Flora and Fauna in Philippines Philippines Natural Resources Non Renewable Resources in Philippines Philippines Natural Resources Renewable Resources in Philippines Water Resources in Philippines The Philippines is one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots‚ possessing more than 12‚000 different species of plants‚ 560 recognized bird species‚ 180 species of terrestrial mammals‚ 250 reptiles‚ 400 species of coral‚ and 1‚000 different fishes. A good percentage of these species are also
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Animal Adaptations -- Vocabulary Adaptation A body part‚ body covering‚ or behavior that helps an animal survive in its environment. Behavior The actions of an animal. Camouflage A color or shape in an animal’s body covering that helps it blend into its environment. Environment Everything that surrounds and affects a living thing. The environment includes non-living things‚ such as water and air‚ as well as other living things. Habitat The place where an animal lives. The physical characteristics
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Poaching What is Poaching? Poaching is illegal hunting of animals . It is killing animals out of season‚ capturing endangered animals and selling them for money. Why do people poach? People poach for items that are caught out of season or illegally that can be sold for a lot of money. The gall bladder on one bear can be sold for $18‚000 dollars in Asia. Animals mostly poached Elephants‚ Rhinos and bears are the most poached animal. Commercial poachers also hunt zebra‚ cheetah‚ lion ‚ tiger
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As recently as January‚ 2016 the name of Saartjie Baartman has moved from 19th century curiosity‚ into popular 21st century culture‚ and this reason for her notoriety stems from the sexualization of her body. Baartman was born before 1790 in the area now known as the Eastern Cape of Africa‚ and was a member of the cattle herding Gonaquasub group of the Khoikhoi. Growing up on the colonial farm where her parents worked‚ Sara was orphaned in adolescence. At age sixteen‚ she married a Khoikhoi drummer
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Tree Planting Projects * Memorial Forest (Dist. 36-O‚ USA): Oregon Lions worked with Lion Frank Lockyear to create a Vietnam Memorial Forest. This environment project‚ called "Say Yes to Trees‚” will plant 60‚000 trees to memorialize every fallen American in Vietnam. * International Reforestation Cooperation (Dist. J-1‚ URUGUAY): The Punte del Este and Montevideo Pocitos Lions Clubs created a local Joint Commission of Agriculture to promote the planting of 50 million trees. This reforestation
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"TEMPERATE GRASSLAND" Temperate grasslands are defined as places where grasses predominate over trees and shrubs. The name for this biome‚ temperate grasslands‚ is a great description for what it is like there. The most important plants in this biome are grasses. Two major kinds of grasslands in the world: • Savannas • Temperate grasslands. Savannas are defined as places where individual shrubs and trees are scattered among the grasses. Temperate grasslands: trees and shrubs are
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One of the fiercest aquatic carnivores to roam the Earth and as big as 15 to 17 meters long it lived from the Late Oligocene to Early Pleistocene Era where the Megalodon lived in cold waters as the ice sheets have started to very slowly form from the cold waters of the Arctic but the Megalodon lived worldwide. Although being on top of the food chain the Megalodon also had competition which was the Odontocenti which consisted of raptorial sperm whale and squalodontis which were also apex predators
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with‚ is important the set in context regarding the setting of both stories. “Heart of Darkness” takes place in the Belgian colony in Congo‚ in the heart of Africa. This colony was set in order to extract ivory from animals such as elephants or rhinoceros. But there was another important aim: carrying the light of European civilization‚ “civilized the savage”. On the other hand‚ “Apocalypse Now” is set during the Vietnam War‚ in Nung River in Cambodia. United States became involved in the conflict
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North America include white tail deer‚ Canadian geese‚ and numerous types of river fish. All of these are common animal. In other parts of the world‚ the poached animals are usually endangered. The black market has a huge demand for elephant tusks‚ rhinoceros horns‚ and lion pelts. Because of the high demand‚ the money involved can rise to insane prices. Some people want mounted lion heads or rugs‚ ivory figurines‚
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In the recent decades‚ the worldwide shark population has experienced a drastic decline. This is a result of the over-hunting of sharks for their fins. Shark finning- the practice of catching a shark and removing its fins from the rest of its carcass- has become more common as the shark fin trade continues to grow. Sharks are currently being hunted at a much faster rate than they can reproduce‚ and if the hunting is not stopped‚ it will lead to their extinction. Despite its cultural significance
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