Turkey: A biodiversity hotspot

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When you think of Turkey, images of sunny beaches and package holidays come to mind. But the thing is, Turkey is a lot more than this, and its greatest treasure is often overlooked. Follow David as he explores why Turkey is a biodiversity hotspot.

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Turkish conservation organisations ►
Kuzey Doga - http://www.kuzeydoga.org
Doga Dernegi – http://www.dogadernegi.org
Lake Kuyucuk - http://www.kuyucuk.org/

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Refs ►
http://bioweb.biology.utah.edu/sekerc...
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/1...
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.c...
http://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BCr...
http://bioweb.biology.utah.edu/sekerc...
http://www.fauna-flora.org/news/first...
http://www.thegef.org/gef/content/gef...
http://michellawyers.com/2012/turkeys...
http://epi.yale.edu/epi/country-profi...
http://www.allaboutturkey.com/turkfau...
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.c...

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Copyright ►
“Anatolian Plateau near Malatya” by Alen Ištoković at panoramio.com
“A brown bear (Ursus arctos) looking for food in mid-April after its winter hibernation in Sarıkamış-Allahuekber National Park, Kars, Turkey” by KuzeyDoğa at nationalgeographic.com
From Album “Kuyucuk Halkalama 2010” by KuzeyDoğa at plus.google.com