The city of Kotor in the Kotor gulf is classified and protected by Unesco Here is the market square where floats a montenegrin flag

A young himba woman of the Kunene river cover her body with a mix of clay and resin in order to be protected against sun mosquitos but it is also a ritual of beauty

Sea star shrimp Periclimenes soror can be found living on the Crown of Thorns seastar They are protected from predation by the seastar s spines Mexico Pacific Ocean

Innocence protected by Fidelity a marble sculpture by Giovanni Maria Benzoni dated 1852 in the Metropolitan Musem of Art in Manhattan New York City

Funafuti Atoll, December 2000. Fualopa Islet, part of the Funafuti Conservation Area, which is 33 sq km of protected lagoon, reef, channels, ocean and islets. The zone was established in 1999.

Lizard, lizards, Balkan green lizard, green lizard, Lacerta trilineata dobrogica, reptile, reptiles, portrait, protected, endangered, Greece, Greek, mediterranean, scale, scales, green, yellow, animal, animals, fauna, wildlife, wild animal, wild animals

The city of Kotor in the Kotor gulf is classified and protected by Unesco Here is the market square where floats a montenegrin flag

Back_fanged snake, Montpellier snake, Eastern Montpellier snake, Malpolon insignitus fuscus, snake, snakes, reptile, reptiles, portrait, protected, endangered, Greece, Greek, Balkans, Turkey, Anatolia, venemous, scale, scales, gray, animal, animals, fauna

Frog, frogs, tree frog, tree frogs, Hyla arborea, amphibian, general view, protected, endangered, Greece, Greek, mediterranean, indigenous, green, yellow, animal, animals, fauna, wildlife, wild animal, wild animals

National Police protected against threats of chemical or bacteriological origin during a drill in the 'Escuela Nacional de Protección Civil'. Rivas Vaciamadrid. Spain.

Giant Sea Bass (Stereolepis gigas), rare protected species living to over 70 years. California to Baja (Mexico), Eastern Pacific

Rwanda close up close-up closeup slumber slumbering sleep sleeping peaceful quiet rest resting sweet dreams concept at peace horizontal endangered protected poacher poaching conservation primate

Viper, vipers, adder, adders, Ottoman viper, Montivipera xanthina, snake, snakes, reptile, reptiles, general view, protected, endangered, Greece, Asia Minor, Anatolia, venom, venomous, dangerous, venomous snake, scale, scales, brown, gray, zigzag band, an

toad, toads, midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans, Amphibian, Amphibians, brood care, general view, protected, endangered, indigenous, warty, animal, animals, fauna, wildlife, wild animal, wild animals

A young himba woman of the Kunene river cover her body with a mix of clay and resin in order to be protected against sun mosquitos but it is also a ritual of beauty

lizard, lizards, western green lizard, green lizard, Lacerta b. bilineata, reptile, reptiles, general view, protected, threadened, indigenous, scale, scales, green, blue, yellow, animal, animals, fauna, wildlife, wild animal

Lizard, lizards, Balkan green lizard, green lizard, Lacerta trilineata dobrogica, reptile, reptiles, portrait, protected, endangered, Greece, Greek, mediterranean, scale, scales, green, yellow, animal, animals, fauna, wildlife, wild animal, wild animals

View of Faraglione (reef) and De Luigi Restaurant in Capri. The rocks are inhabited by the Blue lizard (lacerta muralis coerulea), now a rare and protected species.

Su Nuraxi, 'nuraghe' or towerlike monument and fortified dwellings dating Bronze Age at Barumini. The major tower of the 'Su Nuraxi' Barumini Nuraghe goes up to the XII-XI century B.C.Polylobe Nuraghe. Unesco protected site. Sardinia, Italy

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Peacock butterfly, Inachis io, butterfly, butterflies, insect, insects, protected, indigenous, red, blue, spotted, animal, animals, fauna, wildlife, wild animal, wild animals

Viper, vipers, adder, adders, mountain adder, Wagner's mountain adder, Montivipera wagneri, snake, snakes, reptile, reptiles, portrait, protected, endangered, Turkey, Anatolia, Asia Minor, venom, venomous, dangerous, venomous snake, scale, scales, brown,

Collection of protected Conch Shells for sale on a road side stall close to Crown Point ant Pigeon Point, Island of Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Sea star shrimp Periclimenes soror can be found living on the Crown of Thorns seastar They are protected from predation by the seastar s spines Mexico Pacific Ocean

Viper, vipers, adder, adders, nose_horned viper, Vipera ammodytes, snake, snakes, reptile, reptiles, portrait, protected, endangered, Greece, Balkans, venom, venomous, dangerous, venomous snake, scale, scales, brown, zigzag band, animal, animals, fauna, w

Mountain Gorilla Gorilla Beringei young baby gorilla playing in bamboo forest in Parc Nationale des Volcans Rwanda Central Africa

Sea mist forming over the coastline during the afternoon within the De Hoop Marine Protected Area, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa

Hohokam Indian four storey caliche, not adobe, building, approximately 600 years old, use uncertain, unrestored, protected from erosion by unique steel umbrella, Casa Grande, Arizona, United States of America U.S.A., North America

lizard, lizards, western green lizard, green lizard, Lacerta b. bilineata, reptile, reptiles, Portrait, protected, threadened, indigenous, scale, scales, green, blue, yellow, animal, animals, fauna, wildlife, wild animal

Egypt - Ancient Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1979). Karnak. Great Temple of Amon. Pink granite obelisk. Relief detail with Queen Hatshepsut protected by Amon

Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus is found in the Pacific ocean They grow to be 50 feet long They travel 10 000 miles each year the longest known mammal migration California Pacific Ocean

Ancient sessile oak trees in Wistmans Wood National Nature Reserve Dartmoor National Park Devon Southwest England UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain British Isles Europe EU

Ancient woodland with ferns mosses and lichen near St Madrons Madrons Well and Celtic Chapel West Penwith Cornwall UK United Kingdom GB Great Britain British Isles Europe EU

Riomaggiore (one of the five towns in the protected National Park of the Cinque Terre on the coast of Northern Italy). Liguria, Italy

Giant Sea Bass (Stereolepis gigas), rare protected species living to over 70 years. California to Baja (Mexico), Eastern Pacific

Viper, vipers, adder, adders, Ottoman viper, Montivipera xanthina, snake, snakes, reptile, reptiles, portrait, protected, endangered, Greece, Asia Minor, Anatolia, venom, venomous, dangerous, venomous snake, scale, scales, brown, gray, zigzag band, animal