...Hunting Helps Animal Populations Imagine a world without lions or deer? Hunting helps control the population of animals. If no one went hunting there would be too many animals in certain areas. Deer over populate and wander down into neighborhoods. They cause a lot of problems when they get into the cities. There is a difference between hunting and poaching. Hunting is hunting an animal with a tag or a license. Poaching is hunting an animal without a tag or license; illegal hunting. Poaching and habitat lose is the two main reasons making animals go extinct or endangered. Hunting helps control the animal population; poaching makes them extinct or endangered. When you go hunting you have a tag and a license. Poaching is when you go hunting but you don’t have a tag for that animal or you don’t’ have a hunting license. Many countries have put bans on animals that live in that area. “Bans clearly not only do not work, but accelerate the extinction of species” (Bore). The lion has not been allowed to be hunted, in Kenya, for over 30 years. During that period, the size of the lion population has dropped to ten percent of the neighboring Tanzanian lion population (Bore). The Tanzanian lions has been allowed to be hunted for the same period of time as the Kenya lions have been banned. The numbers in different countries are rising for the animals that are being hunted legally, but for Africa, the numbers are dropping. Not only does hunting help with controlling animal population, it...
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...Hannah Jones AP English P. 2 Research Paper 3/8/13 Illegal Ivory Trade Extinction rates have jumped massively in the last few years from one to two species going extinct per year to currently up to ten disappearing off of the face of the Earth per year. This problem seems to be getting worse and worse every year. In Africa, the elephants are disappearing rapidly. With such a fast rate, scientists believe all elephants will be extinct by the year 2035. In the 1980s, there were over a million elephants in the population; today there are less than 470,000. Illegal poaching seems to be the greatest cause of the loss of these animals because of the value that their ivory tusks have in the market. Are we just going to let all of the African elephants die for the selfish wants and need for an immaterial item of other people? Poaching is the illegal hunting, killing, or capturing of wild animals. Examples of poaching include hunting without a license or permit, use of a prohibited weapon or trap, hunting at the wrong time of the year, and hunting in a sanctuary or reserve, national park, or zoo. Poachers usually only take a very small part of the killed animals letting the rest of the animal carcass to rot and waste away. The ivory trade is highest today in Africa, China, and Japan with the U.S. Following right after. The demand for ivory is still on the rise. Ivory sculptures are common in the Asian culture, as well as ivory handles for guns and knives. Jewelry and piano...
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...provide a sanctuary for animals that were endangered or at risk of extinction. Unfortunately the intent of zoos has been skewed towards a more commercialized profit turing business. There have been recent incidents bringing this to public light raising public concern for the effectiveness of zoos. Modern zoos no longer serve their original intention and are unethical and cruel to animals. A fundamental question is raised when one considers the ethics of zoos. Should animals be afforded the same rights of life and liberty and humans have? Do animals have the natural, god-given rights afforded to humans? The obvious answer to most people is “no”, animals are not human and therefore do not have right. However, many people believe that animals should be afforded the same basic rights to freedom that humans have, which zoos deny them of. There was a time where zoos were critical to the conservation...
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...The bald eagle is a bird that is known throughout the world for its strong abilities. This bird is a powerful force in the wild that has survived for thousands of years. The bald eagle stand for strength because they survived almost being extinct. The bald eagle mating habits are somewhat unique to their species. This bird is a large animal that is only found in North America. A cool thing found out about this bird is they can have more than one mate and when they know that they found a mate they can tell by flying side by side and a small fight. When I female and a male are building a nest they typically build in a high place or near water. When the mother lays eggs she can lay up to three eggs though the most common amount is two eggs....
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...Endangered Species Think back to the first time you went to the zoo. Do you remember the excitement you felt when you got your first glimpse of a tiger? Or maybe your favorite animal was an elephant. These species and many others are in danger of becoming extinct. I’m going to explain to you the process to get a species listed as endangered and the protective measures taken to help them recover. I’ll also talk about the success rate of these efforts. The first step to protecting a threatened species is to get them listed. The process to have a species added to the list can take up to a year. Species are listed by 2 classifications, threatened or endangered. A threatened species is a species that could become endangered in the near future without proper protection. An endangered species is a species that could become extinct. To start the process someone must first file a petition or conduct a survey of the species. Anyone can file a petition providing there is enough biological evidence to warrant further investigation. Members of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services or the National Marine Fisheries Service complete the surveys. Several factors help determine if a species is in need of protection. A few of those factors are: Changes in habitat, over utilization due to commercial and recreational purposes, disease or predation, and inadequate regulatory Laws. Within 90 days of receiving the petition or survey they must decide if further investigation is warranted. If it...
