Human Affect on Wildlife How would you feel if someone came into your home and completely destroyed it? We‚ humans‚ are becoming increasingly more dangerous to our own environment‚ and with that comes negative effects on out wild life. Animals are getting fatal diseases‚ losing their habitat‚ and ultimately‚ losing their lives. We are not only endangering the animals‚ but ourselves as well. We cannot survive without the animals on earth. “They do two times more for us than all of the industries
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together conservation experts from around the world to share information and ideas‚ and set a global policy agenda for protected areas. The 5th IUCN World Parks Congress was held in Durban‚ South Africa from September 8–17‚ 2004‚ and was attended by approximately 3‚000 protected area experts‚ practitioners‚ and decision makers. The 5th WPC brought human–wildlife conflict (HWC) to the global stage as part of an effort to address current challenges facing protected area management and conservation. The
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Human activities that may affect water ecosystems such as oceans FISHING Reducing the fish communities in rivers and oceans‚ destructive fishing techniques can also cause water pollution and damage to coral and other aquatic life. Destructive fishing techniques involve the use of dynamite or cyanide; trawling in coral-rich ecosystems; bottom trawls that are dragged along the ocean floor‚ also disrupt and damage critical habitats. DUMPING Coastal communities have long used oceans as dumping grounds
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The great reddish-brown apes are native to the tropical rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia‚ which are being cut down rapidly (and in many cases‚ illegally) to make way for agriculture and other development. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies the Bornean sub-species of orangutan as Endangered and the Sumatran sub-species as Critically Endangered. The non-profit Orangutan Conservancy estimates that 54‚000 Bornean orangutans and only 6‚600 Sumatran orangutans
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The North American Model of Conservation is an important part of the preservation and conservation of our nation’s natural resources. The model contains seven main tenets‚ each of which serve to provide opportunity for our use of the wildlife resources while simultaneously protecting the same resources from over harvest. The ideas presented in this model have been present long before the words were put to paper; some can be traced back to Roman times. The tenets began to become more concrete in the
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The human population is expected to double in the next 50 years‚ and the ever-growing global population needs vast amounts of food‚ energy and raw materials. We cannot continue to get our food‚ energy and raw materials in the way we do now without damaging the earth’s environment beyond repair. Pollution‚ deforestation‚ over-fishing‚ the impact of intensive farming and above all global warming will see to that. We need to find ways of improving food productivity‚ and getting our energy and raw materials
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Introduction Water is known as a vital component to sustain life. When one is confronted with the fact that water is considered a renewable resource in the short term but only 3% is usable (N.Gray)‚ precautions must be taken to ensure the conservation of water. The agriculture industry consumes approximately 70% of the planet’s usable water globally. At large scale the water footprint arguably cannot be reduced‚ raising the question on whether our water is being used to its full potential. Water
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as providing the global pollination of crops that we depend on for food‚ and natural improvements for our quality of life‚ such as controlling the chemistry of the atmosphere. These resources are vital to the survival of the human race‚ and are often taken for granted. Humans are constantly using these products and amenities to assist in their lives and consequently creating wastes that are put back into their surroundings. All people have the potential to impact the environment‚ both positively and
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Importance of Wildlife Conservation Due to the growing impact of deforestation‚ continuous efforts are being made by some anxious animal lovers to protect the endangered species of wildlife as well as those that are on the verge of extinction and thus save the world from running out its green heritage. Wildlife is important for four main reasons: Beauty: By their unique way of existence‚ wild creatures exaggerate the natural beauty of the earth. Economic value: The financial value of wild species
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How humans can affect the environment Split into groups of 5. Pick 2 of the titles and research them. (use kerboodle books for information pages 264 – 283) Create questions (the number of marks is up to you) and create a mark scheme. You are going to teach each member of your group‚ your part of this topic and then test the rest of your groups understanding with the questions you create. Print anything you need to teach the rest of your group. You may get questions from bitesize‚ AQA past papers
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