hypothesis which was primarily thought of humans decimating the populations of species. One primary reason that scientist believes large mammals had been primarily affected is because of their body size‚ which usually correlates with their reproductive periods. Scientist started looking at three
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Chinese Giant Salamander. This salamander‚ which is truly giant‚ can grow up to 5’ 11". To put that in perspective‚ most other salamanders are between 10 and 20 cm long. The Chinese Giant Salamander has two lidless eyes‚ dark skin and is currently endangered. Number Nine: Blue Sea Dragon. While it’s not a dragon at all‚ the blue sea dragon resembles one due to its bright blue color and silver highlights. It’s actually a small sea slug‚ and it has a gas-filled
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create healthy forests‚ volunteers are asked to remove aggressive weeds‚ maintain areas where these weeds have been removed‚ or plant trees and shrubs. In this volunteer service‚ we were mainly responsible for getting rid of English Ivy‚ an invasive species in the area. Currently‚ a large proportion of the lands and trees in LaVilla Meadows are covered by English Ivy‚ making the area looks sole and dead. To eliminate vines that either cover the ground or twine around the trees‚ we either pulled them
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The Canada lynx is hunted and killed an estimated 600 - 1‚000 times a year. The lynx population is 116‚000 now‚ but is severely threatened. The United States has the Canada Lynx listed as endangered‚ but the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources has the canada lynx listed as LC‚ or Least Concern. The U.S. Fish and Game Service has been trying to change the mind of the ICUN though‚ and if they do‚ the Canada
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Solutions regarding the decline of the water vole (Arvicola terrestris)1 population in the UK The Problem The water vole (Arvicola terrestris)1 started to decline in Britain in the 1990s and by 2005‚ 90% had disappeared from previously occupied sites.2 This makes it the‚ ‘UK’s fastest declining mammal.’2 Two national surveys carried out by the Vincent Wildlife Trust in 1989-90 and 1996-98 showed that the decline of the water vole is now a serious population crash with a further loss
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REHABILITATION CENTRE TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF THE SPECIES 1.1 Rehabilitation As more and more rainforest disappears‚ orang-utans are coming into frequent contact with humans. As a result more of them are being captured. It is absolutely vital that orang-utans be returned to the wild where they can breed and propagate the species. Orang-utans are on the brink of extinction‚ so each individual’s genetic blueprint is critical for the future survival of the species. It is absolutely crucial‚ therefore‚ that
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CANE TOADS DESTRUCTION TO AUSTRALIAS BIODIVERSITY ‘It is important that communities in the Kimberley are ready to deal with the invasive species’ - Donna Faragher IDENTIFICATION Cane Toads are known to be of a variety of colour they may be grey‚ yellowish‚ olive-brown or reddish-brown‚ and their bellies are pale with dark mottling. An adult’s average-size is approximately 10-15 cm long; they can grow to more than 230mm and over 1kg in weight. Male Cane Toads are smaller and wartier than females
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Treatment and Control Measures : The most vital control measure is the protection of animals from the contact with Culicoides midges. The recommended measures to avoid diseases associated with Culicoides midges include the vaccination‚ stabling at night‚ meshing of the stables‚ and the application of insect repellents both to animal and its stable environment. Around livestock Culicoides midges can occur in the remarkable high numbers especially on warmer nights and during times of excessive rainfall
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into the ground to keep cool during the hot African weather. Each of the species are also hetertrophs and they eat a variety of small animals and plants. The yellow mongoose‚ white-tailed mongoose‚ and the ring-tailed mongoose are all found in Africa and share many similar adaptations such as burrowing and the ability to mark their territory and protect themselves from predators by using a gland. Yellow mongooses are a species in the herpestidae family. Yellow mongooses are commonly found in southern
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of an estimated 230-270 species‚ however‚ new species are being discovered every year and some scientists classify them using sub-specie groups‚ which makes it difficult to count an exact number of primate species in existence today. Most primates are found in tropical or subtropical regions of the world‚ but have never existed in Australia or most of the islands of the Pacific. Most primates are arboreal‚ meaning that they live in trees. Humans and gorillas are two species that are primarily terrestrial
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