EVS REPORT – BATCH 2 – THE MAP OF ENDANGERED No one will ever again see a paradise parrot flash its rainbow colors across the sky or see the Tasmanian tiger slink through the wet Tasmanian forest. They are gone forever – they are now extinct. It is very sad‚ but it is too late. Extinction is forever. Plants and animals have become extinct before. Dinosaurs are an example. However the process is slow‚ taking thousands of years and longer‚ allowing sufficient time for other life forms to adjust to
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the ’Project Tiger ’ in April 1973‚ when the tiger population was less than 2000. The main threats to tigers are poaching‚ habitat loss and population fragmentation. It is anticipated there are only about 4000 tigers left in India. One of the main reasons that the Bengal Tiger is endangered is because of the lack of its natural habitat. The tiger lives in various habitats from‚ open jungles‚ humid evergreen forests to mango grove swamps. Male Bengal tigers require a territory of 20 square miles
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According to Elizabeth Kolbert‚ man-made climate change will cause the sixth mass extinction on earth. Since humans keep harming the planet‚ multiple animals have the possibility of becoming extinct over the next fifty years. Global temperatures are continuing to rise and our planet is becoming warmer. Coquerel’s sifaka (Propithecus coquereli) in the Madagascar is one of the several endangered animals that are predicted to soon become extinct. In fact‚ they have gone through a vast population reduction
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us Giraffa camelopardalis. We can weigh up to about three thousand pounds! We giraffes have suffered significant declines in our population in the past decade with a total dropping of thirty percent across Africa alone. A mix of habitat loss‚ habitat fragmentation‚ impacts of war and civil unrest‚ and poaching are contributors to our extermination. Some people are astonished and shocked that we giraffes are threatened. Other people are in such dismay that they simply do not believe that we are
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involved. Boca Chica has a legacy of its own‚ one that has nothing to do with nose cones and rocket thrusters. The space launch will be quick‚ easy money. Not only will it damage an immensely valuable coastal grassland‚ but it will also annihilate the habitat for “one of the most sought-after Valley sparrow specialties‚ Botteri’s sparrow” (Oko). Brownsville is a nice‚ peaceful place‚ but if SpaceX settles‚ it’s going to be “a lot [busier]‚ a lot [louder]‚ and a lot more [congested]” (Burnett). Many are
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All economic activities affect the environment in some way whether it is done intentionally or unintentionally. These could be positive or negative effects. Most of the time‚ they are negative. Most activities usually end up harming ecosystems or just polluting the environment. Economic activities can range from mining all the way to farming. This essay will discuss different types of economic activities and how they effect the environment. The first effect on the environment is the over harvesting
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is an endangered species. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF)‚ a leading conservation organization estimates the Asian elephant population to be between “35‚000 to 50‚000” left in the wild. Asian Elephants are an endangered species because of poaching‚ habitat destruction‚ and elephant-human conflict. One reason Asian elephants are an endangered species is because they are poached for the high black market value of their tusks. Asian male elephants tusks are considered of high quality and demand has driven
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areas where the animals would be protected in their natural habitat. During the early 1960s‚ China’s State Council called upon the provinces to set aside land for the protection of China’s wildlife. Sichuan province responded quickly with a plan to create reserves to protect Giant Pandas and other animals in the area. Today there are approximately 40 panda reserves across Southwestern China. Some are Nature Reserves providing a safe habitat for wild Giant Pandas‚ like a National Park Other reserves
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Tree Plantations Introduction For over 10‚000 years‚ man has been the greatest factor affecting biodiversity through habitat destruction and fragmentation‚ overexploitation and pollution. With an ever increasing population and human activities‚ man is consuming more and more natural resources by increasing the use of energy‚ fuel‚ and production of consumer products that are not necessarily needed. Man is very egotistic and believes that he owns everything that he has discovered; using most
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discovery and dominion over native peoples‚ the ecological environments that natives were participants of‚ and all natural resources within the new found American paradise. And while it can be said that tribes of humans dominating other humans and their habitat was not uncommon in the world‚ including amongst the people of the Americas; the anthropocentric behaviors of Columbus and other Europeans were unique amongst the cultures inhabiting the new European discovery of the American continent.
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