Seamounts are home to a particularly high number of endemic species.
Now their appetite for the eggs and chicks of ground-nesting birds such as the South Georgia pipit and pintail is threatening the survival of these endemic species.
What confers an extraordinary value on the Sierra Nevada, in addition to its grandiose landscapes, are the numerous unique and endemic species of flora found in this area.
In spite of their small area, they have packed within them, as endemic species found nowhere else, more than 50% of all plant species and more than 42% of all vertebrates.
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"We are proud of this new discovery as it has added another endemic species in Indonesia, " said Yoppy Hidayanto, coordinator of Burung Indonesia, a bird conservation group in Bogor, West Java.
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There are more than 1, 650 plant species, of which 44 are endemic, and over 2, 000 animal species.
It has particular importance for a number of marine and terrestrial species, some of them endangered and endemic, such as Blackiston's fish owl and the Viola kitamiana plant.
Lake Malawi contains more than 400 species of the brightly colored fish, all but five endemic to these waters.
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About 90% of its plant species exist nowhere else on the planet, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, and many of its bird, reptile and animal species -- including all the world's lemurs in the wild -- are endemic.
The Zambian barbet (aka Caplin's barbet) is the country's only endemic bird and, due to its small population and disappearing habitat, has been listed as a vulnerable species (likely to become endangered).
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