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    Endangered Tigers

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    Endangered Tigers Today wild tigers exist in Eastern Russia‚ China‚ Vietnam‚ Cambodia‚ North Korea‚ Thailand‚ Malaysia‚ Indonesia‚ Bhutan‚ India and Nepal. In order to live in the wild‚ tigers need water to drink‚ animals to hunt‚ and vegetation in which to hide. As the mountains‚ jungles‚ forests‚ and long grasses that have long been home to tigers disappear‚ so too‚ do tigers. Agricultural expansion‚ timber cutting‚ new roads‚ human settlement‚ industrial expansion and hydroelectric dams push

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    Endangered Species

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    ENDANGERED SPECIES Introduction An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers‚ or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has calculated the percentage of endangered species as 40 percent of all organisms based on the sample of species that have been evaluated through 2006.Many nations have laws offering protection to

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    “The wolf comeback is due to its listing under the Endangered Spices Act‚ which provided protection from unregulated killing and resulted in increased scientific research along with reintroduction and management programs” (USFW 1). As of May 2011‚ the U.S. government and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife services have officially removed the gray wolf from the endangered species list calling the recovery‚ “one of the most remarkable success stories in the history of conservation.” “There are an estimated

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    Death Penalty and Its Purpose Since the formation of The United States of America‚ the debates over the proper and legal issues of capital punishment in this country have been going on for s long time. Strong thoughts and public opinions for and against have been formed throughout this time‚ it is important to know‚ what capital punishment is? According to MichaIssitt and Heather Newton in “Death Penalty: An Overview”‚ capital punishment‚ or death penalty‚ as it is generally known is “the process

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    Endangered Species

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    Inkera Washington Mrs. Linn English IIII January 14th‚ 2013 How Species Are Becoming Endangered There are so many reasons and factors that are causing all kinds of species to become endangered. Some are natural causes but others are caused by mankind. Species have been coming endangered or sometimes extinct since the beginning of time. Mankind wasn’t such a huge factor until we started to develop more and more as time continued to go on. Almost 99% of threatened species are at risk of being

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    Endangered Species

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    Endangered Species Endangered species are living things whose population is so reduced that they are threatened with extinction. Thousands of species are included in this category. The International Union for the Conservation of nature and Natural Resources publishes a list of threatened mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and (many people do not consider them) plants .CAUSES OF EXTINCTION Millions of years before humans‚ extinction of living things was linked to geological and climate‚ the

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    Ally Tinnermann Endangered Species Imagine a world filled with millions of different species of animals. Then‚ imagine that same world but with no more mammals‚ amphibians‚ or reptiles. Many people consider themselves animal lovers. So‚ ask yourself‚ it possible to live in a world without animals? An endangered species is a species that is at serious risk of extinction. Jennifer Sexton and Tom Warhol say on their website‚ Endangered species‚ that as the world is continuing to grow at an alarming

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    strategies have been implemented in response to the resilience and vulnerability of a selected ecosystem? The Mojave Desert is a world famous desert that occupies a significant amount of California and smaller parts in surrounding states. Covering thousands of square kilometers‚ the ecosystems can range from 100 meters below sea level up to 2000 meters above sea level. The biophysical interactions within these ecosystems such as earth movements‚ soil formation‚ weather and climate lead to very diverse environments

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    Endangered species are those considered to be at risk of extinction‚ meaning that there are so few left of their kind that they could disappear from the planet altogether. Endangered species are threatened by factors such as habitat loss‚ hunting‚ disease and climate change‚ and usually‚ endangered species‚ have a declining population or a very limited range. The current rate of extinction is thought to be far greater than the expected natural rate‚ with many species going extinct before they have

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    We all know that the United States attempts to make sure we protect our wildlife and endangered species‚ but what do these protection laws really address? It has been brought to my concern because I have lived in one of the best ecosystems in California‚ I have been interested in the Endangered Species Act ever since I’ve lived around the Tahoe area. First‚ the Endangered Species Act focuses on the conservation and protection of species that are considered at harm in their habitat. Secondly‚ this

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