Representatives and the Senate and was signed into law on 21 October 1972”. This particular environmental act sought to protect whales‚ dolphins‚ sea lions‚ seals‚ manatees and other species of marine mammals‚ many of which remain threatened or endangered. The law requires wildlife agencies to review any activity -- for example‚ the use of underwater explosives or high-intensity active sonar‚ which has the possibility to kill these animals in the wild. The law is our nation’s leading instrument for
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BROADCASTING AND ENDANGERED LANGUAGE: A STUDY OF THE PERCEPTION OF UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT STUDENTS NJOKU JOY CHINONSO U2007/1825614 LINGUSTICS AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Language can be defined as a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation‚ the same geographical area or the same cultural tradition (Dictionary.com 1989)
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01.05 – DESIGNING YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT Lesson Organizer Use this document to help you design your experiment about one of the scenarios from the activity. Copy and paste the template then insert your information for each of the steps of the scientific method. Scenario Topic: Keeping Marine Mammals in Captivity Problem (2 Points) Does captivity affect the overall health and behavior of marine mammals? Research (2 Points) Wild Animals Habitat: Open ocean Diet: Krill Behavior: Friendly
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What is manatee harassment and what can I do about it? Harassment is any activity that alters the animal’s natural behavior. For example‚ if an activity results in a resting manatee to start swimming away‚ the activity is harassment. By altering the manatee’s natural behavior‚ you may create the likelihood of danger that is bad for the animal and against the law. To read a detailed list of activities that are manatee harassment go to: http://myfwc.com/education/wildlife/manatee/viewing-guidelines/
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Sirenews‚ Newsletter of the IUCN/SSC Sirenia specialist group.20:14 (Abstract) § Nishiwaki‚ M.‚ T § Yaptinchay‚ A.A. 1995. Rescue of accidentally captured dugongs in the Philippines. Proceedings of the first International symposium on Dugong and Manatee held at Toba City‚ Japan‚ Nov. 15-17‚ 1995. In Press. § Yaptinchay‚ A.A. 1996. The Dugong [Dugong dugon] Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Department of Environment and Natural Resources‚ Philippines. 23 pp.
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Religious people should be more concerned about humans than endangered species Religious people should be more concerned about humans than endangered species Endangered species have more right not to be killed than members of other species‚ endangered species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction. Once the endangered animals are gone they won’t come back. They are an important role in wildlife‚ if we take them out the whole system will be disrupted if some animals
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The gentle giants‚ known to most as manatees or sea cows‚ are harmless but far from being out of harm’s reach. While population numbers are higher today than they have been in many years‚ this could all change soon due to their removal from the endangered species list. The attention that hhas benefitted them could now be the cause of a future population decline‚ if actions are not taken quickly. While all of the protection laws still exist‚ the public is now beginning to see the species as one that
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1.05 – DESIGNING YOUR OWN EXPERIMENT Lesson Organizer Use this document to help you design your experiment about one of the scenarios from the activity. Copy and paste the template then insert your information for each of the steps of the scientific method. Scenario Topic: _The Effect of Captivity on Marine Mammals’ Health. Problem (2 Points) Does captivity affect the overall health of marine mammals? Research (2 Points) 1. The habitat‚ activities‚ diet‚ and behavior of marine mammals
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Topic: Endangered Species Issue Question: Should Endangered Species be Protected? Since the appeared of the first life on this planet‚ numerous species come and go‚ rendered extinct by natural changes in physical and biological conditions. Because extinction is a natural part of the order‚ if there are many other species still exist‚ some people might wonders why or what so unique about the endangered species that large sum of money and effort is spent in order to save and restore them (Why
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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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