikipedia The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is Ireland's largest wild mammal and could be considered its national animal A stag appeared on the old £1 coin The wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) enjoys an exalted position as "King of All Birds" in Irish folklore, but is the villain in the tale of Saint Stephen
Fauna of West Virginia - Wikipedia Sphagnum with the carnivorous Sarracenia purpurea, also called the 'purple pitcher plant' As with West Virginia's remote mountain forests, the farms and lands with meadows and woodlots near urban areas also hold whitetail deer, chipmunks, raccoons, skunks, groundhogs, opossums, weasels, field mice, flying squirrels, cotton-tail rabbits, gray foxes, red foxes, gray squirrels, red squirrels
Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia Abohar Wildlife Sanctuary earned the status of a sanctuary in 1975 and again in 2000 under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 It is located in the Fazilka district of Punjab and is a private nature reserve [ 1 ]
Fauna of Puerto Rico - Wikipedia Artistic representation of the extinct Puerto Rican shrew The richness of mammals in Puerto Rico, like many other islands, is low relative to mainland regions The present-day native terrestrial mammal fauna of Puerto Rico is composed of only 13 species, all of which are bats 18 marine mammals, including manatees, dolphins and whales, occur in Puerto Rican waters [13]