Book Review Zulu Wilderness: Shadow and Soul by Dr. Ian Player Question 1 Dr. Ian Player’s memoir‚ Zulu Wilderness: Shadow and Soul‚ is a magnificent account of one man’s development from the unsatisfied job-hopping of his young adulthood to the emerging importance of an international conservationist. Among other titles‚ Player receives the distinction of an activist and educator through many unique attempts to gain support for protected game reserves in South Africa throughout the mid to late 20th
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to compete for food and reduce the reliability of finding a mate for breeding purposes. Both of these things can cause the death of animals and reduce the number. For an example Sumatera Rhino had decrease in number because of hard to find the mate for breeding purpose‚ this had cause the number of Sumatera Rhino always
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land mammal alive today. India and Nepal are the last areas of protection for the one-horned rhino. Yet‚ Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuary in the northeastern Indian state of Assam is only some 15 square miles [38 sq km] in size‚ a relatively small area to hold rhino. So the animals tend to wander into the agricultural lands nearby‚ where they may be shot or poisoned. Man has invented a clever way of felling a rhino. Above the Pobitara Sanctuary run two high-voltage cables. The poacher hooks a wire on these
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EDA 3046 UNIQUE NUMBER 543563 STUDENT NUMBER ASSIGNMENT 2 1. UNESCO 1946 They develop environmental education. 2. World Wide Fund 1961 They raise funds for Wildlife Conservation. 3. International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources(IUCN) 1971 They defined the definition of Environmental Education 4.World Environmental Conference 1972 The rich and poor nations discussed matters of environmental concern. 5.International Workshop on Environmental Education 1975 UNESCO organized
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When I was a child‚ one of my favorite places was the zoo. I loved to look at the beautiful animals and all the different species that the zoo possessed. As a child‚ I never realized how much these magnificent animals were threatened to extinction because of the wild animal trade. Animal trafficking‚ also known as the Animal Trade‚ is one of the harshest crimes and biggest industries‚ affecting ecosystems‚ the environment‚ and humans worldwide. Animal Trafficking is hands-down a growing industry
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our ecosystem and health concern from the great usage of growth promoting drugs and antibiotic in farm animals. Animal cruelty comes in several forms‚ some of which many may not know about such as the condition in poultry farms‚ animal testing and poaching issues. All of these matters contribute and have an effect on us along with the rest of the animal kingdom. When we go food shopping in the meat section and pick up a package of chicken breast most people don ’t often stop to question or think
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brilliant scenery. Its wetlands are of international importance. It is also the single most important site for the survival of golden languor‚ pygmy hog‚ and hispid hare. The diversity of the life forms in the Manas National Park include elephants‚ rhinos‚ wild buffaloes‚ leopards‚ clouded leopards and the incredibly beautiful and rare black panthers. The birds found in the sanctuary are ones I have never heard of with some of the most exotic names‚ to name a few; there are Jungle Fowls‚ Bulbuls‚ Khaleej
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1.0 Introduction The Himalayas are the longest and most well known mountain range in the world. It is located just north the Indian sub-continent. It is also home to some of the highest points in the world above sea level‚ Mt. Everest‚ standing at 8‚848 metres above sea level and K2 standing at 8‚611 metres.The main Himalayan range runs from the Indus river valley in the west‚ to the Brahmaputra river valley in the east‚ forming a range with a length of 2‚400 km long‚ which varies in width from
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declared a World Heritage site in December 1985 by UNESCO. Kahitama R.F.‚ the Kokilabari R.F. and the Panbari R.F. were added in the year 1990 to form the Manas National Park. In 1992‚ UNESCO declared it as a world heritage site in danger due to heavy poaching and terrorist activities (Wikipedia). I just don’t understand how anyone would want to poach animal that are in a wildlife sanctuary. To them they must think that this was a game to them‚ however I think that they are sick individuals. What
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Wildlife Conservation INTRODUCTION Wildlife is a collective term that includes animals‚ bear‚ butterflies‚ crustaceans‚ fish‚ moths‚ aquatic and land vegetation which forms a part of a habitat. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet and has a major impact on the environment‚ both positive and negative. Wildlife can be found in all ecosystems‚ deserts‚ rainforests‚ plains‚ and other areas-including the most developed urban sites
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