The pongo abelii (Sumatran Orangutan) is classed as critically endangered under the IUCN red list. In 1994 the estimated number of Sumatran orangutan was 12‚000. This number declined further in 2003 where the estimate shown 7‚300 and again in 2008‚ estimating 6‚500. This clearly is a massive reduction in the species population at a loss of 5500 orangutans in a 14 year period. The Sumatran orangutan lives on the island of Sumatra‚ Indonesia‚ and is commonly found in the lowland and hilly tropical
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If I could turn the tide against poaching I would request for the government to try and take down all the black markets in the country. I would build a fence‚ask for more government help‚and put up more surveillance to save Asian and African Elephants from going extinct. Putting guard towers would increase protection of the homeland of the elephants. Putting around the clock guards at these towers will keep poachers from entering the grasslands. All the towers are approximately 2.5 miles apart to
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Kuzmenko Elena AE5 06.08.2012 Is enough being done to preserve languages? Throughout history the world has consisted of many cultures and languages‚ some of them have been dominant‚ some of them have been minor. Until the 20th century global and minority languages have continued a peaceful coexistence that has provided cultural diversity for the Earth. In the present this balance has been broken and most of indigenous languages tend to disappear. Although worldwide scientists
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Did you know that the USA and Finland both have wolves‚ lynx‚ and bears common? They have a lot of similar qualities when you look at their animals. If you compare outdoor leisure at these 2 locations‚ you will find that they have much in common. I you are looking for a different place that has these certain similarities‚ then Finland would be good for you. Finland and the USA have a lot similarities when it comes to animals. In Finland‚ the national bird is the Whooper Swan. The have a list called
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Concession: A wall will provide jobs for many people. b. The proposed cost of building the wall between Mexico and the U.S. is about $9 billion. c. Cost of drones to replace humans on/near the wall. 3. The toll that the wall has on the environment‚ endangered species and humanities. a. Impact on the environment and damage to sacred lands. b. Endanger animals that only live in the area will find their homes destroyed or decade long hibernation/mating routes destroyed. c. Lives lost on the trek to
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This is the place to go and feel like you’ve just traveled around the world and have seen different types of animal species. The Kansas City Zoo is a place that brings people together to marvel about the natural world and create appreciation‚ and conservation towards it. According to KCParks.com this is a non-profit 107 year old zoo conveniently located in historic Swope Park lays over 200 acres of land home to over 1‚000 animals from all over the world. Arriving at The Kansas City Zoo you approach
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type of animal that is "more unusual than the standard cat or dog" (Slater). Larry Keller writes‚ "Every year thousands of animals are brought illegally into the United States… illegal trade includes animals both dead and alive. The taking of endangered [and exotic] species from the wild‚ and the pollution and destructions of their habitat is decimating many species." Television‚ movies‚ magazines‚ and other forms of media attractively portray the owning of exotic animals as pets. Owning exotic
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amount of experiments that could have been performed on people‚ but at a relatively cheaper price‚ and without endangering any human. However‚ these tests should be limited to animals that are in abundance‚ like rats‚ guinea pigs‚ cats‚ and dogs. Endangered animals should not be subject options‚ so as to not contribute to their extinction. One important factor to consider is the issue on morality. I do agree that sometimes‚ animal testing can be cruel. But wouldn’t testing new drugs on people be
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Nearly all macaw parrots are actually endangered in the open with six species that already are extinct. The greatest complications threatening the macaw people has been the speedy price of deforestation and the unlawful capture of the exotic birds to end up being sold as pets. The types mostly seen in your pet trade will be the large colorful macaws such as for example scarlet macaws‚ gold and blue macaws‚ military macaws‚ mini macaws are harder to discover but consist of species such as for
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Many elephants are dying because of the ivory trade. The ivory trade is a trade for elephant tusk. The ivory trade takes place in Africa. Most of the ivory is hunted for illegally and is mostly by poachers. Poachers are people who hunt illegally‚ and don’t have a license from the government. However‚ most poachers aren’t using the ivory the Chinese are. Three fourths of all ivory hunted is bought by the Chinese. Ivory is used to make many objects like rings‚ jewelry‚ chopsticks and other objects
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