horrific crime has yet to be stopped. Poaching is a serious problem especially in Africa and Asia. This crime is committed for the money, meaning the muderers kill animals illegally and sell their hides and parts. Although poachers usually hunt zebras, tigers, elephants and rhinos. Also the killing of whales and sharks is also a part of illegal poaching. This illegal hunting has led to the decreasing population of many species. Many nations have banned poaching, but enforcement is difficult.
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Many animals are on the endangered species list. Some of these species eventually go extinct. There are different variations of severity of the list. Polar bears are on the endangered species list due to global warming. Panthers are on the list due to humans hunting and killing them. Polar bears and panthers are endangered species. Habitat Polar bears may be found, “in the U.S.(Alaska), Norway, Canada, Russia, and Greenland on numerous frozen seas and bays” (Alongi 1). They can be found all
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The Big Grey Mammals The biggest land-animal on the planet has become vulnerable and endangered. The Asian and African Bush elephants are considered to be at a high risk of endangered or extinction in the wild because of poaching, limited territory, and handling methods in various part of the world. The African Forest elephant, another species of elephant, has the worst population compared to the other two, what was the cause of the numbers to actively decline compared to the other species? Is there
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The vaquita is now the most critically endangered small cetacean in the world. In 2006, its population was estimated at 400 (Blackwell, 2006). But more recently, its population size is estimated to be only about 200, further declining every year (Kirby, 2012). While genetic analyses and population simulations initially suggested that the vaquita has always been rare and that its population reduction has occurred over evolutionary time, it has more recently been discovered that its mortality rate
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any beneficial use to humans, other than the plant is hughly unique. The Shut-In Mountain fen is also the only home to the Current River Saddled Darter. This fish species is only founf here, in the Current River watershed. This fish is a federally endangered species due to it only having one place in the world that it can be found. This fish is not really unique, only that it is only fooun here. I do not think that it would have an intrinsic or instrumental value. There are other species of Saddled
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have attempted to restore it to a near natural condition. Once the humans realized that the Dodos population was decreasing they could have tried to save it by raising them in captivate. Kemp Ridley The Kemp Ridley Turtle is the world’s most endangered sea turtle. It is 24-28 inches long and weighs 100 pounds. It has a grayish green circular shell with a pale yellow bottom shell. It eats crabs, fish, jellyfish, and mollusks. The Kemp Ridley is an "arribada" nester, which is where large groups
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GRIZZLY BEARS By Aaron Valenzuela GRIZZLY BEAR By Aaron Valenzuela Mrs. Garcia 1st Period 6th Grade May 18th TABLE OF CONTENTS Subject Page Cover Page . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Project completion date INTRODUCTION Example: Today there are more than 100 animal species on the Endangered Species List in the United states alone. Each year more are added. Due to rescue and repopulation efforts, some animals are removed from the list. During our unit on animal habitat we will study some of these endangered animals and make suggestions for increasing their numbers. TASK(S) Example: IN order to prevent a species from
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species of animals including those native to the lands, threatened, and considered endangered. Wildlife populaces include over 350 bird species including the Great Blue heron, great egret, and wood stork. Land dwellers that inhibit the Everglades include Alligator and crocodile reptiles, Florida panther, Burmese python, West-Indian Manatee, sea turtles, and raccoon just to name a few. The Everglades most endangered animal is the Florida panther, of which approximately only 80 now survive (National
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more land, such as crops. This not only puts endangered species in harms way as the act alone kills them, but it leaves the living without a home. A Huffington Post article entitled, 'Pygmy Elephants' Protection Was Slated Through Forest Reserve Designation In Malasia, Says WWF' (Eileen Ng, 01/31/2013) focuses on an area of Borneo (Sabah) that is home to the Pygmy Elephant. With fewer than 1,200 left in Malaysia, the elephant today is a severely endangered species. This is partly due to the fact that
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