Loss of Species Every year a new species gets placed on the endangered species list‚ extinction is a natural process but due to human activity there has been a rapid decline in the wild species population. Loss of habitat or alteration‚ hunting‚ introduction of foreign species‚ and disease are major culprits in the extinction rate. The protection of species is an important element to the survival of biodiversity as well as human sustainability. The loss of a species means humans will lose out
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Why Preserve Biodiversity? ANSWERS 1. Define the term “biodiversity” Biodiversity‚ or biological diversity‚ is the term for the variety of life and the natural processes of which living things are a part. This includes the living organisms and the genetic differences between them and the communities in which they occur. The concept of biodiversity represents the ways that life is organized and interacts on our planet. 2. What is ecology? Ecology is the study of organisms and their relationship with
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Lets start with a definition of ecotourism‚ if there is such a thing. For some people‚ it means travel that is environmentally friendly. For others‚ it is a synonym for ethical or responsible travel. It’s a new field and definitions are still evolving. My definition of ecotourism falls somewhere in-between: tourism that has as little impact on the environment as possible‚ that respects local culture and that helps promote livelihoods. Ecotourism is possible anywhere: travel across Africa‚ and
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Together with many wild animals of the world today‚ the Amur leopard is facing the likelihood of extinction. Their threat is not by means of natural selection or a changing world but by man who has deliberately or unknowingly depleted their habitat and community. Only mans’ intervention and realization of the problem can hope to save these animals (Garman 1996). According to Kutscherenko (1995) the wild population of the Amur leopard has dwindled to an estimated 120 to 140 leopards‚ 30 of which
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There are many species of plants and animals in Yosemite including 400 species of vertebrates. Yosemite is home to only two species of endangered animals‚ the desert Bighorn Sheep and the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. The black bear is the largest mammal in the park‚ but rodents make up the most of the mammals in the park. There are 22 species of reptiles in the park 1 Turtle‚ 1 Skink‚ 7 Lizards‚ and 13 Snakes. The diminutive Pacific Treefrog is Yosemite’s most common frog species. The Sierra
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Polar Bear Crisis In May 2008‚ the U.S listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The Arctic is one of the most discussed on climate change‚ due to the fact that warming is greatest there and because what happens in the Arctic has the can eventually impact the rest of the Earth. So far‚ not only has it affected the way the ice is melting and the weather is changing‚ but it is mainly affecting the animals that are living there (for example‚ polar bears). Although
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obligations toward species from obligations to individual members of a species. This is to allow consistency with the disapproval of speciesism. Russow admits that by protecting individual animals we may‚ as a byproduct‚ protect some endangered species but members of the endangered species should be treated no differently than those of a flourishing one. She states that the concept of having interests‚ as it relates to determining value‚ cannot be applied to species but rather only to individual animals
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Special Interest Group Research Paper: Interest groups are one important mechanism through which citizens in the United States make their ideas‚ needs‚ and views known to elected officials. Citizens can usually find an interest group that focuses on their concerns‚ no matter how specialized they may be. An interest group is an organization of people with similar policy goals that tries to influence the political process to try to achieve those goals. In doing so‚ interest groups try to influence
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Interesting Facts about Pandas Did you know that the panda is the symbol for China? Scientists think that there could be fewer than 1‚000 pandas left in the wild. Did you know that the giant panda is an endangered species? Did you know that scientists take pandas to research stations if the pandas become sick or injured? Pandas are found only in the mountains of China. Panda’s Chinese name is daxiong Mao. It would take 50 Pandas to weigh as much as one elephant. When pandas eat Bamboo their black
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Anywhere a person looks‚ he or she will be confronted with hundreds of forms of advertisement. Some may be silly with a famous celebrity or super creative and eye-catching‚ but then there are those ones that are serious and really make people think. They exist on billboards‚ posters‚ fliers‚ and other print media which are visible almost everywhere. I came across an advertisement that considered a problem in which sharks face regarding humanity killing off their population. After a thorough analysis
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