“DOOMED” was the headline on the front page of the United Kingdom newspaper‚ the Daily Mirror‚ in 1961. The article explained how rhinos were doomed to disappear from the face of the earth due to man’s folly‚ greed‚ and neglect. Rhinos once roamed many places throughout Eurasia and Africa and were known to early Europeans who depicted them in cave paintings. Long ago they were widespread across Africa’s savannas and Asia’s tropical forests‚ but today very few rhinos survive outside national parks
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Kaziranga National Park Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam‚ India. A World Heritage Site‚ the park hosts two-thirds of the world’s Great One-horned Rhinoceroses. Kaziranga boasts the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006. The park is home to large breeding populations of elephants‚ wild water buffalo‚ and swamp deer. Kaziranga is recognized as an Important Bird Area
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slope in the foothills of the Himalayas‚ where wooded hills give way to alluvial grasslands and tropical forests‚ the Manas sanctuary is home to a great variety of wildlife‚ including many endangered species‚ such as the tiger‚ pygmy hog‚ Indian rhinoceros and Indian elephant (UNESCO.ORG). UNESCO.org The Manas National Park was declared a sanctuary on October 01‚ 1928 with an area of 360 sq. km. Manas Tiger reserve was created in 1973(Wikipedia). Prior to the declaration of the sanctuary
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The Play Writer -Born in Slatina‚ Romania in 1909; died in Paris‚ France‚ in 1994. -Studied French literature at the University of Bucharest. - Eugene has written 28 plays. His most famous works include The Lesson (1951)‚ The Chairs (1952)‚ and Rhinoceros (1959). -Eugene has been recognized as a leading writer in the Theatre of the Absurd. His plays break theatrical archetypes of plot and sequence; explore mortality‚ and introduce existential conundrums while utilising over imaginative‚ unrealistic
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Integrated Pest Management of palm oil Control of Oryctes rhinoceros Oryctes rhinoceros‚ as has been indicated in the section on zero burning‚ is a severe pest in such replants. A combination of fore-described cultural‚ chemical and biological control is now being used in an integrated manner to successfully manage outbreaks of the pest. Bagworms and Nettle Caterpillars Bagworms and nettle caterpillars are opportunistic pests that can devastate large areas of oil palm if not detected
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against poaching have being undertaken and one of the most frequently seen bumper stickers on cars in Nairobi says ’Only elephants should wear ivory’. Formerly‚ the big game hunters came to Kenya to bag the ’Big Five’‚ which are the elephant‚ the rhinoceros‚ the buffalo‚ the lion and the leopard. Today‚ visitors also shoot them but through the telephoto lens of a camera. Although the sight of any animal in the wild against the sweeping backdrop of Kenya’s vast‚ open plains is a wonderful moment‚ spotting
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blends in with the color of the ocean making it very difficult for the Nerdy Starcat to see and escape. Moreover‚ the underwater rhinoceros is the main predator to the Nerdy Starcat. It is the fastest swimmer in the ocean according to multiple studies. The Nerdy Starcat may be fast‚ but the underwater rhinoceros is five times faster. With such speed‚ the underwater rhinoceros easily gets to and eats the Nerdy Starcat. Lastly‚ another predator that preys on the Nerdy Starcat is the aqua rabbit. The aqua
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Frances Sau Stephanie High Eng 111- 2151 16 April 2013 Animal Cruelty There is much controversy when it comes to the term “animal cruelty”. Some people are very much against it‚ others could care less. The question is should we care about animal cruelty? Animals can be beneficial to humans as some animals make the greatest companion and in general‚ they contributes a lot to us and our ecosystem‚ but abusing them may cause harms to us in many ways. According to Baca “Eighty-three percent of families
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Write an essay outlining your personal response to this topic. “Mathematicians have the concept of rigorous proof‚ which leads to knowing something with complete certainty. Consider the extent to which complete certainty might be achievable in mathematics and the natural sciences.” To what extent can man use mathematics and the natural sciences to embrace the concept of achieving absolute certainty? It is not possible for humans to achieve absolute certainty in knowledge using mathematics and
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Natural parks & wildlife sanctuary What are NATIONAL PARKS AND WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES? A tract of land declared by the national government to be public property is called national park. A national park is a reserve of natural or semi-natural land‚ declared or owned by a government‚ set aside for animal safety and/or human recreation and enjoyment‚ and protected from most development. Area set aside by a national government for the preservation of its natural environment
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