death of this animal. Trophy hunting e.g. by the masaai in Kenya has caused its decline. It is also hunted for its tide to make coats. Population: Best estimate is 20 000-23 000. The lion population has been set on a decline Geographic range and habitat: found in most of sub-Saharan Africa that mainly consists of savannah grassland. |Citation: |2012. Panthera leo. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. . | | |Downloaded on 04 March 2013
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priority is profit‚ not animal welfare. Captive animals in zoos often suffer physically and mentally being enclosed. Even the best artificial environments can’t come close to matching the space‚ diversity‚ and freedom that animals have in their natural habitats. This deprivation causes many zoo animals to become stressed or mentally ill. Capturing animals in the wild also causes much suffering by splitting up families and disrupting social ecosystems. Captivity can make animals behave unnaturally. Some
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In recent time‚ this kind of human violation has become a threat for wildlife. Now it turns into a need for prevention of Wildlife jewel in India. In 1972‚ India started the consummate Wildlife protection Act and Project tiger to bulwark crucial habitat. Along with over 500 wildlife sanctuaries‚ India now hosts 14 biosphere reserves. In our land‚ for development wildlife is daily moving a step ahead to be vanished. As teasing is not a single reason behind such vanished situation‚ there are many
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Lizards - 51 male Desert Iguanas - 51 female Desert Iguanas - Four suitable contained habitat - More than 2-year worth of food for the Desert Iguana and the Inselburg lizard Procedures: 1. Put the male Inselberg Lizards into one of the four suitable contained habitat with the female Desert Iguana. 2. Put the female Inselberg Lizards into the other suitable contained habitat with the male Desert Iguana. 3. Observe them every month for 2 years. 4. Write down observations about
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future generations‚ although we may not realize it. Humankind is lucky to live in such a variety of ecosystems‚ but unfortunately‚ we all happen to leave some type of mark on the Earth and share in the destruction of many species‚ as well as their habitats. Timber companies cut down thousands of acres of natural forests for the wood and to make room for more many different uses of the land‚ such as agriculture or city expansion. Because of this many species have become endangered‚ or close to extinction
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and also provide water storage. Two of the most common dam are: Hoover Dam in Arizona and Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. The Elwha Dam is located in Washington and is the home of the Elwha River. Salmon habitats are a pride and joy in the Elwha River but in 1910 when construction began the habitats were destroyed.
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is it endangered? The Florida manatee continues to be exposed to a lack of warm water habitats‚ injury due to boat strikes‚ and lack of access to healthy sea grasses and other food sources. Also‚ there are few areas for them to raise their babies. Plans for recovery Defenders of Wildlife are currently lobbying to expand existing protected areas‚ and to eliminate any dangerous pollutants away from critical habitat. Also boat strikes are being combated by establishing
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Imagine being trapped in a confined alteration of your natural habitat. An alteration created by a foreign species who are convinced that they know what’s best for you. Seems like living a nightmare‚ doesn’t it? This is exactly what Yann Martel claims to believe be good for the animals in‚ “Life of Pi.” He creates zoos‚ a confined and controlling place and turns them to sanctuaries in the reader’s mind. Behold‚ fellow readers‚ this is the rawest form of manipulation. Yann Martel fails to present
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Gorillas are awesome animals‚ but some people do not see that. People take a quick look at them and notice their habitat and home‚ and decide tomoe it all down. We humans are killing off some of the last mountain gorillas that still live freely. Mountain Gorillas are an endangered species who live a peaceful life. But now‚ due to logging and hunting‚ their population is decreasing. Most of the mountain gorillas that are left‚ live in Rrowanda‚ a small country in Africa. There is a lot of work being
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level of some necessary factor to the detriment of another plant sharing the same habitat ¨ E.g. radiant energy‚ oxygen‚ CO2‚ mineral nutrients‚ water ¨ Allelopathy does NOT involve the depletion of a necessary factor and depends upon the addition of a deleterious factor (a chemical compound) ¨ Source: Muller‚ 1969 Dependence The phenomenon of favorable response to any reaction upon the habitat by another organism ¨ When allelopathy favors the existence of some species –
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