biogeographical area
	An entire self-contained natural ecosystem and its associated land, water, air, and wildlife resources.
biosphere reserves
	World heritage sites identified by the IUCN as worthy for national park or wildlife refuge status because of high biological diversity or unique ecological features.
corridor
	A strip of natural habitat that connects two adjacent nature preserves to allow migration of organisms from one place to another.
floodplains
	Low lands along riverbanks, lakes, and coastlines subjected to periodic inundation.
Man and Biosphere (MAB) program
	A design for nature preserves that divides protected areas into zones with different purposes. A highly protected core is surrounded by a buffer zone and peripheral regions in which multiple-use resource harvesting is permitted.
natural landscaping
	A landscaping design that uses carefully contrived meadows, forests, and natural-looking ponds and marshes to create an illusion of wild nature.
poachers
	Those who hunt wildlife illegally.
wetlands
	Ecosystems of several types in which rooted vegetation is surrounded by standing water during part of the year. See also swamp, marsh, bog, fen.
wilderness
	An area of undeveloped land affected primarily by the forces of nature; an area where humans are visitors who do not remain.
wildlife refuges
	Areas set aside to shelter, feed, and protect wildlife; due to political and economic pressures, refuges often allow hunting, trapping, mineral exploitation, and other activities that threaten wildlife.
world conservation strategy
	A proposal for maintaining essential ecological processes, preserving genetic diversity, and ensuring that utilization of species and ecosystems is sustainable.

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