Biological Resources The Tiger the largest memmber of the cat family, is one of the worlds most popular animals it lives in Asian forests and swamps, where its preys o deer antelops, wild pigs and other animals that requires a large terriory to obtain enough prey. Why we need organisms, Human depand on the contributions of thousands of species for their survial. In primitive societies these survial. In primitive societies these contrbutions are direct. Plants animals and other organisms are
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Wildlife Conservation Efforts in India Geography project [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] 2012 Nishant Aishwarya Roll Number - 26 Introduction Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many
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Endangered Species Our planet earth has produced many wonderful and bewildering things. Our planet was once lush of vegetation, plants and amazing animals. There are numerous plants and animals that are now extinct, either due to natural selection, climate change, or urbanization. Knowing this, we should not take advantage of what earth has to offer, this includes animals that are now endangered species. According to Richard T. Wright, “endangered species is a species that has been reduced to
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Causes of Extinct Animals Extinct means that the last individual of the species dies based on Doris Lin. Tasmanian tiger, Golden Toad, Caribbean Monk Seal and Baiji River Dolphin are the example of extinct animals. Extinction of animals is a very serious issue in our Mother Earth. There are various types of causes of extinct animals. First of all, the main cause is climate changes. Nowadays, industrial sector is the main sector in the world. During the production process, factories will release
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Kayla Reuss Mark Dixon Environmental Ethics 8 May 2015 Should the Big Cats Be Saved? Today five species of cats including tigers, lions, leopards, jaguars, and snow leopards, all known as the big cats struggle to survive. These cats have a reputation for being ferocious predators but are now all facing extinction. Habitat loss, poaching, and the dwindling populations of their prey seem to be the cause of near extinction for these majestic predators. The loss of the big cats has the potential to
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World Wildlife Fund is dedicated to protecting the world's wildlife and wild lands II. Well over 200,000 plants and animals in the United States are listed as threatened or endangered [Scale: 1-200,000] a. At least 10,000 out of 1,000,000 species go extinct each year b. 5689 endangered species in US, 1343 endangered species globally c. 1/10 species go extinct each year III. WWF raise’s millions towards protecting species, habitats, and communities [Fundraising] a. Panda Nation
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disturbance like example : poaching, poor reproduction, global warming, etc. One example for extinction is the polar bears are highly endangered, because humans cause global warming and that causes the ice sheet to melt that supports the polar bear to survive because they depend on the ice to prey down seals(there main source of food) , therefore the polar bears are highly endangered due to human activities. (http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/198987/extinction) 2) Extirpated- When a specie is
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chance to possibly see these endangered animals will be in pictures and zoos, since we humans are now causing the greatest mass extinction of species since the extinction of the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. In the last two centuries alone the Earth has witnessed world-wide accelerated rates of animal extinction and endangerment, which has taken place alongside industrial progress and rapid human population growth (“Animal Extinction”). So just what is an endangered animal and why should we care
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The Sumatran Tiger the sumatran tiger is an extraordinary creature, but it is going extinct. in 2008 the estimated population was from 441 to 671 tigers left. This tiger has the thinnest strips of all the tigers.the sumatran tiger also has more hair on the face and around the neck area than other species. Indonesia in which these magnificent creatures live. The sumatran tiger are carnivores which means they eat meat. some meats that they eat are birds, monkeys, cattle, goats, wild boar
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on Easter Sunday of 1970. Today BR Zoo is home to animals from around the world including tigers, elephants, flamingos, alligators, and the first black rhino to be born in Louisiana. The Baton Rouge Zoo is active in conservation programs and also participates with other Zoos around the world in thirty international species survival plans for critically endangered species. There has been three endangered animals; the Guam Rail which is a flightless bird, Arabian Oryx which is a medium sized antelope
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