This paper will emphasize the conservation strategies surrounding Orangutans and the reasons as to why they are so desperately needed. Orangutans are quickly becoming more and more endangered‚ and are expected to become completely extinct by the year 2025. ( ) In a world where humans have the capability to destroy these lands that once solely belonged to these primates‚ humans also have the ability to conserve and protect this species. The ways in which humans and international conservatory groups
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Orangutans Tim Sanderson Anth 111 In Malay orang means "person" and utan is defined as "forest’. Thus Orangutan literally means "Person of the Forest". Orangutans are found in the tropical forests of Sumatra and Borneo. They are the most arboreal of the great apes and move amongst the safety of the trees from one feeding site to the next. They are so well adapted to arboreal life that they cannot place their feet on the ground‚ instead they walk on the outside of their curved foot. There
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Andrew Hilgers The Great Apes Orangutans Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling animal in the world. Males usually weigh about 90 kg‚ while females range from 30-50. Orangutans are a red/orange color. Their arms are a lot longer than their legs. They have 2 m long arms‚ so they could touch the ground if they were standing on 2 legs. There are two types of male orangutans. There is a flanged and an unflanged. Flanged male orangutans have large‚ flat cheeks that are very wide. These special cheeks
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The pongo abelii (Sumatran Orangutan) is classed as critically endangered under the IUCN red list. In 1994 the estimated number of Sumatran orangutan was 12‚000. This number declined further in 2003 where the estimate shown 7‚300 and again in 2008‚ estimating 6‚500. This clearly is a massive reduction in the species population at a loss of 5500 orangutans in a 14 year period. The Sumatran orangutan lives on the island of Sumatra‚ Indonesia‚ and is commonly found in the lowland and hilly tropical
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“Reflection of Eden‚ My Years with Orangutans of Borneo” is one of famous book who Dr Birute Mary Galdikas Filomena as the author through her experienced where she observed and demonstrate their dynamic social behavior start young until their get older to be a loner. 97% human in the sense orangutans share of their genes with us (Dr. Birute Galdikas‚ 2012). Galdikas is a modern primatology‚ nature conservation‚ etiology specialist and the third of “Leakey’s Angel” where inspire to Jane Goodall’s
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HomeExamples and SamplesIs Oil and Gas Conservation Relevant? Is Oil and Gas Conservation Relevant? Oil and natural gas are non-renewable sources of energy. There have been numerous attempts to minimize the depletion of these two resources. Scientists have proposed many reasons for the high importance of their conservation. Oil and natural gas conservation involves the use of these resources in a better and a more well-organized manner with respect to economic‚ social and ambient expenses
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CONSERVATION OF forest is certainly a necessity that requires to be addressed as a priority. For the survival of human beings‚ a holistic approach is required to be adopted as regards protection of the plant kingdom as well as the wildlife with regard to the peaceful and mutually beneficial co-existence of all. To prevent any kind of ecological imbalance a very pragmatic action plan has to be formulated. Towards achieving this many legislation have been enacted in India and elsewhere. At the
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| Conservation Officers | A Career in Law Enforcement | | | | History‚ Duties‚ and Expectations of an Indiana Conservation Officer | Conservation Officers‚ as well as the Department of Natural Resources‚ have a long and colourful history in the state of Indiana dating as far back as 1889. In the late 1870’s naturalists began to raise a hue and cry about the uncontrolled use and depletion of our natural resources‚ concerned with such issues as soil erosion and the resulting
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FOREST CONSERVATION Forests are one of the most important natural resources that have been gifted to mankind for their sustained existence on earth. Without question‚ they provide us with huge amounts of tangible and intangible benefits‚ without which indeed‚ all life‚ less to say human life‚ would fall under the risk of extinction. Hence‚ it is vital for us to realize this importance of forest cover‚ conserve them‚ and ultimately work towards a sustainable way to maintain our forests and meet
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वन संरक्षण FOREST CONSERVATION वन संरक्षण Forests are one of the most important natural resources that have been gifted to mankind for their sustained existence on earth. जंगलों के एक सबसे महत्वपूर्ण प्राकृतिक संसाधन है कि मानव जाति के लिए उपहार में अपनी धरती पर निरंतर अस्तित्व के लिए किया गया है के हैं. Without question‚ they provide us with huge amounts of tangible and intangible benefits‚ without which indeed‚ all life‚ less to say human life‚ would fall under the risk of extinction. सवाल
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