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    Conservation of Wildlife

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    increases. The increased number of rats and mice in the fields damages the standing crops leading to loss in the production of food-grains. It is very important to conserve wildlife to maintain the ecological balance in nature and to preserve the gene pool. Some of the measures (or steps) to be taken for the conservation of wildlife are given below: 1. Laws should be made to impose a total ban on poaching (killing) or capturing of any animal or bird belonging to an endangered species. The poaching

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    AQUATIC ECOLOGY

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    General Principles of Aquatic Ecology KAREN L. LANCOUR National Rules Committee Chairman – Life Science Part I: General Principles of Aquatic Ecology Aquatic Ecosystems      Freshwater Lotic ecosystems – flowing water o Streams o Rivers Lentic ecosystems – still water o Ponds o Lakes o Wetlands Estuary ecosystems Marine ecosystems o Coral Reef Ecology Review of Ecology Principles:    Ecology = the systematic study of how organisms interact with one another and with their environment

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    Protection of Wildlife

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    The animals have been driven away from their natural habitats and are being ruthlessly poached. The so-called ’sheltered sanctuaries’ too‚ have not been able to provide total security to these animals. There is constant conflict between the wildlife and the people. The farmer’s plough and the poacher’s gun are responsible for the extinction of several species. Take the snow leopard‚ for example. With its grey‚ soft coat and rosette-shaped black dots‚ it ruled over the Himalayas. This beautiful cat

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    Deep Ecology

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    Deep Ecology/Ecosophy The ideas behind deep ecology have major implications today. They allow people to think more profoundly about the environment and possibly come to a better understanding of their own meaning. People are intensely concerned about the world’s technological adolescence‚ massive consumerism‚ and overpopulation. A man named Arne Naess‚ former head of the philosophy department at the University of Oslo founded an idea that can direct people’s anxiety away from

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    Deep Ecology

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    class and first heard the term‚ “deep ecology‚” I thought that it was simply referring to being environmentally friendly‚ saving paper and the whole “going green” movement. However‚ I now know that what I was thinking of is considered “shallow ecology‚” according to Arnie Naas. I wasn’t completely off in my thinking because shallow ecology is an aspect of deep ecology‚ however it is only a very thin layer. There is really no simple definition for deep ecology because it is such a vast idea. Nevertheless

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    Risk Analysis

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    business There is a risk in every business venture due to uncertainty of being ale to meet expectations the business sets for itself. Our world is a market of consumers where the stakes of conducting business are unpredictable and sometimes random. With any business venture comes risks that need to be taken into consideration when attempting to reach consumers and to establish a company’s strengths‚ weaknesses‚ opportunities‚ and potential threats to reaching accomplishments. Risk can be divided broadly

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    Human Ecology

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    HUMAN ECOLOGY:ROLE OF FOOD AND WATER. What is Human Ecology? Ecology is the science of relationships between living organisms and their environment. Human ecology is about relationships between people and their environment. In human ecology the environment is perceived as an ecosystem (see Figure 1.1). An ecosystem is everything in a specified area - the air‚ soil‚ water‚ living organisms and physical structures‚ including everything built by humans. The living parts of an ecosystem - microorganisms

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    Tiger Ecology

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    London: Cambridge University Press‚ 1999. Print. Tilson‚ Ronald L. and Philip J. Nyhus. Tigers of the World: The Science‚ Politics‚ and Conservation of Panthera Tigris. New York: Academic Press‚ 2010. Print. WPSI. “The Indian Tiger - Quick Facts.” Wildlife Protection Society of India. 2011. Web. 22 Apr. 2012 <http://www.wpsi-india.org/tiger/tiger_facts.php>. WWF. “Tiger Facts.” WWF. 2011. Web. 22 Apr. 2012 <http://www.wwfindia.org/about_wwf/priority_species/royal_bengal_tiger/tiger_facts/>

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    Media Ecology

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    “Media Ecology” “Marshall McLuhan and Neil Postman laid down the foundational principles of media ecology‚ a term that is increasingly being used to describe the totality of our media environments.”(Source: mcluhangalaxy.wordpress.com). Media ecology is about how the technology changes the society and the environment we’ve grown from. Marshall McLuhan‚ a media scholar is the one who conceptualize the term media ecology. And Neil Postman is the one who introduced it to the

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    Endangered Wildlife

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    endangered every day. It is society ’s duty to discover the source of the problem as well as find solutions for them in order to sustain what precious wildlife is left. By instigating protective laws for the threatened species‚ breeding them in captivity and releasing them in the wild‚ banning over-hunting‚ and many other ways‚ we can ensure that the wildlife that we have grown up with is still here for future generations to enjoy. One major reason for loss of habitat is deforestation and human encroachment

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