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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Tiger Subspecies I am here writing a report on the sub species of tigers. Many of these tigers will not survive in the next forty years due to the killing that us humans have caused. Tiger sub species have not been as important to us humans as whether or not the species Tiger Panthera tigris can survive either in the wild or in captivity for the next forty years. Nevertheless a great deal of information on the future of the tiger can be learned from a study of subspecies. Which is what my report
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As the population of China becomes more wealthy‚ demand for illegal tiger parts is booming. Up to 600m Chinese people believe that tiger bones‚ claws and even penises will cure any number of ailments‚ including arthritis and impotency. And as a result we’ve just been told‚ for about the hundredth time‚ that if nothing is done extinction looms. Well‚ not complete extinction. Obviously tigers will continue to exist in Las Vegas for many years to come. And in Asia there are so many backstreet big
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Project Tiger‚ launched in 1973-74‚ is one of our most successful conservation projects in recent times. The project aims at tiger conservation in specially constituted ’tiger reserves‚ which are representative of various bio- geographical regions within the country. Is committed to maintaining a viable population of tigers in the wild. An estimate of the population of tigers in India at the turn of the century‚ placed the figure of 40‚000. Subsequently‚ the first tiger census in 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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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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Save the Tiger This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2009) Save the Tiger is a 1973 film about moral conflict in contemporary America. It stars Jack Lemmon‚ Jack Gilford‚ Laurie Heineman‚ Thayer David‚ Lara Parker and Liv Lindeland. The film was directed by John G. Avildsen. The screenplay was adapted by Steve Shagan from his novel of the
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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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Tiger Sharks Rosalani and Romina Mr. Wiscott Modern Hawaiian History May 17‚ 2002 The tiger shark‚ Galeocerdo cuvier‚ is a large (up to 18ft) predator found in tropical and subtropical waters world wide. Tiger sharks are one of the three main shark species known to attack humans‚ and are responsible for most shark attacks in Hawaii. Less than one shark attack occurs per year on average in Hawaii (compared to an annual average of 40 thousand drowning) and mosts attacks are non-fatal
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Maltese tiger ~Maltese tigers are blue colored-tigers from the South Chinese tiger subspecies. Although there are no known specimen evidence to prove the existence of these critically endangered tigers‚ there have been quite a number of sighting throughout history. Most of the sightings are reported in the Fujian Province of China. Giant Panda ~The Giant Panda is a bear native to China. Pandas can easily be distinguished from other bear species from their coloration. Their diet mainly consists
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