authorities claimed to have contributed to the restoration of endangered animal species; due to the up rise of vocals in organizations dealing with animal rights‚ a matter of abuse on zoo animals has become apparent. The issue of keeping animals in captivity or not is argued on several websites and blogs. This matter has become the source of passionate disputes taking place throughout the world. Zoos claim that they replenish endangered species by taking them into a safer environment with helping hands
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Carine Kabunda Econ 324 04/15/2014 Horn Trade Legalization The trade of animal horns should continue to be banned because that is a way of protecting endangered species. In this case‚ endangered species are animals that’s provides ivory such as Rhinoceros and elephant. First of all‚ let’s take a look at why this is such a controversial topic. Elephants are found in 37 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. They are source of bush meat but their
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California red-legged frog are known from Riverside County to Mendocino County along the Coast Range of California. It has been on the endangered species list with a list of other endangered frogs. California red-legged frogs live in a Mediterranean climate‚ which brings about temporal and spatial changes in habitat quality which is why there species count was endangered. Recently since so many native people were fighting for more land for the frog because it’s a important native specie for Californians
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BIO-220 CLC Group Projects Agreement CLC Course Information Course Name/Section Number: Environment Science Bio220.R Instructor’s Name: Berenise Charlton Start Date of the Course: 23 Feb 2015 CLC Member Contact Information (Who is in our group?) CLC Member Name Primary Email Address Secondary Email Address Other Contact Information Susie Bybee Sbybee82@gmail.com 4326409230 Paulette Senesac Paulettesenesac46554@gmail.com 574-208-2771 Cell Kris seals Mocha1369@msn.com 5099940856 Dawn Johnson
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visble. As you can see the It only takes up a minute fraction of where they use to roam free. These animals that we are killing have all been roaming the Earth long before we came. We are destroying the ecosystem. "…humans are the ultimate weed species... We have shown an incredible ability to invade‚ change‚ and inhabit every habitat type on the planet." This is a quote from a renowned zoologist and this is exactly the truth. Why do you think it is so crucial for us to save as many speicies
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this creates the sustainable method allowing it to reform for future use. The preservation example I chose was the endangered species act. In this act it targets different species’ that is officially listed by the agency then it’s protected by law. It cannot be legally hunted or trapped or harassed. This is an example of preservation because it’s preserving endangered species by protecting them from humans. In the conservation method I chose‚ it meets the requirements by allowing the rangelands
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There are many endangered species on the planet‚ but I will be focusing on the Bonobo Monkey and how the destruction of their habit‚ poaching and other issues are affecting their existence. Found mainly near the Congo River in the Dominican Republic their biggest threats are humans. I will examine why these primates are being targeted and what can be done to prevent the extinction of this animal. According to the World Wildlife Fund (2012)‚ there are 5‚689 endangered species and an additional
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satisfactory involvement. The specific aspect of this issue that will be addressed is the role that the government plays in controlling big game populations‚ particularly deer‚ bear and wolf. The control methods evaluated will include hunting‚ the Endangered Species Act‚ and regulating urban sprawl. The first technique to review is hunting. A 2006 survey estimated that 10.7 million hunters pursued big game ("Hunting statistics and‚" 2008). The United States Fish and Wildlife Service recognizes that hunting
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Local to the Southern Senegal‚ Uganda‚ Western Tanzania‚ and along the Northern Congo River‚ the Chimpanzee today is an endangered African species that is a close relative to modern humans‚ sharing 98% of genes (Chimpanzee 1). As described by the African Wildlife Foundation‚ the chimpanzee is a forest dweller that lives in communities of up to 150 individuals (Chimpanzee 1). Approximately 300‚000 individuals exist today in the wild. Thanks to their intelligence and strong communities‚ Chimpanzees
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Today there are only about 790 mountain gorillas left in the world. They are the second most severely endangered subspecies of gorilla and can only survive in the wild. Unlike other gorillas that can live in captivity. My goal is to raise awareness of the decline of these magnificent animals. Although dedicated conservation initiatives have taken place since their scientific discovery in 1902‚ the mountain gorillas are still at great risk from malicious human acts and other biological reasons. Factors
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