Oman overall has great animal and plant biodiversity because it has mountains, desert, coastal areas and rich coral reefs.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
If the only thing you knew about Oman was its location, you might never go at all.
Most of the birds of the Old World can be found here, as Oman is on a strategic route for migrating birds.
On the intimate level, anyone who has loved a companion animal knows the uniquely wonderful experience these 'other nations' provide, and their important presence in our shared lives. In their very local way they show us the global truth of our real wealth, our biodiversity.
Part of my plan was not only to introduce all useful animals that I possibly could into this part of Australia, but also the most valuable plants of every description.
I love all of the ecosystems - mountains, deserts, rainforests. They're beautiful, and nature has so many different flavors to it.
I'm interested in raw land and trees and fresh air and rivers and lots of animals around them.
To many people, 'biodiversity' is almost synonymous with the word 'nature,' and 'nature' brings to mind steamy forests and the big creatures that dwell there. Fair enough. But biodiversity is much more than that, for it encompasses not only the diversity of species, but also the diversity within species.
It's fair to say when you go out and walk in the woods or on a beach, the most conspicuous forms of life you will see are plants and animals, and certainly there's a huge diversity of those types of organisms, perhaps 10 million animal species and several hundred thousand plant species.
Bahrain is very dear to me.
Brazil has one of the greatest natural patrimonies in terms of biodiversity.