environment in many ways. The building process of the third runway extension will involve a lot of land reclamation that causes a lot of noise and water pollution that will harm humans and animals’ ecosystems‚ especially the habitat of the Chinese Pink Dolphins. We understand that a third runway may provide Hong Kong with economic benefits‚ but the losses in our environment would total to a greater amount‚ which could possibly result to a greater concern in the long run. First of all‚ we environmentalist
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Ping Sightseeing – Ngong Ping Village and Big Buddha 12:00 Lunch at Po Lin Monastery 13:00 take Transport to Tai O 13:30 Arrive at Tai O 13:30 Tai O City Walk – Tai O Temple / Cultural / Workshop 14:30 Tai O Sightseeing – Boat trip for Pink Dolphin 15:00 Heritage Hotel and High Tea 16:00 take Transport to Palm Beach 16:30 Arrive Palm Beach 17:30 Sunset Boat Tour 18:00 ----- End of the day ----- 09:30 Pick up at hotel The hotel located at Hong Kong International Airport
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The Extinction of Baiji The Baiji‚ also known as the Chinese River Dolphin‚ are part of the family Plantanistiade‚ the river dolphin family. They had exsited in the Yangtze River in China for thousand of years. Nevertheless‚ the Baiji was recently declared extinct. The baiji’s demise can be attributed to over fishing‚ its lethal environment and the Great Leap Forward in China. Excessive and illegal fishing was a great threat to the baiji’s way of life. Electric fishing and the fishing method
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Animals are such agreeable friends. They ask no questions and they pass no criticism.” So it is no surprise that scholars have long been intrigued by the possibility that animals possess largely untapped therapeutic powers. Most Americans are animal lovers; about 63 percent of U.S. households contain one or more pets‚ according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association. Several‚ but not all‚ studies suggest that those of us who own pets tend to be somewhat happier than those of us
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Great Barrier Reef‚ Australia Organisms that can be found in this ecosystem – Seaweed – P Sea grass – P Zooxanthellae – P Phytoplankton – P Zooplankton – C Omnivore Krill – C Omnivore Prawn – D Platygyra hard coral – C Omnivore Turbinaria hard coral – C Omnivore Bottlebrush coral – C Omnivore Bubble coral – C Carnivore Needle coral – C Omnivore Giant clam – C Omnivore Cone shell – C Omnivore Nudibranchs – C Omnivore Mollusks – C Carnivore Zig-zag oysters – C Omnivore Cowries
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20 species of predatory fishes in the family. Barracudas are usually found in warm‚ tropical regions‚ and they are usually associated with more shallow nearshore waters. The barracuda usually eats whatever they want. But there predators are tuna‚ dolphins‚ and certain sharks. The barracuda can protect themselves by their speed‚ size‚ and the size of their mouth. They also have camouflage ability for protection against predators. Young barracudas often hide themselves behind seagrass or mangrove habitat
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Technology‚ Society and Environment Man versus Nature Technology Versus Environment Money Versus Wild Life “We have used the oceans as our toilet and it is now catching up with us.” Greg Bossart‚ chief veterinary officer of the Georgia Aquarium The pollution that the most intelligent species on earth creates and carelessly discards continues to destroy the environment of the most beautiful locations on planet earth at the sacrifice of a vast number of innocent sea creatures who are paying
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Process Analysis THE STRATEGIES The process-analysis essay is an elementary but essential writing strategy. Most teachers prefer to teach it as the first expository form because all students have had experience giving and following directions and because composition students can use the skills that they have already studied in narration and description to explain the stages in a process. Like the chronology of events and the pattern of details‚ the stages in a process provide a plan for the process-analysis
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When in fact the dolphins were trying to warn them about the destruction of Earth but humans never understood what dolphins were saying. The last message the dolphins ever sent out was “so long and thanks for all the fish” (Adams 156). The other creature that was more intelligent than the dolphins were the mice‚ and yet the irony that man thought they were experimenting on mice‚ when in actuality it was mice
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Quoted from Peta.org “Dolphins from Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida were unable to open their eyes and their skin started peeling off as the chemicals in the water had unknown side effects.” The tanks are so limited that they spend more than half of their times above water‚ causing them to obtain sunburns‚ which the performers cover with black zinc so the viewers can not see the sun burn on the orcas backs. Marine parks put on shows showing people dolphins who can hug their trainers
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