and poaching have caused its numbers to drop from more than 10‚000 in the 1980s to fewer than 3‚500 today. Tiger parts are so prized in Eastern medicine that a dead one can sell for $1‚500 to $3‚500 before its eyes are sold as a cure for epilepsy and malaria‚ its penis is converted into a soup for virility‚ and its bones are ground into powder to treat ulcers‚ rheumatism and typhoid‚ according to Wildlife Conservation Society species program director Elizabeth Bennett. In addition to poaching‚ Asia’s
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street‚ aptly called the “Rhino’s.” They were big‚ mean‚ and smelled like they had been bathing in their mascot’s droppings. We were the “Wolves.” Our team was smaller‚ but we had speed and skill on our side. Who has ever heard of a wolf overpowering a rhino? We were destined for failure. We lined up and got into position‚ facing down‚ or rather facing up‚ our competitors‚ getting ready to fight for our victory. The first half of the game was brutal. I could feel my head pounding from getting rammed
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Rakan Al-Yami Dr. Robin Tanke FYS 104 sec. 2 11 Nov. 2015 Chapter 4: Endpoints 1- Look at the proposed planetary boundaries in Table 4.1. Choose one of the Earth System Processes and find two articles you trust related to the process‚ its current state and predictions for the future. 1- Earth enters sixth extinction phase with many species – including our own – labelled ’the walking dead’ by Rose Troup Buchanan. 2- Accelerating extinction risk from climate change by Mark C. Urban. 2- Write a summary
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Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Current Approaches to Ecotourism Development 3 3.0 Examples of Ecotourism 4 3.1 Case 1: Big 5 Safaris in Kruger National Park‚ Africa 5 3.1.1 The Impacts of Wildlfe Safari 6 3.1.2 Weakness‚ Strength‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats 9 3.1.3 The Stakeholders 10 3.1.4 Policies‚ Control & Governmental Support 11 3.2 Case 2: Chumbe Island Coral Park‚ East Africa 12 3.2.1 The impacts of ecotourism activities in CHICOP 13 3.2.2 Weakness‚ Strength‚ Opportunities
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for breeding captive Giant Pandas. The reserves are intended to protect the Giant Panda’s natural habitat. Logging is extremely detrimental to the habitat so in 1998 a logging ban was implemented by the Chinese government to slow the destruction Poaching and illegal logging are still problems in some areas. Although Giant Pandas were once hunted for their pelts‚ most Giant Pandas that are injured or killed by poachers today are inadvertently harmed when Giant Pandas are caught in traps meant for
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loss‚ pollution‚ disease‚ predation‚ illegal killing‚ and poaching. Habitat loss happens by a mixture of things logging‚ agriculture‚ the building of roads and cities‚ and forest fires. Habitat loss affects China’s giant panda because of the expanding buildings in China. Pollution is affecting fish in lakes and streams because of acid rain. “Acid rains kill fish in lakes and streams by increasing the acidity of water” (Haluzan 2012). Poaching is killing rhinoceros by people killing them for their horns
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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science ( AP economics summer assignment ) Sora Kim 265543801 Mr. Kotzky 1a. “Individuals seek to maximize their own utility.” Explain this basic economic principle. b. Discuss several of the conflicts / choices‚ as discussed by Wheelan‚ that individuals may face in trying to maximize their utility. Economists would basically do whatever it takes to gain privileges or derive utility. For example‚ they would pay taxes or get a doctor’s shot. Doing
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becoming extinct every day. Some animals that are becoming close to extinct are the Sumatran and Bornean Orang-utan‚ the Sumatran tiger‚ the pygmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino. Ten years ago there were still over 150‚000 orang-utans in the wild and that number has dropped to 30‚000 today! Sumatran tiger and rhino numbers have dropped dramatically to having only 30-40 in the wilds. (change) Every year at least 1‚500 orang-utans die cruelly when beaten to death by plantation workers as
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Mariah Bowles Mid-Term Paper PEAC 1001 I have chosen the myth‚ “Eating more protein will give you bigger muscles.” Through my research I have found that this is definitely a myth. The only way to make your muscles bigger is to exercise. This myth was probably started because our muscles contain long protein structures that need protein to be produced. When we exercise our body increases the size of the muscle cells because our body thinks that if it needs to be using those muscles they need to
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