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...and Northern Africa. They lived nearly 25 million years in the Devonian period. The dunkleosteus is a lot alike to our shark today as both are very aggressive and high on the food chain. When food was short in the ocean dunkleosteus would feed off of each other. The dunkleosteus could grow to be at least 20-30 feet in length and had hard shell like casing around the head and neck. The Dunkleosteus is a large fish found in the ocean. While its body is similar to a standard fish with an eel-like tail, its head makes the fossil very distinct. The Dunkleosteus's head is totally armoured, except for the eyes. Where most animals have teeth, massive jagged plates of bone exist in its mouth to crush the shells and bones of its prey. These teeth are used by the creature to crush rocks and oil nodes. The Dunkleosteus is slightly larger than a Megalodon, another predator that swims the same waters. The Dunkleosteus likely resembled a large, underwater tank, with a thick body, bulging head and massive, toothless jaws. Dunkleosteus wouldn't have had to be a particularly good swimmer, since its bony armor would have been good enough defense against the smaller sharks and fish....
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...threatened and endangered animals live in forests, but not only animals rely on the forests, but 1.6 billion people rely on the benefits forests offer, including food, fresh water, clothing, traditional medicine and shelter. With our population growing more and more each second the world is threatening these forests and jeopardizing the benefits given. According to worldwildlife.org, 46-58 thousand square miles of forest are lost each year-equivalent to 36 football...
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...more so mirroring an image of self—an image contrary to the ethical framework as it ought relate to the natural world. The premise by which we often grant moral importance to Homo sapiens is the mere membership within that group of species. Naturally the premise carries with it little to no weight and is nearly fallacious. Ethicist Peter Singer prompts humanity on the realism that the only other criteria by which to judge for moral consideration is sentience which definitively applies to broader a species. Sentience, as it is theoretical, is inclusive of moral consideration, "The capacity for suffering and enjoying things is a prerequisite for having interests at all, a condition that must be satisfied before we can speak of interests in any meaningful way (Singer, 1974).” The application of industry leaves a footprint in the delicate ecosystems of the earth which normally espouses a plethora of creatures known to regulate the respective biosphere. Far before humanity wandered to and fro the earth, animal life met extinction by natural causes nevertheless our dominance single-handedly exploits the environment and pollutes far worse than any means of naturalism—subjecting animal life into conditions which factor into the extinction rate. Humanity is pressured to adopt the moral obligation to those species we have endangered. Utilizing the research of Barry (2009), Sawhill (1992), and Singer (1974) my topic briefly addresses the moral obligation to support endangered species and...
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...Diverse Animals SCI/230 Joseph Keen 11/13/2011 The animal Kingdom encompasses all sentient organisms on planet Earth, the study of which takes years to fully comprehend and master. There are many orders, types, and species within this vast grouping, and while some types of animals are commonly understood, the characteristics unifying members of other groups can be more elusive. This paper seeks to better identify the defining factors of these groups and illustrate their differences. For the purposes of comparison, eight animals have been chosen for this paper as examples by which to better understand the differences between mammals, insects, bids, and echinoderms. Mammals are the most well-studied class in the Kingdom Animalia, but are not even close to the largest on the planet. They are defined by three common characteristics unique to this class: hair, mammary glands, and 3 middle ear bones. Panther pardus, or the Leopard of Africa and Asia are a classic example of this class, having all three defining characteristics. Simia paniscus, or Spider Monkey, by comparison, is also covered in hair, nurses it’s young, and contains 3 middle ear bones. Both species also share four working legs, and can be found in multiple types of environments including tropical, savannah, dense forest, and in captivity. While both can be found among the trees, spider monkeys make their homes near the tree tops, while the leopard prefers to keep closer to the ground. Leopards are among the...
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...One of the most endangered species in the world is the Amur Leopards. One of these big cats can leap 20 feet, run up to 37 miles per hour, and are strong climbers and swimmers. The leopards live best in cold and snowy environments, which is why they are indigenous to eastern Russia, northern China, and Korea. Erin Blakemore, an author from Smithsonian.com, writes about how this species has begun slowly inch back from the edge of extinction. Amur Leopards are dangerously close to extinction. In 2007, a meer 37 of these animals were living in northeast Asia. In a preservation effort, a national park for the leopards was opened in 2012. Since then, the leopards numbers have nearly doubled; a census taken in 2015 reports 57 leopards in the national...
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...“Biological Diversity” means the (a) variability among living organisms from all sources including, among others, terrestrial, sea and other fresh water ecosystems, and the ecological complexes of which they are part; it includes diversity within species between species, and of ecosystems. Literal meaning of biodiversity is the (b) diversity of all life forms on earth. This includes the various races and species of all micro-organisms, plants, and animals that live on earth, including their genetic differences. Bangladesh is a (c ) transitional zone of flora and fauna, because of its geographical settings and climatic characteristics. There are many rivers and streams existing in the country covering a length of 22,155 km. In addition to the regular inland waters, seasonally a large part of the country remains (d) submerged for 3-4 months during monsoon. This country is rich in fish and aquatic (e) resources, and other biodiversity. Bangladesh’s inland water bodies are known to be the (f) habitat of 266 species of indigenous fish, 13 exotic fish, 56 prawns, about 26 freshwater molluscs, and 150 birds. The marine water bodies (200 nautical miles along the seashore) are also (g) remarkable for being habitat of 442 species of fish. There are at least 36 species of marine shrimps. About 336 species of molluscs, covering 151 genera have been identified from the Bay of Bengal. In addition, several species of crabs, and 31 species of turtles and tortoises, of which 24 live in freshwater...
