Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Okavango Delta' has mentioned 'Species' in the following places:
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| Other species include giraffe, blue wildebeest, plains zebra, hippopotamus,[19] impala, common eland, greater kudu, sable antelope, roan antelope, lechwe, waterbuck, sitatunga, tsessebe, cheetah,[20] African wild dog, spotted hyena, black-backed jackal, caracal, serval, aardvark, aardwolf, African savanna hare, honey badger, crested porcupine, common warthog, chacma baboon, vervet monkey and Nile crocodile. | WIKI |
| The delta also hosts over 400 bird species, including the helmeted guineafowl, African fish eagle, Pel's fishing owl, Egyptian goose, South African shelduck, African jacana, African skimmer, marabou stork, crested crane, African spoonbill, African darter, southern ground hornbill, wattled crane,[22] lilac-breasted roller, secretary bird, and common ostrich. | WIKI |
| The Okavango Delta is home to 71 fish species, including the tigerfish, species of tilapia, and various species of catfish. | WIKI |
| The same species are found in the Zambezi River, indicating an historic link between the two river systems. | WIKI |
| The swamp-dominant species, which are usually found in the perennial swamp also extend far into the seasonally inundated area. | WIKI |
| These species are located according to their water preference, for instance Philenoptera violacea requires little water, is found at the highest elevations in the perennial swamps, and is common on drier seasonal swamp islands, Trees restricted to islands within the perennial swamp are a mixture of the palm Hyphaene petersiana and Acasia. | WIKI |
| Criterion (vii): Permanent crystal clear waters and dissolved nutrients transform the otherwise dry Kalahari Desert habitat into a scenic landscape of exceptional and rare beauty, and sustain an ecosystem of remarkable habitat and species diversity, thereby maintaining its ecological resilience and amazing natural phenomena. | UNESCO |
| The Deltaxe2x80x99s habitats are species rich with 1061 plants (belonging to 134 families and 530 genera), 89 fish, 64 reptiles, 482 species of birds and 130 species of mammals. | UNESCO |
| Each of these habitats has a distinct species composition comprising all the major classes of aquatic organisms, reptiles, birds and mammals. | UNESCO |
| The Okavango Delta is further recognized as an Important Bird Area, harbouring 24 species of globally threatened birds, including among others, six species of Vulture, the Southern Ground-Hornbill, Wattled Crane and Slaty Egret. | UNESCO |
| Thirty-three species of water birds occur in the Okavango Delta in numbers that exceed 0.5% of their global or regional population. | UNESCO |
| Finally Botswana supports the worldxe2x80x99s largest population of elephants, numbering around 130,000: the Okavango Delta is the core area for this speciesxe2x80x99 survival. | UNESCO |
| It is of sufficient size to represent all of the deltaxe2x80x99s main biophysical processes and features and support its communities of plant and animal species. | UNESCO |
| Elephant numbers have been increasing whilst other species are reported as exhibiting significant declines. | UNESCO |
| The State Party is encouraged to develop a coordinated and systematic wildlife monitoring programme to establish population baselines for key species and to track trends. | UNESCO |
| Veterinary cordon fences are known to cause significant disruption to wildlife at individual, population and species levels. | UNESCO |
| These include enhanced governance mechanisms to empower stakeholders in the management of the property; the development of a property specific management plan which harmonizes with planning in the wider landscape; ensuring adequate staffing and funding to build the capacity of the Department of Wildlife and National Parks; and programmes to strengthen the control and elimination of invasive alien species from the property. | UNESCO |