(Source: WWF). Habitat Destruction (Source: Animal Alliance‚ unless stated otherwise) • Human population reached 1 billion by 1800. Over 6 billion by 2000. Conservative estimates predict that our population will reach 9 billion people by 2050 (Source: Population Reference Bureau). • The hourly destruction of an estimated 240 acres of natural habitat is directly attributable to the growth in human populations. • 80% of the decline in biological diversity is caused by habitat destruction. Plight of Rhinos
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was chosen for our team was the Manus Green Tree Snail‚ and this snail species is endangered. There is only to two main risk to the existence of the species: habitat destruction and over collection. The habitat destruction is the greatest threat to the Manus Green Tree Snail. Over collection is less of a threat than the habitat destruction. Mostly people buy the shell of the snail which protect the snail which causes the endangerment. To help this problem‚ I.A.R.F’s Environmental Cyber Crimes Unit
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benefit. The growing rate of extinction can be reversed‚ but we‚ as humans‚ must first realize that it is important to stop the main causes of extinction: exploitation and disturbance‚ global climate change and pollution‚ and most importantly‚ habitat destruction. During the imperial period of the Roman Empire‚ the gladiatorial games were the main source of local entertainment. During these barbarous acts‚ the gladiators were thrown into a blood-stained coliseum‚ where they were forced to battle
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The polar bear‚ also known as the white bear‚ northern bear‚ or sea bear‚ is a large bear native to the Arctic. It is one of the two largest land carnivore species and the top predator within its area. It is well adapted to its habitat: it has thick blubber and fur to insulate to it against the cold as well as white colored fur that camouflages it from its prey. The polar bear hunts well on land‚ on the sea ice‚ as well as in the water. The polar bear is a circumpolar species found in and around
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The world’s habitats and ecosystem have been damaged by human activity and organic resource consumption‚ which has caused a great loss of biodiversity. If strong efforts are not made to restore and sustain conditions‚ our ecosystem will be destine for collapse. It is imperative that we use TEK (traditional ecological knowledge) as a source of environmental ethics to conserve the earth’s habitats and restore our ecosystem “TEK has a strong potential to contribute to more effective and
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striped newt has distinctive costal grooves all over it’s body. The striped newts primary habitat are ephemeral ponds. Striped newts are both aquatic and land creatures. The ephemeral ponds can suit both of these types
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Scrub Island is an example of a thorn-scrub habitat. Scrub Island is formed by volcanic activity. (in class discussion) The future development of this area is likely to cause significant damage to the surrounding natural elements on the island. In order for them to carry out the plan for this magnitude of development it would involve the considerable destruction of both the terrestrial and marine environment of Scrub Island. The removal and destruction of key environmental elements such as salt
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Tweeting and chirping are a bird watcher ’s favorite sounds‚ and in Indian Bird Sanctuaries these sounds reverberate copiously. Owing to its varied topography‚ climate and long coastline‚ India provides a home to several species of birds. The nation attracts scores of migratory birds as well. Out of the 8650 species of birds ’ known in the world‚ India boasts of being a home to as many as 1200 species. Popular bird species in Indian bird sanctuaries include Racquet Tailed Drogas‚ Sun Birds‚ Kingfishers
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In biology and ecology‚ extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms (taxon)‚ normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species‚ although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species’ potential range may be very large‚ determining this moment is difficult‚ and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa‚ where a species
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Amaryll Juris M. Banzuela Natural Science 5 2011-13372 Prof. Lacdan Destruction in Development I. The LPPCHEA and the problem it faces In an urban environment like the Metro Manila‚ it is rare or maybe quite impossible to find a place we can call a “sanctuary”‚ a sanctuary for the environment‚ for animals and for humans. However‚ somewhere in the south area of the Metro lays this ecosystem we can somehow call a sanctuary. Bounded by the borders of the Las Pinas River on the
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