Central Congo Basin Moist Forests “The Congo Basin makes up one of the most important wilderness areas left on Earth. At 500 million acres‚ it is larger than the state of Alaska and stands as the world’s second largest tropical forest” (Congo Basin). The Amazon is the only moist tropical forest that is bigger than the Congo Basin moist forest. The Congo Basin moist forest is four times the size of France and contains about one fourth of the closed canopy forest left on Earth (Managing Congo Basin
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Plants and thick vegetation lie around. It is daytime and this species is roaming around looking for food and standing alone. This was the same routine everyday. Day in and day out. This unique creature is a mammal that is related to the tallest animal on Earth. It can be found on the hottest continent in the world. This animal was not discovered until the early 20th century. This is due to how solitary and elusive it is. This unique creature is called the okapi. The okapi otherwise known as the
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Also known as Grauer’s Gorilla‚ the Eastern Lowland Gorilla is the largest of the four gorilla subspecies‚ and holds the titles of the world’s largest living primate. It is related to the Mountain Gorilla‚ both of which are subspecies of the Eastern Gorilla (Gorilla berengei). A testament to their high level of intelligence‚ wild Eastern Lowland Gorillas have been observed using simple tools to gather food‚ and have been taught to use sign language to create simple sentences in captivity. Despite
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Bronx Zoo Experience There are many places where you can observe biodiversity. The Bronx Zoo is one of the places where you can observe biodiversity. The Bronx Zoo has been around for many years. It was first opened on November 8‚ 1899 and it is still open and growing today. This zoo is one of the world’s largest metropolitan zoos. The Bronx Zoo has over 600 species from around the world‚ many of which are endangered or threatened. Some places include; Africa‚ Asia‚ Pakistan and Madagascar. The
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Administrative Ethics Paper HCS/335 Angeline Smith OCTOBER 14‚ 2014 Dr. Michelle Anthony Abstract This article presents a case study where conflicts between an individual’s right to privacy and the rights of patients and staff to know when a professional standard has been breached. The process where Health Care Administrator determines a course of action is reviewed in the contend of workplace procedure through an ethical analysis. The information that
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been seen in Africa living with red-tailed monkeys‚ black Mangabeys‚ and black-and-white Colobus monkeys. This species status is vulnerable due to destruction of forest habitat for agriculture and logging‚ excessive hunting for food‚ and illegal bushmeat trade. Mandrills‚ endangered monkeys from Africa‚ are one of the largest and most colorful monkeys in the world. Male mandrills that sport the brightest and most distinctive reds‚ blues‚ lavenders‚ and golds on their faces and fur are thought to
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wildlife?‚ Preserve Articles. Janine R. Clemmonds & Richard Buchholz‚ 1997‚ Behavioural approaches to conservation in the wild. The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity‚ 2008‚ Conservation and use of wildlife-based resources: the bushmeat crisis.
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Running head: ILLEGAL ANIMAL TRADE IN SOUTH EAST ASIA ILLEGAL TRADE IN ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PARTS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA Abhishek Kashyap INTL 5010 Introduction to Research Methods February 29th‚ 2012
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HIV/AIDS is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. Although millions of people are afflicted with the disease throughout the world‚ this pandemic affects the continent of Africa the most by far. In Africa‚ the disease is increasing at an alarming rate. Even though increased effort is put in around the world to prevent AIDS‚ this widespread disease has increased significantly in the past decade. The toxic ailment continues to spread with a disturbing force and it has taken a long time to finally
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Table of contents · Gorilla …………………………………………………………………pg.3 · Physical characteristics and behavior…………………………….. pg.4 · Endangerment………………………………………………………...pg.5 Gorilla’s The gorilla is the largest primate‚ weighing as much as 275 kg (600 lb). Gorillas are forest-associated animals. Most gorillas inhabit lowland tropical rainforests and montane rainforests between 1500 - 3500 m (4900 - 11‚500 ft). Different populations have exhibited preferences for forest margins‚ secondary
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