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    Situation). In the tropical rainforest alone‚ most species are disappearing at the rate of 1% a year (Sherry‚ 6). If the current trend continues‚ at least 50% of all currently existing species will be either extinct or endangered by the year 2050 (Today’s Situation). For this reason endangered species deserve more protection than the current regulations provide. <br> <br>Throughout history there have been many different reasons for the extinction of species. The earliest known reason was 64-66 million years

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    The Endangered Snow Leopards The snow leopard is an endangered and threatened animal of the wild. This large to medium-size cat is apart of the Animalia kingdom. It’s main difference from most large cats like it is‚ that they cannot roar which places them in the Uncia Uncia genus. These felines can weight between about 60 to 120 pounds. Snow leopards live in some of the most remote habitat in the world. They call the Himalayan Mountains home‚ from Myanmar moving west through China‚ Nepal‚ India

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    change and either improve or get worse. This meaning has been taken from the Oxford Dictionary. Thus‚ biodiversity crisis means the large number of different animals and plants are decreasing or in other word it’s facing extinction or becoming endangered. It also means that the large number of animals and plants are in a great danger. LOSES OF BIODIVERSITY Some species that are more vulnerable to extinction than others include species at the top of food chains‚ such as large carnivores. Endemic

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    Touching Spirit Bear Question 1: Cole Matthews is an abused child who turned into a troubled kid because his parents abused him every day. He became an angry person who was willing to take anybody out in his way. When he got into trouble he would manipulate everyone into thinking he was sorry but he never really meant it. Cole hated everyone because anytime he didn’t get his way he would resort to the same violence and anger his father used on him. Cole thinks everything is a game‚

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    Chand Lin 1-Sec A06 17 May 2004 Cherokee: An Endangered Language In the United States‚ an emphasize in learning the dominant language‚ English for example‚ can inevitably put other languages within the country in extinction. In reality‚ there are many other spoken languages in the United Sates‚ like those spoken by Native Americans‚ that are becoming endangered because of the immensity of more used languages. One may ask‚ what is an endangered language? According to Michael Cahill (Bonvillain)

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    Misconceptions of the Endangered Sharks “Strong jaws‚ teeth-like scales covering the body‚ gills‚ dorsal fins‚ pectoral fins‚ and a powerful tail‚ along with fantastic camouflage…”(Kraus 91)‚ sharks have been able to remain the top predator of the ocean waters for the past 400 millions years. They belong in the family known as the Chondrichthyes which distinguishes them from other of aquatic life in which they have evolved to have special skeletons made up of cartilage and connective tissues. These

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    condition of endangered species in Canada? What are the major factors that cause species endangerment? What are the actions the Canadian government had been taken to save them? Introduction Canada is one of the biggest places on earth with extensive wilderness protected areas that are providing home for more than 70‚000 wildlife species. Among the rest‚ 488 species are categorized by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) as extinct‚ extirpated‚ endangered‚ threatened

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    The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was passed into law on the 28th December 1973. It was enforced by the United States of America to protect critically jeopardized species from extinction‚ from a consequence of development and economic growth and the conservation of the environment they depend on. There are two main federal agencies that are administered to the act: the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). A species is considered

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    Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are

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    great amount of harm to a specific species‚ which in turn‚ can ultimately cause it to be endangered. A species is considered endangered when a threat is relatively high and a population is rapidly declining in size. One of the most effective ways to identify an endangered species is through acknowledging habitat loss‚ introduced species‚ pollution‚ and overconsumption. This paper will investigate two endangered species‚ the Arizona agave plant endemic of Arizona‚ and the Mexican Wolf (Lobo) of the

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