“We all know tropical rainforest are the world’s biologically richest ecosystems and are rapidly dissapearing” (Laurance 2009). Trees are an ecosystem and it’s one of the most important thing to all living things in this earth. The main function of tree is to produce oxygen and filtering carbon dioxide‚ trees are also the habitats and shelters to million species of animal and organisms. Nowdays‚ alot of tree have been cut down to improve the standard of living and there are so many effects can be
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Johnson Professor Horton English 1301 April 22‚ 2012 Research‚ Argue‚ Propose The World Wildlife Fund I. Introduction: As we all should know from our seventh grade history class or a one-hundred level history class here in college‚ the American Bison were hunted to near extinction in the 19th century. Thanks to organizations like the World Wildlife Fund‚ millions of animals and thousands of animal species that were near extinction‚ like the American Bison‚ are still
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The Australian Wildlife Conservancy manages approximately 3-4 million hectares of land and was established more than 10 years ago. This land is leased from the government‚ meaning that the government guides their use of the land for a usual length of 50 years. They strive to reach their ultimate goals of restoring fire adapted ecosystems which are much more species-rich‚ control feral animals and eradicate weeds. Currently‚ over 1‚700 species are categorized as threatened to becoming extinct. However
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Effects of Urban Sprawl on Wildlife Imagine yourself driving down the street in the middle of your suburban neighborhood and all of a sudden a deer jumps out in front of your vehicle causing you to slam on the brakes. You sit in your car wondering why there was an animal in the middle of you neighborhood. You should ask yourself: Is urban sprawl effecting our wildlife? Urban sprawl is definitely effecting our wildlife‚ but many species are learning to adapt to living so close to humans. As
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Case Study: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Sustainable Landscapes Version 1.0: June 2013 Case Study for EVSP331 I001 Spr13 Case Study: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Sustainable Landscapes Presented by: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service profile The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) was established in 1871 when the U.S. Congress established the U.S. Fish Commission to study the decrease of the nation’s food
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UNESCO Paper Final Project Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary‚ UNESCO Natural World Heritage site‚ a Project Tiger Reserve‚ an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve in Assam‚ India. Located in the Himalayan foothills‚ it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National park in Bhutan. The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam Roofed Turtle‚ Hispid Hare‚ Golden Langur and Pygmy Hog. Their goal is to be able to fully fund
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seven main tenets‚ each of which serve to provide opportunity for our use of the wildlife resources while simultaneously protecting the same resources from over harvest. The ideas presented in this model have been present long before the words were put to paper; some can be traced back to Roman times. The tenets began to become more concrete in the 19th century when hunters and anglers saw the drastic decline in wildlife due to the high demand in meat markets. These hunters and anglers set in motion
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for oil in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge because it would harm the environment‚ disrupt the animals‚ and destroy plants. The United States Congress created the Artic National Wildlife Refuge in 1980 (To drill or not to drill?: 6). The Artic National Wildlife Refuge is also known as ANWR (To drill or not to drill?: 6). The Artic National Wildlife Refuge is 19.6 million acres of wilderness (Scalzo‚ Jim Lo.: 37). Of the 19.6 million acres in the Artic National Wildlife Refuge 17.5 million acres are
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will grow significantly over the next two decades. In order to improve the balance of trade and make us less dependent on foreign countries for our oil‚ new domestic supplies of oil and gas are needed to be explored and produced. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge‚ located in the northeast corner of Alaska is considered for oil and gas development since it potentially holds billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic feet of recoverable gas. Oil companies and supporters are eager to
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Dear Queensland Parks Wildlife Services (QPWS) Manly. I am seeking a volunteer position within Queensland Parks Wildlife Services. I believe volunteering is a great way to show your passion for nature and make a positive difference to our beautiful environment and rich heritage. I would make an excellent team player with my ex-Military background and strong passion for the environment. I am well prepared and educated to help monitor and enforce the policies needed to ensure park grounds are respected
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