protected habitats
Conserved natural areas
Protected habitats are natural environments given legal or regulatory safeguards to preserve their ecological value.
These may shelter endangered species, rare ecosystems, or critical breeding grounds.
Protection can range from strict no-entry reserves to areas where certain activities like hunting or development are restricted: The wetlands were designated as protected habitats for migratory birds.
- Kruger National ParkSouth African game reserve
- Yosemite National ParkProtected Sierra Nevada wilderness
- nature reserveProtected habitat area
- Yellowstone National ParkFamous American wilderness
- green beltIntermediate martial rank indicator
wetlands · no-take zone · wildlife sanctuary · bird sanctuary · national park · pristine wilderness · peat bogs · mangroves · endemic species · coral reefs · buffer zone · old-growth forests · tundra · estuaries · grasslands · conservation areas · refuge · breeding
- Southeast Asian wildlifeorangutan, tigers, elephants, Sumatran tiger, orangutans
protected habitatswastelands
Uncultivable, empty lands
dead zones · contaminated sites · brownfields · urban sprawl
protected habitatsindustrial sites
Facilities for manufacturing goods
mining claims · oil fields · drilling sites · commercial properties · agricultural land