strategies for nature preservation: I. In-situ preservation II. Ex-situ preservation In-situ and Ex-situ are Latin phrases that mean ‘on site’ and ‘of site’ respectively. While In-situ means preservation of species in its natural habitat‚ the latter refers to preservation of species outside its natural habitat. * METHODS OF IN-SITU CONSERVATION Protected areas are often set up for this. These protected areas are often classified into a core zone and a buffer zone. In the core zone no
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Topic: Invasive species are not like any other species; they create problems for native species and to the new environment they have been exposed to. Through taking resources or seeing native species as prey‚ they can disrupt the food web. This in the end can cause harm to other species because it takes away the resources and habitat of the native species. This can also end up affecting people in various ways. Rhesus monkeys for example are an invasive species that carry the herpes- B virus‚ which
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life. The people started whaling so much that in 1973 whales were put on the endangered species list. In the northern part of the Cook Inlet Alaska there is said to be at least 350 beluga whales which has declined by 50% since 1994. In 2008 Beluga whales became in danger of extinction again‚ but this time it was in the threatened category‚ before that it was listed at vulnerable. The white whale is indeed endangered for many reasons‚ pollution being the main reason‚ the other reasons consist
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Chapter 11 of Environmental Science by William and Mary Ann Cunningham begins with mentioning a case study and it’s about an endangered animal‚ they mention the owl and how that they are endangered and what they are doing to save them. The chapter then start discussing biodiversity‚ and then goes on it describes the three types‚ which are genetics‚ species and ecological. They also discussed about the threats that exists against biodiversity include habitat destruction‚ climate change and population
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Phoenix Material Environmental Movement Matrix Choose five items from the following list and identify their significance during the 1970s: • Cuyahoga River‚ OH (Cleveland) fire 1969 • Love Canal • Silent Spring • Population Bomb • Endangered Species Act (1966‚ 1969‚ & 1973) • Clean Water Act (1972‚ 1977) • Conservationism vs. environmentalism • Acid rain • Ozone layer • Rainforests • Depletion of fossil fuels • Climate change Event Significance Clean Water Act (1972
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Our topic is about tree kangaroos. They are one of the many endangered species on our world‚ and we think that the tree kangaroo should be saved. This essay is going to tell the reader about tree kangaroos‚ and give reasons to preserve this species. Tree kangaroos should be saved because they are a type of animal in our world and they should stay that way. In the vast planet we have learned to call home‚ every animal counts. The tree kangaroos’ population is slowly disintegrating. Before we talk
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believe that the United States’ strictly forced endangered species laws seriously hamper our economy. I on the other hand must disagree. The endangered species laws were created for an important reason: to protect our earth’s biological diversity. Whenever humanity interferes with the ecosystem for the purpose of economic growth it tears it apart piece by piece. It is for reasons like these we must have such tough laws‚ as in the Endangered Species Act. The fact of the matter is that a problem still
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The Alpine Biome What is a biome? Well‚ according to the Merriam Webster Dictionary‚ a biome is simply “a major ecological community type.” This is just a brief definition. In detail a biome is a large ecosystem that contains animals and plants that adapt in that certain type of environment. The climate and geography of the region determines the biome. The biosphere is anywhere on the Earth where life exists. It can range anywhere from the skies to the depths of the ocean where anglerfish and squids
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developments that have been made have been declining the numbers of sagebrush thus bring the numbers of these birds down.Unless we get the Greater sage Grouse back on the endangered list the human race will be to blame for yet another extinction in the animal world. The Greater Sage Grouse should be put back on the list of an endangered species because we are to blame‚ they are an indicator of other animals health in the habitat and
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no direct benefit but the belief that individuals‚ species‚ and ecosystems are inherently valuable in themselves and we have an obligation to preserve them * The world has experienced 5 major extinctions during the past 500 million years and we are currently in another * Extinction – when the last member of a species dies * The world is experiencing approx. 50‚000 species extinctions per year * 0.5% of the world’s species each year * This extinction is unique for:
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