Makah and Whaling Introduction During the past 30 years the whales gradually became the center of public attention and sympathy. Tourists watching the whales off the eastern coast of the United States and in the lagoons of California‚ were struck by their remarkable nature and behavior. At the same time‚ the number of most large whales continued to decline. Certainly whale hunting was rather indiscriminate since the Middle Ages‚ reaching a point where these mammals were in imminent danger
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Effects of Poaching on Animals‚ Environment‚ and Communities Levi J. Stoesz Mountain Lake Christian Abstract Numerous research has been conducted on the effects of Poaching‚ and this paper will analyze these findings. Poaching negatively affects the communities‚ animals‚ and the environment. Research shows that poaching has dramatically increased over the previous decades and will continue to increase in the years to come. Poaching has the ability to destroy communities‚ cause extinction in
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The ocean is one of Earth’s most valuable natural resources. It provides food in the form of fish and shellfish—about 200 billion pounds are caught each year. It’s used for transportation—both travel and shipping. It provides a treasured source of recreation for humans. It is mined for minerals (salt‚ sand‚ gravel‚ and some manganese‚ copper‚ nickel‚ iron‚ and cobalt can be found in the deep sea) and drilled for crude oil. The ocean plays a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and
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Coral reefs are the home to more species than any other marine ecosystem‚ making them some of the most treasured and diverse ecosystems on the planet. They provide revenue for local communities by forming nurseries for fish‚ provide a destination for diving tours and fishing trips‚ break the power of waves to create a buffer that prevents erosion‚ property damage‚ and inundation‚ and protect the wetlands that line the coast‚ as well as ports and harbors. Many medicines are also now being developed
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Venezuela For centuries peoples of Venezuela lived peacefully and survived by farming‚ hunting and fishing. Then in 1499 after Christopher Columbus discovered Latin America‚ a Spaniard named Alonso de Ojeda led another expedition to the coast of Venezuela. Alonso de Ojeda named the country Venezuela (meaning “little Venice”) after seeing huts on stilts. Soon‚ Spanish began bringing in African slaves. After several years‚ in 1821 Simon Bolivar finally liberated Venezuela. At first Venezuela joined
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Vlada Dediceva 2/5/15 Mayer/1 Unusual Animal Report SEA CUCUMBER The ubiquitous holothurian‚ or the sea cucumber‚ is an echinoderm‚ a species like sea urchins and starfish. The sea cucumber has about 1‚500 species worldwide. Some species are less than an inch‚ and some are longer than six feet. The sea cucumber usually lives from five to ten years. The sea cucumber’s body is like a cucumber‚ but some look spiky and have lots of different colors and patterns on their skin.
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Contact lists/emails/websites/address/phone numbers/who would you contact * Donate to protect sharks “http://www.sharktruth.com/funding “ * Websites * http://www.sharktruth.com * http://www.stopsharkfinning.net/shark-fin-soup.htm * twitter: @stopfinning * facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StopSharkFinning * Who to contact * people in your area who wants to stop restaurants selling shark fin soup What is the long term forecast? Is anything being done?
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Taylor Burns 1/27-2/2 Block 4 Democracy Current Events Story #1: Fatty Acid Found in Fish Protects Brain Against Alzheimer’s Source: The Almagest Author: Kriss Moore URL: http://www.thealmagest.com/fatty-acid-found-fish-protects-brain-alzheimers/9842 Story #2: Omega-3 Fatty Acids Prevent Alzheimer’s in the Elderly Source: Science World Report Author: Vanishree Bhatt URL: http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/12584/20140201/fish-oil-omega-3-fatty-acids-brain-cells
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that could help pharmacology and medicine‚ as technology advances. I am passionate about species conservation and concerned about how human activity is affecting the health of the oceans through such problems as pollution‚ ocean acidification‚ overfishing‚ habitat destruction‚ and human-induced global warming. As the oceans are vital to human life in many ways‚ I believe it is important to study marine life; the knowledge gained will not only benefit humans but could also benefit the well-functioning
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Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability‚ disorder‚ harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms.[1] Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy‚ such as noise‚ heat‚ or light. Pollutants‚ the elements of pollution‚ can be foreign substances or energies‚ or naturally occurring; when naturally occurring‚ they are considered contaminants when they exceed natural levels. The major forms of pollution
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