Wildlife Conservation Introduction Favoured with a unique geographical location and varied landforms‚ India is home to about one third of known life forms in the world. There are over 500 species of mammals and 2060 species of birds that are truly Indian. Rapid growth of human and livestock population since the turn of the century and the consequent pressure on land due to development have taken an increasingly heavy toll on the country wilderness. One of the major threats facing wildlife is the
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Trust. David Attenborough and wildlife conservation Attenborough’s links to the World Land Trust go back quite a fare way and first began when he was working with the charity’s CEO John Burton. Together they were planning on protecting the severely endangered Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda. Throughout the fifty year long career of Sir David Attenborough’s he has been very active in the conservation of the luscious world‚ determined as ever to protect the wildlife and our natural world. Recently
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their lives. “When we lose the right to be different‚ we lose the privilege to be free” (Hughes).Wild animals are supposed to live wildlife‚ supposed to hunt and survive as they live their own typical life. Although animals in the zoo will be released by any opportunities however they will never be able to survive in wildlife. This is due to the lack of experience in wildlife and they wont be easily adapted to the new environment. Is not only freedom an animal‚ who being captive in a zoo‚ their chance
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agreement between governments which aims to protect wild plants and animals and to ensure that international trade does not threaten their survival. Although many of traded wildlife species are not endangered‚ the existence of CITES agreement would safeguard these resources end ensure their trade is sustainable. The trade of wildlife species could be in the form of live animals and plants to any of their products including food products‚ medicine‚ leather goods‚ fur‚ ivory‚ dried herbs‚ shark fins‚ wooden
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are primarily designed as a form of entertainment. This essay will also comment on the existing legislative regulations in regards to the animals and marine life that are captive in Australia‚ and evaluate their adequacy in protecting the captive wildlife from undue stress‚ cruelty and suffering‚ especially when one considered the cramped conditions and cruel training regimes that many animals are still forced to endure but that are deemed‚ ‘necessary‚ reasonable and justifiable‚’ under our
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on the brink of extinction means something to you? Then join hands with the wildlife organizations to save mother Earth! The natural projects and programmes started by the Indian government such as Project Tiger‚ Nature Camps and Jungle Lodges have been organised to promote wildlife awareness among the people. These projects not only help in preserving our natural heritage but also encourage eco-tourism. Why wildlife conservation is so important? Because the most beautiful gift that God has
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Wildlife Preservation The dinosaurs were the first major species to become extinct and then dodos became the second major species to become extinct... what is going to be next? ? Imagine waking up in the morning and seeing two large figures looking down at you. They begin to chase you and your family out of your home‚ as much as you want to try and defend yourself you cannot because you are too small and weak to fight
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An example of this would be at the Highland Wildlife Park. At said Park an entire pack of wolves was emancipated after the structure of their pack has broken down (10 Facts about Zoos par. 10) Multiple zoos either kill their surplus‚ aged‚ or weak animals or they sell them to wildlife dealers who then would sell them to hunting ranches. If they do not sell them to wildlife dealers they would sell them in an exotic-pet barter (Satchell par. 1). The article “10
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or the world at large. While it is true that for a long time zoos were indeed primarily for entertainment‚ over time‚ most zoos have “transformed from commercial competitors into cooperating members of zoological organizations whose mission became wildlife conservation‚ research‚ education of the public‚ and captive breeding of endangered species” (Cobb‚ 2013). Zoos today concentrate heavily on teaching about the conservation of both the animals themselves and the habitats they come from‚ as well as
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1. Why do I want to be a Wildlife Biologist? Well after many years of living in the country and being a boy‚ I was always outside doing something. Me and my best friend from the age of about five were always on are four wheelers riding around in the field‚ going fishing‚ or going “hunting”. During furbearer season I always would try to trap on a ranch in front of our house or on a guys land down the road. When it rained you could always bet that I would be in the back of the field at a little mudhole
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