just issued its second round of grants totaling more than $2‚ Whalen says. It has created a multimedia archive at the Max Plank Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands that can house recordings‚ grammars‚ dictionaries and other data on endangered languages. To fill the linguists to document Aweti(100 or so speakers in Brazil)‚ Ega(about 300 speakers in Ivory Coast)‚Waima’a(a few hundred speakers in East Timor)‚ and a dozen or so other languages unlikely to survive the century. The Lisbet
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Braided Essay: Blood dolphins and Endangered Species As my cruise ship approached the port we were about to dock at‚ I stood near the railing looking down into the beautiful water. Even from fifty feet up‚ I could see straight to the bottom of the crystal clear water. As my family and I headed towards the main door to exit the ship‚ the butterflies in my stomach grew more and more excited. Finally‚ we left the ship and were greeted by a large sign that read‚ “Welcome to the Bahamas!” Our first stop
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The African wild dog is endangered and alone. Do you think these should be fine out in the wild? Did you think they have enough food? Well think again‚ the wild dog is very endangered. There is so much bigger and stronger competition for food‚ so that it is hard to catch. So to survive they have to try to take down some of the top predators in Africa. Including the mighty Lion and other big animals that would crush them to bits and pieces. Sometimes‚ or I should say most times they will try to hunt
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Biodiversity has been on the decline over the past century and the background rate has been mostly accelerated by the humans. Considerable damage has already been done. Possible solutions have been discussed and categorising species according to how in danger they are is one of those solutions. Below are some of the threatened organisms in different continents around the world. TABLE OF CONTENTS Africa Mammals Birds Reptiles Amphibians Fishes Asia Mammals Birds Reptiles
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Zeyang Du ELP 600 Robyn Conners 04/22/2013 Wildlife Conservation Wildlife conservation is the most important things in the world. And people have made a lot of progress in this field. In wildlife conservation‚ people try their best to protect endangered plants and animals‚ as well as their habitats. The purpose is to make sure that future generations will have enough space to survive and develop well. Countries all over the world have different agencies for wildlife conservation and plenty of nonprofit
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pipile)‚ which is Trinidad’s only endemic and seriously endangered bird. The ocelot (Felis pardalis) and other endangered and rare animal and plant species. The Matura National Park also conserves the natural and scenic beauty of streams‚ waterfalls and rugged mountains (EMA 2001). Three of the endemic trees occurring in The Matura National Park‚ Clusia aripoensis‚ Clusia tocuchensis and Macrolobium trinitense‚ were assessed as endangered according to the IUCN Red Data List criteria; and Ocotea
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The Jiquilisco Bay is a 150 mile stretch of land located on the Southeast Pacific coast of El Salvador that acts as one of the last primary nesting habitats for the endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle. The location was established as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2005 and is currently under the protection of the Ministry of Natural Resources‚ which works to preserve the ecosystem. The bay itself is the largest mangrove in the country‚ which a critical aspect in the ultimate survival of the Hawksbill
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Endangered Species: An endangered species is a population of organisms that are in danger of becoming extinct because of small numbers or is being threatened by changing habitats. Maned Wolf Range: The maned wolf lives in central and south eastern Brazil‚ Paraguay‚ eastern Bolivia‚ and northern Argentina. Habitat: The maned wolf inhabits open forest‚ savannah‚ and marshland. Diet: Maned wolfs are omnivorous‚ eating small mammals‚ fruits‚ insects‚ birds‚ bird eggs and vegetation. Adaptations
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down for human settlement each day. Earth’s rainforests are home to over 50 percent of the world’s species and nearly 80‚000 acres of rainforest are destroyed each day (Scientific American). Although there are thousands of animals species that are endangered‚ the tiger is one of the most important species that comes to mind. The tiger is the largest member of the cat family and can weigh up to 700 pounds. They feed on many different kinds of animals such as deer‚ wild cattle‚ and wild boar which is
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Therefore‚ the animals are forced to share their land with uncompassionate humans. One example is the Borneo Pygmy Elephant found in Southeast Asia. Their thriving population has diminished to less than 1‚500 in the past years. An analysis of the endangered Borneo Pygmy Elephant shows their characteristics and habitat‚ what is threatening them‚ and how they can be saved. Walt Disney’s Dumbo could not have portrayed a Borneo Pygmy Elephant better.
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