when changes occur at a fast pace‚ there is little or no time for an individual species to react and adjust to the new circumstances. This cause disastrous results‚ and for this reason‚ rapid habitat loss is the primary cause of species becoming endangered. Nearly every region of earth has been affected by human activity. It is difficult for an individual to recognize the effects that humans have had on specific species (Brook p.385). It is even more difficult to predict human effects on individual
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species are endangered ? ENDANGERED SPECIES: has so few individual survivors that the species could soon become extinct overall or most of its natural range. Characteristics of Extinction-Prone Species: -Low reproductive rate -Specialized feeding habits -Feed at high trophic levels -Large size -Limited or specialized nesting or breeding areas -Found in only one place or region -Fixed migratory patterns -Preys on livestock or people -Behavioral patterns Percentage of Endangered Species
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Dangerous or Endangered? Prompt #1 (324 words): Jennifer Tilton in chapter 2 talks about a shift to a “voluntary state.” She goes on to explain that it was caused by a loss in public benefits in Oakland. The state of California had to reduced this budget to compensate for losses elsewhere. The loss in public benefits means nearly no funding for recreation parks and activity centers. This caused parents and concerned citizens to take action themselves. Tilton mainly focused on educating and keeping
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Philippine Endangered Animals that need to be Saved The Philippines‚ a Southeast Asian country with more than 700 islands‚ is in dire straits. Mainly because of urban planning‚ corporate progress and human greed‚ some of its animals are soon to be extinct. The sad thing about this is – regardless of the help from various local and international help – government support on animal conservation is little to none. Here are some traits of these endangered species‚ to give you an idea on why they need
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Vaquita In my bibliography paper i am going to talk to you about the critically endangered Vaquita. I will tell you there habitat‚ food‚ amount of reproduction‚ conservation activities‚ physical description‚ man’s impact on the vaquita‚ and how many are left. ¨The vaquita lives in the River Delta Biosphere Reserve in California.¨ The vaquita likes to stay close to shore so they can get fresh water from the little rivers that dump into the sea. Vaquitaś like to live in tropical upwelling habitatś
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THE GREEN SEA TURTLE Sea turtles are large‚ air-breathing reptiles that inhabit tropical and subtropical seas throughout the world. Seven distinct species of sea turtles grace our oceans today. Upon first sight of the Green Sea Turtle it may appear to come off as any other turtle. The truth is that these turtles are magnificent beautiful creatures that spend most of their lives exploring endlessly through our massive ocean. These reptiles have the ability to
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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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process of evolution. In recent years‚ however‚ the extinction of some species has been the result of human activities. Had it not been for these‚ many more animals would have survived. Some species have either been made extinct‚ or become endangered‚ because of hunting. Now‚ even the very earliest of humans were hunters‚ since they ate the flesh of animals and clothed themselves in their skins‚ doubtless their hunting gradually contributed to the extinction of some species. However‚ it
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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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one another. For example‚ alligators and crocodiles are often mistaken to be the same species. Coming face to face with a crocodile or an alligator‚ you’d see a mouth full of serrated teeth that would likely frighten you. The two reptile groups are close relatives‚ so their physical similarities are expected. Besides being close relatives‚ crocodiles and alligators also share a common habitat and diet‚ while having physical differences as well as similarities. Alligators and crocodiles are not only
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