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...Biodiversity Define Biodiversity; Biodiversity is an ecosystem or certain habitat where there range of different animal species coexist with each other. (Biodiversity causes a healthy eco-system) ‘’The richer the diversity of life, the greater the opportunity for medical discoveries, economic development, and adaptive responses to such new challenges as climate change.’’(The Convention about Life on Earth, 2014) 1) Prevent Extinction; the larger the variety of animals that exist in the world the better. It is better for us and future generations because it gives the animals and people who breed animals a bigger gene pool to use to protect animals from diseases. Therefore that we can continue to farm animals and allow them not to die of an...
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...uninvited Europeans invaded their land. The isolation of the Indians from the rest of the world made their immunity to new diseases very weak. The invasion known as the beginning of the Columbian Exchange brought an epidemic upon Native Americans along with new species of plants, animals and technologies. Christopher Columbus arrived in the main land of America in 1492 by mistake. He planned to find a route to India, but has mistakenly arrived to the shore of America, and as a result, he called the people of the new land “Indians” as we still know them today. This was just one many voyages that tied the New world of America to the rest of the world. As the epidemic swept the new world, so did vast exchanges of plants that altered the diets Amerindians and the rest of the world, especially Europe. The Indians were introduced to olives, grapes, rice, sugar, onions and many other crops. Pigs, cattle sheep and rabbits were introduced; however, the horse had the greatest positive impact on the Native peoples. The new creature enhanced their military capabilities along with hunting. Hunting herds of bison in the plains would become much easier and efficient. The negative effect of the new animals was the sudden increase in the number of cattle across the new world. The first viceroy of Mexico wrote to the Spanish king: “May your lordship realizes that if the cattle are allowed, the Indians will be...
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...The Cambrian Period is in the Paleozoic Era. The Paleozoic Era was known as the "Age of Marine Life." This "Age of Marine Life" all began with what is called the "Cambrian Explosion." The "Cambrian Explosion" happened roughly 542 million years ago and obviously took place during the Cambrian Period. It was when most of the major groups of marine animals appeared in a relatively short period of time. According to fossil records, Bryozoa, algae, sponge (porfera), Arthropoda (trilobita), Mollusks (plecypoda, gastropoda, cephalopoda), and corals first appeared all in the Cambrian Period. The Ordovician Period followed the Cambrian Period, and this is when some of the first brachiopods appeared, such as clams, snails, and cephalopods. Also, ostracoderms, jawless armored fish, were the earliest vertebrates that appeared in this time period. "Typical Ordovician fish had large bony shields on the head, small, rod-shaped or platelike scales covering the tail, and a slitlike mouth at the anterior end of the animal" (www.ucmp.berkeley.edu). During the Silurian, there was a widespread radiation of crinoids, a continued proliferation and expansion of the brachiopods, and the oldest known fossils of coral reefs. There was also the appearances the first known freshwater fish. And finally, the first record of life on land! Fossil records show a group of fungi on land, and also arachnids and centipedes. According to www.ucmp.berkeley.edu, "Most Silurian plant fossils have...
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...Research 5.1 Positive Impacts of Human Activities on the Environment SC4730 Environmental Science Captive Breeding and Release of Endangered Animals Nearly extinct animals are bred in protected environs. When the numbers are sufficient, they are reintroduced in to the wild. One example is the Arabian Oryx. “These animals were captive bred in the Phoenix, San Diego and Los Angeles zoos and later released in the Middle East”(Patterson). “California condors, Mauritius kestrels, and black-footed ferrets are some of the other species that have been captive bred and released.”(Rogers) Selective Removal Invasive Species Some plants and animals deliberately or accidentally introduced into new areas often thrive there. They wind up replacing indigenous plants and the ecosystems that have been supported by them for thousands of years. “One example is Australian gum trees, which have become invasive in California. Efforts are being made to replace them with indigenous trees like the coast live oak.”(Patterson) Replacing Industrial Food Systems with Permaculture According to the Permaculture Institute, "Permaculture is an ecological design system for sustainability in all aspects of human endeavor. It teaches us how to build natural homes, grow our own food, restore diminished landscapes and ecosystems, catch rainwater, and build communities."(Rogers) More and more people are embracing aspects of permaculture, and both the environment and human health are benefiting. Cleaning...
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