PRELIMINARY SCREENING OF BIOACTIVE NATURAL PRODUCTS OF TERMINALIA PALLIDA BRANDIS‚ ENDEMIC‚ ENDANGERED PLANT OF TIRUMALA HILLS‚ EASTERN GHATS S.K.M. Basha*‚ E.Rajyalakshmi‚ K.Srilakshmi N.B.KR. Medicinal Plants Research Centre‚ Vidyanagar- 524413 E-mail: drskmbasha@gmail.com The plants which are used to cure diseases are called medicinal plants. This property of plants is due to the presence of certain chemicals namely Phytochemicals which include alkaloids‚ Glycosides‚ flavanoids
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Many plants and animals have been dwindling in number for quite some time. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service‚ some 1‚135 plants and animals are on the brink of extinction. It is important to make sure that no species die out so as to not upset the environmental balance. When we protect all species‚ we are protecting the entire habitat. Therefore‚ we are maintaining the safety of our own environment as humans. To help protect threatened species‚ then-president‚ Richard Nixon‚ signed
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Endangered Species By: Jennifer Petley There are currently only 30 individual Amur leopards left in the world‚ the hawksbill turtle has been deemed “critically endangered”‚ the black-footed ferret who was once thought to be globally extinct has only a population of 1000‚ the black rhino was said to be “doomed to disappear from the face of the earth” in 1961‚ and the Saola deer has an estimated population of a few hundred at a maximum‚ or possibly only a few dozen at a minimum. There are many
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Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 18(1): 81-91‚ 2011 (June) © 2011 Bangladesh Association of Plant Taxonomists - Review paper CONSERVING THREATENED PLANTS OF BANGLADESH: MILES TO GO BEFORE WE START? HASEEB MD. IRFANULLAH1 Practical Action‚ Bangladesh Country Office‚ House 12/B‚ Road 4‚ Dhanmondi R/A‚ Dhaka 1205‚ Bangladesh Keywords: Angiosperm; Biodiversity; Convention on Biological Diversity; Red Data Book; Red List; Vascular plants. Abstract In the light of important developments in biodiversity
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Endangered Bears throughout the World Bears are big mammals that belong to carnivorous family. They have a hairy body‚ a short tail and small round ears. They learn with their heels and their sole to walk as human beings‚ but they have four fingers instead of five. Bears are very much endangered. The endangered species of bears are: polar‚ giant panda‚ brown‚ grizzly‚ Koloa‚ black American‚ black Asiatic‚ and Malay. The panda bear is a probably the most famous endangered animal‚ only existing
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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
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the next mating season begins. Red pandas stay in trees and due to deforestation they have no place else to go which is one of the reasons why they are an endangered species. There is less than 10‚000 red pandas left in the world. Their greatest threats are humans. Many baby red pandas do not survive to adulthood. The red pandas are endangered. They are now extinct in several countries. By cutting down trees in South Asia the red pandas are losing their homes‚ and boy the pandas not being healthy
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organic materials which are used for cellular function (Wikipedia). Plants are an example of this kind of organism. A current scientific topic in regard to photoautotrophs is the topic of non-native invasive plants. When a plant is non-native‚ or exotic‚ it means that it is not originally from the United States. They are often brought to an area by accident‚ possibly for agricultural or horticultural purposes. An invasive plant is one that is established‚ then expand and reproduce on their own
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“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
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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
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