...QN:With the aid of case studies from Africa, explore different leadership strategies of settling disputes Settling disputes refers to one of several different processes used to resolve disputes between parties. This includes negotiation, mediation, arbitration, collaborative law, and litigation. Settling disputes is the process of resolving a dispute or a conflict by meeting at least some of each side’s needs and addressing their interests. Conflict resolution is a community process involving the identification of the root cause of the problem, and bringing all parties involved to address the underlying issues. This usually ends with the guilty accepting wrong doing, leading to reconciliation which may include compensation or just forgiveness (Brock-Utne, 2001) Notable dispute resolved in Africa, was in Kenya. It was a forest conflict which was associated with the Njukiine forest which was managed by the Gichugu Gikuyu and Embu elders. Tension was present in the pre-colonial era for the regulated use of the forest. Colonialism perpetuates dramatic changes which erupted in the 1930. The Gikuyu immigrants, lineage elders, local authorities and colonial administrators all competed to control the use of the forest. A range of groups were involved as different disputes unfolded.Women the most numerous of the major forest users groups were absent in the disputing process. Several means were used to address the disputes which were the local moots, rituals, tribunals, chiefs, and...
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...1. What is SANParks/ Kruger National Park’s objective and vision? Is selling rhino consistent with their objective and vision? If not, then what should it be? The objective and vision of Kruger National Parks is to create a safe haven for black and white rhinos to avoid extinction as well as keeping the park running for the hundreds of species of South African animals and plant life that is found in Kruger National Park. They also wanted to be able continue to capture game to add to the parks wildlife. SANParks/Kruger National Park’s vision was also to create a breeding enclosure to help stop many soon to be extinct species of animals from dying out. Selling rhino is consistent with their objective and vision. 2. Who are the suppliers of rhino and what was the average selling price of a rhino? The main suppliers of rhino are wildlife parks, provincial, and private sector auctions and the average selling price of a rhino is between $30,000 and $35,000. 3. What is different about selling to a safari company and a hunting company? The difference between selling to a safari company and a hunting company is that a safari companies are far less extravagant with their customers than hunting companies. 4. How does a sale to a hunting and safari company affect the economy? Selling to hunting and safari companies is extremely beneficial to the South African economy. Hunting and safari companies brought in an estimated $6.9 billion in revenues from tourist attractions...
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...STUDENT INFORMATION | Your Name Ecology StudentDate August 7, 2012Assignment No. 2 | NEWS ARTICLE INFORMATION | News Article Title TRee Loss Used to Guage Elephant Popultaion HealthNews Article Date August 7, 2012 News Website ENN-Enviornmental News Network URL of News Article http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/44771 | NEWS ARTICLE AUTHOR(S) | Author 1 none listedAuthor 2 Author 3 | SCHOLARLY JOURNAL INFORMATION | *Name of Scholarly Journal Ecology Letters*Journal Article Title Landscape-scale effects of herbivores on treefall in African savannasURL of Journal Article http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01842.x/abstract*Date of Journal Article Publication August 5, 2012Funding Source/Support (if available) This research was funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation. The Carnegie Airborne Observatory is supported by the W.M. Keck Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore foundation, the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, and William Hearst III. | RESEARCHER(S) – AFLLIATION(S) | Researcher/Journal Article Author Gregory P. Asner University/Agency Affiliation Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution, Stanford, CA, USAResearcher/Journal Article Author Shaun R. Levick University/Agency Affiliation Department of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution, Stanford, CA, USA, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany Researcher/Journal...
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...II. Define the Problem Case 27: Rhino Capture in Kruger National Park brings about many ethical questions and concerns one of the world’s greatest animals, the rhino. Kruger National Park (established in 1898) was a part of South African National Parks (SANParks). According to the case text, by the turn of the century white rhinos were said to not exist at Kruger National Park anymore. However in 1961, white rhinos were re-introduced to the park. In 2009, there were said to be 10,000 white rhinos and 500 black rhinos located within the park. Because of the significant number of rhinos located within the park, management from within decided to being selling some of the rhinos at auction; however, selling the rhinos was under one condition: “its removal could not negatively impact the populations from which it came.” White rhinos tended to sell faster than black ones because since they were less rare and were less aggressive. Some of the biggest issues presented in this case were: Kruger National Park did not know to whom they were selling the rhinos, poaching on Kruger National Park land for the rhinos horn (leaving rhinos dead or tranquilized and in pain to the point they could be killed by other animals,) and the loss of funding that Kruger Park was undergoing. In the Asian population, it was said that to rhino horns worked to retain their cultural beliefs and also that the horn of a rhino could cure cancer as it is said to be “a very beneficial aphrodisiac”, which in fact...
