Threats to Biodiversity: Habitat loss is mainly due to human population growth‚ industrialization and changes in the land use patterns‚ poaching of wild life and man wildlife conflicts. Man has begin to overuse or misuse most of these natural ecosystems. Due to unsustainable resource-use‚ once productive forests and grasslands have been turned into deserts and wastelands have increased all over world. Scientists have estimated that human activities are likely to eliminate approximately 10 million
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Rachel Stillman HONH242 11/27/12 The Role of Zoos in Conservation: Ethical Considerations As the animal rights movement has developed and grown substantially in recent years‚ there has been an increased focused on the welfare of captive animals. A popular institution that has received much attention for keeping animals captive is the zoo. Because of this focus‚ zoos have responded by publicizing their positive benefits for existence in order to justify keeping these animals on display. Since
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Sec 2 Geography LDQ on Managing Water Resources (25 minutes) Water Conservation Efforts in Singapore Do you think the public‚ private and people sectors are doing their best to conserve‚ value and enjoy the water resources in Singapore? Explain your answer. Introduction The National Water Agency‚ Public Utilities Board (PUB) has tried its best to ensure that Singapore has an adequate supply of high quality water with the 4 national taps strategy. It also believes that the 3Ps partnership
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Soils Conservation: Easier - Soil is the loose top layer of our planet’s crust. It is dirt or earth in which plant life can grow. Harder - Soil covers a major portion of the earth’s land surface. It is an important natural resource that either directly or indirectly supports most of the planet’s life. Life here depends upon soil for food. Plants are rooted in soil and obtain needed nutrients there. Animals get their nutrients from plants or from other animals that eat plants. Many animals make
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HCP also known as Habitat Conservation Plan is a plan under the Endangered Species Act that aims to allow development from private sectors‚ landowners‚ and government‚ but at the same time also provide conservation to the environment. The plan is designed to protect habitat and to assist in species recovery on public and private property. Even though many claim that habitat conservation plan is effective in providing economic growth and conservation in urbanizing areas‚ there are still many conflicts
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Meaning of Conservation Conservation is the act of using and protecting resources properly. Catching animals‚ throwing garbage‚ and using and harnessing the different resources should all adhere to the proper way of conservation.\ Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants‚ animals and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occurred many times all over the planet‚ and has a major impact on the environment‚ both positive and negative. Wildlife
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• 1. In-Situ (natural home) • 2.Ex-Situ (artificial home) Actual Question in CSAT 2011 (12.) Which one of the following is not a site for in-situ method of conservation of flora? • (a.)Biosphere Reserve • (b.) Botanical Garden • (c.) National Park • (d.) Wildlife Sanctuary In-situ biodiversity conservation (Natural Home) • In this case‚ you identify an area with high biodiversity (= this area has lot of number and variety of plants and animals) • And then‚ you isolate and protect
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Wildlife conservation encompasses all human activities and efforts directed to preserve wild animals from extinction. It involves both protection and scientific management of wild species and their environment. Some species have become extinct due to natural causes‚ but the greatest danger to wildlife results from the activities of man. So we ourselves have created the need for conservation of wildlife. It can be viewed from several angles such as‚ beauty‚‚ economic value‚ scientific values for
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Experiment title: conservation of mechanical energy Section: 8 Name: Ahmed Atari University ID: 201103848 Instructor: Ahmed Zainelabdin Submission date: May 1‚ 2014 Objective: the purpose of this lab is to investigate the law of conservation of energy. This can be achieved by measuring both potential and kinetic energy through the experiment conducted. Back ground: Kinetic energy is said to be the energy of motion. Kinetic
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otherwise would go extinct. There are a lot of arguments for both points of view‚ and a great number of articles are dedicated to this significant topic. “Do elephants belong in zoos?” by Jeffrey P. Cohn and “Eight reasons why zoos are good for conservation” by James Borrell are the examples of them. The opinions expressed there are mostly similar as it is stated that zoos are definitely
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