ABSTRACT
The Palaearctic is the largest biogeographical realm, and includes Europe, Asia north of the Himalaya, northern Africa, and the northern and central parts of the Arabian Peninsula. There are many mountain ranges, with the Himalayan Mountains forming the boundary between the Palaearctic and Indomalayan realms. The Caucasus Mountains, which run between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, incorporate important temperate forests. The Palaearctic contains significant freshwater areas, including the rivers of Europe and Russia that flow into the Arctic, Baltic, Black and Caspian seas, and Siberia’s Lake Baikal, the oldest and deepest lake on Earth. The Palaearctic includes many protected areas, and 0.72 per cent of its area has been inscribed as world heritage. This chapter presents six connectivity conservation case studies from the Palaearctic. Pasterze Glacier, near Heilingenblut, Hohe Tahern National Park, Austria https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781849774727/301df061-055d-4be5-a1f2-4234ac654b31/content/fig_42_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/> Source: Graeme L. Worboys
