Humans’ Moral Obligation to Preserve Endangered Species Many species that exists today are becoming endangered to extinction. In the past era where humans did not exist‚ extinction occurred due to natural causes. On this present time however‚ extinction of species are threatened by humans’ existence. Humans are the only moral agent; in which‚ it has the intellectual capacity that animals and plants do not have. Thus‚ humans are powerful and dominate over any species. Many practices that humans
Premium Extinction Species Duty
The Degrading Importance of the Endangered Species Act The purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystem upon which they depend on. Since 1973 the Endangered Species Act has saved endangered and threatened species from extinction. The Endangered Species Act‚ also known as the ESA‚ is a list of approximately 2‚195 endangered or threatened species. For a species to be considered endangered and listed onto the ESA‚ the species has to be in danger
Premium Endangered species Biodiversity Species
Vertebrate Project Comparing and Contrasting Koalas and Platypuses Koalas(marsupials) and Platypuses(monotremes) have interesting similarities as well as differences. Physical variation for Koalas Both Koalas and Platypuses can be found commonly in the country of Australia. Both Koalas and Platypuses can be found commonly in the country of Australia. A typical Koala has a thick‚ dark fur and fluffy white ear tuffs. Koalas are generally silent and nocturnal creatures. However‚ males have
Premium Australia Male Female
This is an advantage since it allows them to find food easily on trees and protect them from predators living on the ground. The paws of a koala have five digits each with sharp claws‚ this is another structural adaptation. The two digits on the front paws act like human’s thumbs and they are opposed to the other three digits. This adaptation allows the koala to have a better grip while moving on trees so that they will not fall easily to the ground (Academic Press
Premium Adaptation Australia
The Importance of Endangered species in our world Importance of Endangered Species in our world INTRODUCTION The term endangered is used by international and national organizations to define plants and animals currently in danger of becoming extinct. Although the term endangered is universally used‚ the definition of an endangered species is greatly varied. In most cases‚ the factors causing an organism to become endangered are human- related. ABSTRACT Geographic distribution
Premium Endangered species
Mo Yi Lam BISC_102 Professor Kiefer Nov 30th‚ 2010 Final Paper (Summary of Endangered Species Act) Endangered Species Act “What is an endangered species?” is a question that needs to be addressed before getting known of endangered species act. An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct due to three possible reasons: it is few in numbers. According to the theory of Exponential Growth Curve proposed by Malthus‚ a lower population tends to have
Premium Endangered species Extinction
Should the Endangered Species Act Be Strengthened? Most of us do not realize how much we take for granted‚ but there are some out there who feel as I do when it comes to strengthening the Endangered Species Act. This law is essential to present and future generations‚ although we may not realize it. Humankind is lucky to live in such a variety of ecosystems‚ but unfortunately‚ we all happen to leave some type of mark on the Earth and share in the destruction of many species‚ as well as their
Premium Endangered species Extinction Biodiversity
No Choice to Save Land for Endangered Animals Nowadays‚ land supply is one of the critical world problems‚ which is considered carefully before using that limited land. People transform natural landscapes to human landscapes for farmland‚ housing‚ and industry‚ and it makes many serious problems to wildlife species. Especially to endangered animal‚ they will lose their shelters and face the end of their kinds. However‚ there is no choice for tremendous requirements of mankind. There are some main
Premium Industry Endangered species
“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
Premium Hunting Gray Wolf Dog
people may own the idea that since animal is inferior to human beings‚ human has the rights to deprive lands which the animals living in. I can not confute that human needs lands eagerly‚ however‚ we still have the responsibility to call back the endangered animals. Species evolved slowly with thousands of hundreds of centuries of development. Certain species has certain type of living. As a result‚ hardly can it be alive when we suddenly changed its living pace. Certainly we know it‚ whereas‚ we
Premium Tiger Species Extinction