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=== Biodiversity ===
[[File:Biodiversity of the Oan Isles.png|thumb|'''Clockwise:''' the largest bird in the world - Giant [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moa moa] bird, the national bird - the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spix%27s_macaw Spix macaw], the largest ray in the world - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray manta ray], coral reef, one of the tallest trees in the world - the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacrycarpus_dacrydioides Kahikatea], the national tree - the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsophila_dealbata silver fern], and the national flower - the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchidaceae orchid]]]
The Oan Isles has a large amount of animal, plant and fungal species., Somemany of thesewhich are onlyendemic foundto onthe Oan Islescountry. ThereThe predominant biomes are rainforests, wetlands, sand dune islands, pseudo-alpine andforests thicketand biomesthickets. TheKōa biodiversityis ofvery Oanclose Islesto facesthe many challengesequator. DeforestationDue forto housingthe andcountry’s farmlandproximity threatensto foreststhe andAequator, the organismsclimate thatis liveusually invery them.humid, Pollutionrainy fromand industrieshot. alsoVegetation posesthrives aunder riskthese to the organismsconditions. KōaCoupled is very close towith the equator.relative Itgeographic isisolation, oftenthe verycountry humid,has rainya anddisproportionately hot.high Vegetationlevel thrivesof under these conditionsbiodiversity. Most of the country is covered by rainforestsrainforest. ThereThe areforests numerousof the country tree ferns such as Ponga (or silver fern), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphaeropteris_medullaris Mamaku] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dicksonia_lanata Tuakura]. There are numerous, conifers such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis Kauri], Kahikatea and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manoao Manoao]. There are numerousand flowering trees such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akeake Akeake], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprosma_autumnalis Kanono] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeocarpus_dentatus Hīnau].
There are many birds. Birds are the dominantmost abundant non-human warm blooded animals. There are flightless birds such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiwi_(bird) kiwi], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassowary cassowary] and the moa. There- the latter two are numerousamong flyingthe largest birds suchin asthe world. Flying birds include the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haast%27s_eagle Haast's eagle], - one of the largest birds of prey in the world - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicbird tropicbird]s, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_royal_albatross toroa] (or albatross), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasian_gannet Takapu] (a type of gannet), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_pied_cormorant Karuhiruhi] (a type of cormorant), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_shelduck Putangitangi] (a type of duck), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibis ibis], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoonbill spoonbill], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Island_oystercatcher Torea] (a type of oystercatcher), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pheasant pheasant], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shore_plover Tuturuatu] (a type of plover) and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weka Weka] (a type of crake). ThereCold-blooded arevertebrates numerous reptiles and amphibians. There are reptiles such asinclude [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatara tuatara], Oligosoma (skinks such as aorangi, kakahu, tatahi, small eared, small-scaled, spotted, shore, green and moko) and geckos (almost all of which are viviparous such as kawekaweau, takitimu, green, jewelled, common, forest and black eyed). ThereOf note, are numerousthe endemic frogs of the Leiopelma genus such as the hamiltoni, horchstetteri, pakeka and waitomo. ThereStrangely, aremammalian fewlife indigenousis terrestrialsurprisingly mammalsabsent andwith thesemainly are the kurī dog, kiore rat, and three types of bats: short-tailed, lesser short-tailed and long-tailed. Almost all other mammals are domestic animals.
There are many marine animals. There warm blooded animals such as whales, dolphins and porpoises. ThereThe areseas manyteem types ofwith crabs, lobster, shrimp and prawns. There are, many types of rays. There are many types ofand Moray eels. There are many types of salt water fish such as herring, haddock, pilchards, hake, tuna, sailfish, and angelfish. ThereFreshwater are many types ofbodies freshwaterhouse fish such as elephantnose, pufferfish, catfish, butterflyfish, bushfish, mudfish and lungfish.
The biodiversity of Oan Isles faces many challenges. Deforestation and pollution from heavy industry has threatened the existence of many species. Fortunately, the government has implemented numerous policies such as banning the hunting of rare animals and collection of endangered plants, limiting economic activity and human habitation in areas of high biodiversity and many more. The nation is a signatory of international conventions that protect endangered species and worms in international organizations to foster multilateral cooperation to tackle environmental challenges.
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