A dragonfly pool frozen in winter, but alive with activity in Summer. SCO 7079
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Contributor:
David Gowans / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
BX4B92File size:
60 MB (2.2 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5620 x 3733 px | 47.6 x 31.6 cm | 18.7 x 12.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
6 December 2010Location:
RSPB Abernethy Forest Reserve, Boat of Garten Strathspey,Highland. Scotland.More information:
Most of our local dragonflies take one to two years to complete a generation but this can be as long as four years. This longer life cycle requires that most hibernate in the lakes during the winter months. Hibernation is usually done in the deeper water and this brings about spring and fall migrations to and from the shallow waters. Much of remaining Caledonian pine forest is fully protected, and much of the forest now lies within the Cairngorms National Park. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and the Forestry Commission also own several areas of pinewood on their reserves. Trees for Life has been involved in practical work to regenerate and restore the Caledonian Forest since 1989. Its long term aim is to return an area of 1, 500 square kilometres to a condition of natural forest. In recent years, there has been a growing interest to reintroduce lost animals back into Caledonian pine forests, and to this end corporations have been set up to persuade the government to let them be re-introduced. The long-running campaign to reintroduce European beavers to Knapdale in Argyll appears to have been successful and there is growing support for the reintroduction of the Grey Wolf and Eurasian Lynx.