The facts : The CO 2 fertilization effect is by no means going to âsaveâ us from the devastating consequences of global warming. 1  While enhanced CO 2 allows plants to maximize their water efficiency (requiring less water to achieve photosynthesis) the levels of other nutrients still limit growth.
Other island animals that are found nowhere else in the world, include the lemurs found on the island of Madagascar, the kiwi found on New Zealand, the tree kangaroo found in Papua New Guinea and the orang-utan which is found on the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra.
Tortoise re-wilding. Before humans settled on the Indian Ocean islands, two distinct groups of giant tortoises could be found there: the Seychelles islands tortoises and the Mascarene islands tortoises, with several different species among the islands. Mauritius and Rodrigues each had two species, while Reunion had a single species.