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...Case Discussion: Rhino Capture in Kruger National Park Assignment Questions: 1. What is SANParks / Kruger National Park’s objective and vision? Is selling rhino consistent with their objective and vision? If not, then what should it be? * Kruger National Parks objective: Population control, broadening of the range for populations, spreading the risk of managing wildlife, making the populations more resilient and viable, and fund-raising for specific conservation and land-expansion programs. I think that selling is within their objective, population control, fund-raising for specific conservation and land expansion. 2. Who are the suppliers of rhino and what was the average selling price of a rhino? * The suppliers of rhino are South Africa National Parks (SANParks), the rhinos are worth between 30,000 and 35,000. 3. What is different about selling to a safari company and a hunting company? 4. How does a sale to a hunting and safari company affect the economy? 5. What are the driving forces behind poaching? Asia and India * The driving forces behind poaching include: rhinos horn, Asians believe that rhinos horns are very beneficial aphrodisiac and Indians desire rhino horn daggers. 6. How would you reduce poaching? * I would impose a jail sentence of 10-15 years in prison and fine of $500,000(US). 7. How would you reduce poaching if a rhino’s horn could be cut and re-grown in six years? * I would allow for the rhino’s horn to trade...
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...4. Marine wildlife off the coast of Oregon is managed by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Answer; (B) False -The answer is false because Marine wildlife is managed by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 6. The first “Earth Day” took place on April 22nd, 1970. In which era of wildlife management did this place? Answer; (B) The Era of Environmental Management -The answer is the era of environmental management because it began in 1965 and ended up in 1980. 9. The biggest problem in wildlife conservation today is: Answer; (D) Biologists need to do a better job of communicating scientific results - Wildlife and conservation professionals have the responsibility to advocate for good policy-making, based on knowledge, openness and explicitness 10. Which statement about the wildlife profession is not true? Answer; (B) Most wildlife biologists are game wardens -There are other common jobs such as big game biologist, waterfowl manager, refuge manager, state non-game coordinator, and education and outreach, so most wildlife biologists are not only game wardens. 13. Aldo Leopold defines “environmental ethics” as which of the following: Answer; (B) A self-imposed limitation on actions - Leopold was influential in the development of modern environmental ethics and in the movement for wilderness conservation. In his book, A Sand Country Almanac, he stated that an ethic, ecologically, is a limitation on freedom of action in the struggle for...
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...Food Web Diagram Michael J. Getka, Vickie Jones, Brian Hobbs, Megan Hernandez, and Kwana Moody BIO/101 October 24, 2011 University of Phoenix Food Web Diagram Producers Cottonwood Aspen Lodgepole pines Douglas fir Subalpine Fir Engelmann spruce Blue spruce Whitebark Pine Glacier Lily Indian paintbrush Plains Prickly Pear Fringed Gentian Silky Phacelia Shooting Star Yellow Monkey Flower Fairyslipper Bitterroot Columbia Monkshood Marsh marigold Northern bedstraw White geranium Phlox Wild strawberry Cow parsnip Evening primrose GardinerLadies tresses Woodland star Yarrow Pussytoes Spring beauty Bistort Meadows Arnica Groundsel Yellow bell Hayden Glacier lily Cinquefoil Stonecrop Yellow monkey flower Rabbitbrush Balsamroot Prickly pear cactus Yellow pond lily Sulfur buckwheat Globeflower Helianthella Dunraven Yellow violet Shooting star Prairie smoke Coralroot Bitterroot Elephant head Twinflower Paintbrush Wild Rose Sticky geranium Fireweed Lewis Fringed gentian Harebell Wild flax Dry Penstemon Lupine Forget-me-not Phacelia Stickseed Bluebells Clematis Larkspur Monkshood Wild iris Pasque flower Fauna Flora Consumers Grizzly Bear Trumpeter Swan Gray Wolf Lynx Mountain Lion Black Bear Cutthroat Trout Bison Fox Bald Eagle Bighorn Sheep Ravens Badgers Pine Marten River Otter Wolverine Striped Skunk Marmot...
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...Yellowstone has been around for over a century being the home of what is now a national park, and is also home to a large variety of animals that all help to contribute to what goes on within the park. This involves animals such as Beavers, Coyotes, Grizzly Bears and Cougars including much more. All of these animals and plants have all been in the midst of a biological cascade that all has occurred thanks to the wolves of Yellowstone. During the early years of the park wolves roamed the lands, and when there food sources were being taken away they had to eat and what they chose to eat unintentionally got them to be hunted and killed. A large portion of the wolf population diminished and most of the wolves scattered to safer locations to live....
