Conservation of the Asiatic Lion. The Asiatic lion‚ also know as Panthera leo persica‚ is from the Gir Forest National Park‚ which works closely with the Wildlife Conservation Trust who specialise in the conservation of the Asiatic lion‚ in dry deciduous forest and open grassy scrublands in the state of Gujarat which is located in India. The population of the Asiatic lion is over 300 and so this specie’s status is defined endangered. The Asiatic lion could once be found in Eastern Europe‚ Turkey
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active in several parts of the world. The elephants are killed for their tusks of great value. A pair of tusks in the international market may fetch an enormous amount to the poachers. The wildlife department authorities are unable to put a stop to poaching despite their utmost vigilance. The African elephants and the Asian elephants are killed for their tusks. The late forest brigand‚ Veerappan of India‚ traded in the elephant tusks. It was very difficult for the Government to catch him alive or to
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The name of the park originated from the Manas River‚ which was named after the serpent God Manasa. The Manas River is a major river that passes through the heart of the national park. Manas was declared a sanctuary on October 01‚ 1928. The Manas Tiger reserve was created in 1973. Before it was claimed a sanctuary it was a forest that used to be called the Manas R.F. and North Kamrup R.F. The forest was used as hunting grounds for the local family of royalty. Then in December of 1985 Manas was declared
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Scientists Solved the Mystery behind Bengal White Tigers Scientists from Peking University‚ Beijing in May 2013 discovered that a change in single amino acid (A477V) in one pigmentation relate gene (SLC45A2) is the cause of white fur or sepia brown stripes in some tigers. The scientists studied 16 captive white tigers from three different parents to come up with the conclusion. As per the scientists‚ two types of melanin namely pheomelanin and eumelanin are used for identifying the color of
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------------------------------------------------- REPORT ON TIGERS The tiger (Panthera tigris)‚ a member of the Felidae family‚ is the largest of the four "big cats" in the genus Panthera.[4] The tiger is native to much of eastern and southern Asia‚ and is an apex predator and an obligate carnivore. The larger tiger subspecies are comparable in size to the biggest extinct felids‚[5][6] reaching up to 3.3 metres (11 ft) in total length‚ weighing up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds)‚ and having canines
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Henry Jenkins: Theoretical concepts Defining Fandom With the word ‘fan’ being an abbreviated term for ‘fanatic’‚ the word itself is dynamic for it has shifted in meaning and appearance over time with regards to the context in which it is found being with regards to religion (a devotee to a form of “any excessive and mistaken enthusiasm”). However the word’s underlying meaning remains intact in the form of expressing fascination towards something or someone within a negative manner (as found within
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Soils Conservation: Easier - Soil is the loose top layer of our planet’s crust. It is dirt or earth in which plant life can grow. Harder - Soil covers a major portion of the earth’s land surface. It is an important natural resource that either directly or indirectly supports most of the planet’s life. Life here depends upon soil for food. Plants are rooted in soil and obtain needed nutrients there. Animals get their nutrients from plants or from other animals that eat plants. Many animals make
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the reintroduction of native vegetation to cleared land is already having positive affects on the level of biodiversity. Other conservation efforts like maintaining stable populations of native species has also been equally successful. Outlawing poaching of native animals has also changed the decreasing population trends. Breeding endangered species in captivity then reintroducing them into the wild is reversing the tide of fragmentation. The impact of infrastructure projects to the natural environment
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Ecology Group‚ Wageningen University‚ the Netherlands. Culverwell‚ J. 1998. Long-term recurrent costs of protected area management in Cameroon. Project report. WWF Cameroon and MINEF‚ Yaounde‚ Cameroon. n.d. retrieved from www.awf.org (n.d.). THE POACHING PROBLEM. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/elephants/poaching.html
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Name: - Nana Kesewaa Dankwa Index Number:-PGDBA/PM/022/0912 EVALUATE THE STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE SWOT ANALYSIS MODEL OF AN ORGANIZATION OF YOUR CHOICE. Introduction: Strength‚ Weaknesses‚ Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) Analysis is an important device for audit and analysis of the overall strategic position of an organisation and its environment. It aims to elicit tactics which will generate an organisation specific operational model that will best align an organization’s resources and
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