Dear Editor, I suddenly stumbled on Jeremy Clarkson’s article, “Stuff the Tigers – Long live extinction” as it celebrates extinction and makes a mockery of the trade in tigers. I am writing this letter to show my disagreement on some of his ideas and points of view; also I am the person who likes those living creatures. I can easily understand that is hard to find a new theme and write an interesting article especially
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YMCA of Greater Toronto | February 252013 | | | Outline 1. History * Founded * How they became sucessful * Their Goal 2. Green Practices * Interal * Business * Community 3. Conclusion 4. References February 25, 2013 Catrina Mcbride Professor Algonquin College Subject: YMCA of Greater Toronto’s Green Practices Dear Ms. Mcbride: I am writing this report to you as a follow up to the proposal that I had wrote to you in the weeks before. In this
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rin alam na bawal ito," the caretaker of the house, who refused to be identified, said in the report. Benales was arrested in Cartimar market, where he runs a pet shop.. Bernales, who will be charged with violating the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act, admitted to housing and selling the animals. "Yun, iniwan lang sa akin yun. Yung bayawak. (Ng) taga Palawan," he
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Manas Indian Wildlife Sanctuary By: Joanne Petrie SCI/230 Robert Griffin Axia College 7/15/11 Describing the diversity of life forms found in the foothills of the Himalayas, on a gentle slope where the wooded forests give way to streams, and grasslands the Manas wildlife sanctuary is a home place habitat to many of a variety of endangered species and wildlife. The Indian rhino and Indian elephant and the pygmy wild hog, and tiger are the main endangered wildlife species
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A conservation easement is a legal, binding agreement between a landowner and a conservation organization that restricts the development and future use of the land to achieve a conservation objective. Each easement is unique to the parcel it is designed to protect and to the needs of the landowner donating the easement. There are term easements that exist in some states but not Colorado. A conservation easement of the land is binding with the landowners and future owners as well. Landowners
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Try Quantifying and scaling global plant trait diversity TRY is a network of vegetation scientists headed by DIVERSITAS, IGBP, iDiv, the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry and an international Advisory Board. |Main objectives | |Provide a global archive of plant traits | |Promote trait-based approaches in ecology and biodiversity
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This project will contribute towards the National Tiger Action Plan, a government strategy outlining the steps to be taken to ensure the long-term survival of tigers in the wild. The Tigers Alive! project employs a holistic approach for tiger conservation, and is currently focusing on the Belum-Temengor Forest Complex as well as the larger Banjaran Titiwangsa (Main Range) landscape. The modules of this project include reducing poaching activities, conducting scientific monitoring on the population
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As a child, going to the local zoo was an exciting adventure; one that enabled you to see great beautiful animals that you did not see on a day to day basis. As an adult it is an equally enjoyable experience, especially with the knowledge that the majority of animals in the zoo are on the endangered species list and who knows how long you might be able to enjoy them. It pains me to know that the animals that I often enjoy seeing might not be around for my own grandchildren to enjoy. Although species
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a few mangrove forests along the coastal line of Arabian Sea. Due to an increased demand for wood, forests have been cut down brutally at an average rate of 0.5% of the forest area per annum according to official records (The Pakistan National Conservation Strategy). The corporate sector in Pakistan has played a two-sided role when addressing environmental issues in Pakistan. Where the industrial sector pollutes the environment and disturbs the natural balance of the ecosystem, it also tries to
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Animals for Rent In our society today, with all our advancements and breakthroughs, life in the 21st century is noticeably better than before. However, some problems will never go away, like war and death. Aside from that, a problem which has recently plagued our society is the practice of animals-for-rent. Animals, like humans, have their own habitats, and they live in what we collectively call the wild. Some humans have decided to pull these animals out of their homes and rent them for profit
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