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...On average, Yellowstone Nation park sees a little less than one million people a year, with people visiting in the spring, summer, fall and winter. Billions of photographs are taken here, including traditional landscape photos, wedding photos, and even selfies. Within regulation, drone photography is even possible, allowing people to see the park from a whole new perspective. This mass accumulation of photos creates a new perspective of the national park, and preservers the memory for the rest of existence. However, the mass growth of this nature “repository” leaves many memories forgotten, and images often get buried under piles and piles of cute dog photos and implicit memes. While memes were not an issue back in the 1940’s, the rapid expansion...
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...Yellowstone is a National Park full of beautiful wildlife, including a variety of animals and plants, geysers, hot springs, and a fascinating history. This essay tells about the most well known geyser. It also explains the history of how hot springs and geysers were formed. It tells about the 1988 wildfires that raged through the National Park. It will also tell the geographical features and the wildlife you may see traveling through the park. Yellowstone National Park is the oldest of all National Parks and was officially established in 1872. The government didn’t want this beautiful land sold off, so in 1871 it was made illegal to settle in or sell as private property. Then, with the government’s attention already, when many artists came...
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...Each year, roughly three million people visit Yellowstone National Park to look at the magnificent beauty that is being presented to them. These tourists come to experience the vast range of wildlife and natural wonders. The National Park’s features were formed some 600,000 years ago. Yellowstone owns one of the most visited attractions in the United States, Old Faithful. Although the park may be fun to experience, it is also very dangerous due to the fact that the entire park is on a supervolcano. Yellowstone National Park was established March 1, 1872, when Ulysses S. Grant signed The Act of Dedication--years before Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming were even granted statehood. Most of Yellowstone’s landscape and geological features were formed by volcanic eruptions roughly 600,000 years ago. A large mass of molten rock from those eruptions still lies under the park’s surface, giving heat to the roughly 300 active geysers and thousands of hot springs. Yellowstone has something for everyone, whether it is to: see Old Faithful, witness the grazing animals, or experience a supervolcano up close. The park's most popular and most visited geyser, Old Faithful, is also one of the best known and most visited attractions in America. According to World Book Students’ Yellowstone...
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...Spanning in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, the Yellowstone National Park is home to a multitude of diverse animals and geothermal areas that makes it a grandiose sight for onlookers who need some spark in their lives. Speaking of geothermal areas, Yellowstone is also home to 10,000 thermal features which contains more than 300 active geysers! This includes one of the world’s famous of the geysers, Old Faithful, that regularly erupts for visitors to watch in awe. The natural reserve is a great place for travelers to feel inspired and be at peace with Mother Nature, but what makes it so astonishing is its numerous geologic processes that makes Yellowstone unique as it is. To start off, the term “geology” means the study of Earth and how its processes...
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...and activist Enos Mills claimed, “The establishment of Yellowstone National Park was a great incident in the scenic history of America—and in that of the world. For the first time, a scenic wonderland was dedicated ‘a public park…for the benefit and enjoyment of all the people.” Mills wasn’t the only person of his time who shared these beliefs, in fact he wasn’t the first. Many had to come before him to discover Yellowstone, as well as shape the park and establish something that people wanted to see. Yellowstone was the first of its kind and it created parks as we know them today. Today, Yellowstone National Park is one of our country's most celebrated landmarks. The discovery and establishment of Yellowstone...
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...Due to the growing numbers’ of visitors to Yosemite National Park there are numerous negative effects that the human population has brought upon the natural beauty of the park. The annual visits to Yosemite National Park averages to 3.5 million visitors a year and the numbers continue to grow due to constant developments. To accommodate the growing numbers’ of visitors entering the park and those staying overnight; buildings, campsites, facilities, parking lots, and roads were created. By doing these various tasks the habitat of the park is being destroyed. There is an area of river banks close to camp sites and they have been battered by visitors, destroying natural habitats as well. All species and vegetation inside the park is in constant harm’s way due to the increase of traffic. The smog made by the vehicles cause air pollution which is so thick it is reported that the park is not always visible in the air. There is also noise pollution brought on by the vehicles attempting to locate parking and campsite rivals which sadly over takes the park’s natural noise. It is probable that increased noise could disturb wildlife behavior, mainly in mating and finding prey. The park is also the home of black bears. Human population also threatens these bears by having an abundance of food available in their vehicles, campgrounds, picnic areas, and out in the wilderness. Once a bear is able obtain food from humans it will continue to seek it out and frighten humans in order to get...
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...Inquiry Plan For my research on place and public memory, I would like to explore how the rhetoric of conserved natural spaces influences public memory and opinion of the outdoors. Specifically, I want to research the national parks system or a specific national park, whichever would be better at answering my central question and has enough information and resources readily available. I am interested in considering the design, marketing, and cultural significance of these preserved wild areas and how all of these could contribute to personal and public opinions. If possible due to available resources, I will narrow my focus to Yellowstone National Park, one of the largest and most famous parks in the world. Yellowstone is a unique super-volcano...
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