human activities. AIM 2 High light the salient feature of wild life of India and the protection act. PREVIEW I. INDIAN WILDLIFE II. WILDLIFE PROTECTION ACT OF 1972 III. THE DRAFT WILD LIFE (PROTECTION) AMENDMENT BILL‚ 2010 IV. CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE IN INDIA V. VARIOUS PROJECTS INDIAN WILDLIFE 3 The wildlife of India is a mix of species of diverse origins. The region’s rich and diverse wildlife is preserved in numerous national parks and wildlife sanctuaries across the country
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STATUS OF FOREST INVASIVE SPECIES IN SRILANKA N.D.R. Weerawardane Forest Department‚ Sri Lanka Country Background Introduction Sri Lanka is a tropical island with a land area of About 6.5 million hectares. This country lies between 50 52’ North and 79o 41’ and 81o 54’ east. The country has a tropical climate with monsoon dominated rainfall. Total land area is about 65‚610 sq km. The island consists of a mountainous area in the southcentral parts and a vast coastal plain‚ which surrounds it.
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Marine Habitat Destruction Anita Rouse SCI/275 07/24/2010 Jean-Paul Simjouw‚ PhD Marine habitats are in grave danger due to humans and Mother Nature. Hurricanes‚ typhoons‚ storm surges‚ and tsunamis are factors in which contributes to the destruction of marine habitats and are caused by Mother Nature. Human’s destruction to these habitats is much worse due to the fact that Mother Nature’s destruction is mostly temporary‚ while humans leave more of a lasting footprint on the habitats because
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ABSTRACT The ecological balance of Southeast Asia is at a severe risk from the existence threatening illegal trade in wildlife and animal parts. From the World Conservation Union(IUCN) of the 1960s to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora‚ co-operation has not reached the level sufficient to make unified and responsible decisions to curb the illicit trade in wild life
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natural rainforest has gone from several countries. It’s very alarming to know that our planet’s wealth is starting to vanish that provides us the basic-life supporting services. Imagine life without these resources‚ if we don’t put into effort conservation‚ were not going to only make our lives worse but it also going to impact wild life. People must keep in mind that gross materialism and the search of material wealth is not the only thing in life. Many species of animals are now in massive decline
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Be aware‚ this review document is meant to guide your preparations and may not be all inclusive of the material on the exam. The exam will be a mixture of matching‚ definitions‚ short answer‚ essay‚ and ‘other’ questions. Suggestions on where to focus your preparations are given below: • What are the 2 major forms of modern overexploitation? o Overfishing ▪ Fishery- fishing for a specific species • Populations have dropped so significantly
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to research It is an increasing problem that needs to be advertised Deforestation‚ culture‚ economy‚ climate change‚ selection‚ etc Domino effect- less diversity = less ecosystems Urbanization in Canada is taking away habitats therefore decreases the species in those habitats and disrupting ecosystems Pollution‚ addition‚ Could focus on just ONE ex; deforestation due to urbanization in Canadian cities 2. Artificial Selection causing loss of gene pool and in turn loss of biodiversity. Very
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are disappearing fast or have a very small population. Every day we can see in the media the great campaign that is carried out to preserve these animals‚ as for example: they are keeping in zoos‚ they have attended reproduction‚ they have their habitat protected‚ and however‚ it is really necessary? Does it affect in something to the environment that a species extinguishes? Does it affects to humans also? DAVID M. RAUP in his article called “The role of extinction in evolution (2004)” said: “The
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wildlife are killed them for commerce and sustenance‚ destroying their natural habitat by deforestation‚ over gazing by livestock‚ population of air and water and the construction of towns and factories. The measures to be adopted for the presentation of wildlife are educating the public about the importance of wildlife for ecological balance‚ protecting wildlife from poachers‚ maintenance of their natural habitat establishment of parks and sanctuaries‚ breeding wild animals in captivity‚ controlling
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Water Conservation Tips Illustration by Robert Zimmerman Toilets‚ Taps‚ Showers‚ Laundry‚ and Dishes * 1994 was the year that federally mandated low-flow showerheads‚ faucets‚ and toilets started to appear on the scene in significant numbers. * On average‚ 10 gallons per day of your water footprint (or 14% of your indoor use) is lost to leaks. Short of installing new water-efficient fixtures‚ one of the easiest‚ most effective ways to cut your footprint is by repairing leaky faucets and
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