Preview

Manus Green Tree Snail Case Study

Good Essays
Open Document
Open Document
569 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Manus Green Tree Snail Case Study
The animal that was chosen for our team was the Manus Green Tree Snail, and this snail species is endangered. There is only to two main risk to the existence of the species: habitat destruction and over collection. The habitat destruction is the greatest threat to the Manus Green Tree Snail. Over collection is less of a threat than the habitat destruction. Mostly people buy the shell of the snail which protect the snail which causes the endangerment.

To help this problem, I.A.R.F’s Environmental Cyber Crimes Unit filed a complaint to EBay about selling the shells of the Manus Green Tree Snail. I would suggest that they have a protective system of the snails and there habitat so that their habitat can get destroyed. Also I would suggest that no company are allow to sell the shell of the Manus Green Tree Snail. I.A.R.F’s Environmental Cyber Crimes Unit would benefit from my suggestion because, they protect animals and my thoughts could really help them get some ideas for protecting the Manus Green Tree Snail. The fact that he shells of the snails is very popular could be a big problem. The reason why this could be a big problem is because the companies that sell the shell wouldn’t really like the idea of not selling the shells because they
…show more content…
These would go out to different animal protecting companies so they could also spread the word as well and let people know what is going on. A maybe build a Manus Green Tree Snail society. The society would be a group of people that protest against selling the shell and spread the word of protecting the snail as well as the habitat. Also I can get some newspaper entries could help with the cause as well. All of this would take a lots of funding. The person that I believe that should help with the funding would be I.A.R.F’s Environmental Cyber Crimes Unit. I say this because they help with protecting the

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Iris has been studying an invasive population of snails. This particular snail has no local predators, so the population grows wildly. She has observed that the population follows an exponential rate of growth for fifteen years.…

    • 813 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Thus, the true lesson of the snail darter is that when we fight to save a river, we fight to save part of ourselves.” It should be noted that Maclester University states that the snail darter has been delisted from the endangered species list and this is confirmed by the Act itself.…

    • 1911 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    In “The Story of Tellico Dam and the Snail Darter Fish”, a classic case of environment versus government is illustrated. It describes the process in which the Endangered Species Act was passed by Congress in 1973 to bring awareness of species that are on the verge of being extinct and work towards improving their condition. Specifically, this policy states that the “government agencies must do everything it can to protect the animal from extinction.” However, not too long after the Act was passed, the Snail Darter, an extremely tiny fish species, was listed on the Endangered Species list. But, the story gets even more fragile.…

    • 477 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Kolbert’s logical appeal strengthens her argument, as she weaves a compelling thread of logic and scientific evidence into it. For instance, Kolbert writes about the introduction of rosy wolfsnails in Hawaii in the 1950’s to exemplify the repercussions of introducing new species in a habitat, such as threatening the well-being of native ones (Kolbert 2014, 203). According to Kolbert, Hawaiians first introduced the rosy wolfsnail in their island to reduce the population of giant African snails, which “had become an agricultural pest” ( Kolbert 2014, 203). However, wolfsnails preyed only on Hawaii’s native snails (Kolbert 2014, 203). As a consequence, ninety percent of native snail species in Hawaii became extinct (Kolbert 2014, 203). While…

    • 274 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    There are many species in the world that are in danger for extinction. The Hawaiian Monk Seal is one of the top marine specie endangered in the United States. The Hawaiian monk seals are native species that live around the islands of Hawaii. It is important to conserve as many animals in the world and not wait until they are close to being endangered. They play a huge role in the world. Species can be endangered due to the lack of importance that people have for animals. Many times humans can interfere in a negative way without realizing how it affects them. It is due to how society does not take the time to learn about what goes around the environment. The most important resources that humans need daily are: water, food, and shelter and it…

    • 245 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Darwinian Snails Lab

    • 5934 Words
    • 24 Pages

    Trussell, Geoffrey C. 1996. Phenotypic plasticity in an intertidal snail: The role of a common crab predator. Evolution 50: 448-45.…

    • 5934 Words
    • 24 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Better Essays

