Invasive Species: Asian Carp Asian carps are different species of fish that originated in many parts of Eurasia. There are 4 different types of Asian carps‚ but the silver carp and bighead carp are mostly found in the Mississippi River drainage basin and Illinois River. The silver and bighead carp first came to North America from China in 1973. Being filter feeders‚ they were imported to remove algae and suspended matter‚ ultimately trying to improve water qualities in aquaculture ponds. However
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Shannon Angus Mrs. Cumbee January 9‚ 2013 Foreign Invaders Invasive species are groups of organisms that are unnaturally occurring to an area. When introduced‚ they can cause economic and physical harm to humans and ecosystems. The importing‚ legally and illegally‚ of invasive species into our society is not only harmful to our population and our ecosystem but also the population of plants and animals in their indigenous homeland. To continue‚ the smuggling of plants and animals into new
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There are less than 1‚600 Giants Pandas left in the world‚ this doesn’t only make them endangered‚ but at risk of being extinct. Most panda’s live in China; China is known as a developed Country. There are barley any trees‚ and the air is very contaminated. Panda’s habitats are being destroyed to build factories whom will pollute the air and destroy everything they’ve got. There are many solutions that can be use to help this unfortunate animals. With the help of science‚ cloning the animals wouldn’t
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4/10/11 James Ross Aftermath of the Invasion The introduction of invasive species into new environments is a problem that plagues the entire planet. Humans have been moving species around the world and introducing them into new environment for millennia. Many introduced species become invasive‚ disrupting ecosystems and threatening the survival of other species‚ sometimes driving them to extinction. Some invasive species‚ including some insects‚ seem to thrive particularly well in already degraded
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The Endangered Snow Leopards The snow leopard is an endangered and threatened animal of the wild. This large to medium-size cat is apart of the Animalia kingdom. It’s main difference from most large cats like it is‚ that they cannot roar which places them in the Uncia Uncia genus. These felines can weight between about 60 to 120 pounds. Snow leopards live in some of the most remote habitat in the world. They call the Himalayan Mountains home‚ from Myanmar moving west through China‚ Nepal‚ India
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Sea turtles are becoming more and more endangered as time goes on and is something that really needs to be changed. There are seven species of sea turtle and they are all either endangered or critically endangered. Millions of sea turtles used to inhabit the sea now only a fraction of them are still around. Humans are partly the cause of this because we hunt them for food and profit. It is unbelievable that people can kill such beautiful creatures just for their personal benefit. Humans are
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Endangered Animals of India : Endangered Animals of India Nataraj M.B. Department of Zoology. What is an endangered animal? : What is an endangered animal? A species is called endangered when there are so few of its kind left that it could disappear from the planet altogether and become ’extinct.’ Extinct means an animal hasn’t been seen in the wild for 50 years. In total 762 plant and animal species are now recorded as extinct. IUCN RED LIST : IUCN RED LIST The IUCN Red List of Threatened
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Science II Mr. Ray Stafford 14 October 2012 The Endangered Appalachian Elktoe (Alasmidonta raveneliana) There are several mussel listed on the endangered species in the state of Tennessee but one that stood out the most is the Appalachian Elktoe. There is little known about how this species became endangered but it seem that pollutants to the Tennessee rivers and streams are the main culprits. The Elktoe was added to the Federal Endangered list November23‚ 1994. Since the listing‚ there are
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NAME : SUZANNE YEOH CLASS : 4SC4 (2012) TEACHER : PN. ROZITA DATE : 8.10.2012 INDEX No. | Title | Page | 1 | 9.1 Human Activities that Endanger an Ecosystem - introduction - pollution - strategies to solve problems related to pollution | 3 - 11 | 2 | 9.2 The Greenhouse Effect and the Thinning of the Ozone Layer - The greenhouse effect - The thinning of the ozone layer - Impact of global warming and the
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Orangutans are an endangered mammal species that lives on Indonesia and Malaysia. These majestic creatures are endangered for many reasons. The main reason the orangutans have become endangered because of the excessive logging in their habitat. These animals are one of the most important species in the rainforest environment. Orangutans are an essential part of keeping the rainforest alive because they spread seeds throughout the entire area where they live. This animal eat foods that contain
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