    Also, in Los Angeles, there are various water fowl within the Los Angeles River. Animals migrate from one place to another, so water fowls in Los Angeles have high chance to be affected by marine debris in North Hawaiian Islands. Those birds need to cultivate their children, but they don’t have hands to get rid of plastic in their food; accordingly, their next generations survive with plastic, so they get used to plastic debris. Moreover, the unbelievable high percentage shows that it’s been a long time that those birds are suffering from people’s inappropriate behavior. Ironically, plastic companions those birds in their whole lives, even when they pass away. Other than seabirds, sea turtles also get affected by marine debris because they eat plastic bags. The reason they eat plastic bags is the small piece of plastic looks like a jellyfish, which is their favorite food. After sea turtles realize that their food in abnormal, they forage food cautiously. They become skeptical of their food, so they prefer not to eat rather than eat something wrong. Sadly, some of them die because of hunger, and this may cause to become an endangered species over…

    • 1577 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    There are many endangered species in the world among these species is the Eretmochelys imbricata, commonly known as the Hawksbill Sea Turtle. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle has a lifespan of about 30 to 50 years. The turtle is an omnivore and consumes sea grasses, sea urchins, barnacles, small animals, and their favorite food, sponges (National Wildlife Federation). Regardless of their lifespan and diet, these turtles are dying quicker than normal because of the human race. According to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Hawksbill Sea Turtle is classified as critically endangered (Plos One). This means that the turtle has become especially susceptible to extinction worldwide. The Hawksbill Sea Turtle is found in the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Nevertheless, this sea turtle stays away from deep waters and would rather stay near the coastlines where sponges and nesting sites are close by (National Geographic). This way they are able to…

    • 1778 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    An endangered species is a brown spider monkey. Brown spider monkey’s live in some forests in Columbia and Venezuela. Humans frequently hunt spider monkeys for food because of their long arms and legs also, meat on their bones. Animals usually seem to get nervous when they see humans. Brown spider moneys have very long arms and legs. They have long and broad tails. It is so long you could call it a fifth limb. Spider monkeys are endangered the most by humans cutting down trees that they live off. People cut down trees from the rainforests at an amount of a football field every day. The monkeys are having trouble finding proper places to live without them dying. We are building more and more houses every day. We are endangering many species…

    • 277 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    In conclusion, although involvement to save endangered animals in sometimes necessary, its necessity is hinged on whether it affects the human species directly, and or will negatively affect the longevity of us as a species…

    • 342 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    The Green Sea Turtle is one of only 7 species of sea turtle, with all being in danger of becoming extinct. It is one of the largest sea turtles and has the highest migratory area. This report will cover from its physical description through to the specific role that it plays in the environment, as well as solutions to bring the creature to a least concern of extinction.…

    • 291 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Better Essays

    This report discusses an experiment to study the rate of aerobic cellular respiration in aquatic organisms which are Elodea (aquatic plant), Snail, and Goldfish, by measuring carbon dioxide production. Because ectothermic organisms (Elodea, snail, and goldfish) were placed in completely covered beaker, each organism would produce different amount of carbon dioxide. The objective of the experiment is to measure carbon dioxide production in three aquatic organisms, and to determine and compare the rate of cellular respiration in each organism. Aerobic respiration is the process which body obtains energy by using glucose + oxygen; this reaction takes place in mitochondrion in a cell; And the result of the reaction are carbon dioxide, water, and energy in the form of ATP ( adenosine triphosphate) (Hoefnagels, 2012). According to Biology 6th Edition, plants use light to convert atmospheric carbon (CO2) into carbohydrate (Johnson, 204). So I predicted snail would respire at the fastest rate and produce more CO2 because its weight was heavier than other two…

    • 919 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Endangered Sea Turtles

    • 1403 Words
    • 6 Pages

    Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are not the only reason sea turtles are facing extinction, but we are the main reason. Humans really should not be part of the problem in the first place.…

    • 1403 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    World Turtle Day

    • 250 Words
    • 1 Page

    |- Having this turtle species also might have a lot of benefits and one of them are may increases the number of tourism. |…

    • 250 Words
    • 1 Page
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Snail Faming

    • 835 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Snail farming potentials for both the local and export markets are highly under-rated. Local snail meat is a toast in homes, restaurants, hotels, ‘bukatarias’, eateries and…

    • 835 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays