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A term used to indicate the number and diversity of species on Earth.
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What is Biodiversity? (254)
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Counting the number of known species with the estimated number of unknown species, there may be some 13 million species living on Earth.
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Legal______ makes sure only a certain number of game animals
are killed each year for population control. Illegal ______ is called poaching and is against the law since it involves indiscriminant killing without any regulations. |
What is Hunting? (256)
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Ethical killing of animals for food or control of population vs. unethical mass killing of animals (ex. for ivory or furs or body parts)
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A species that is not native to a particular region.
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What are Exotic Species? (258)
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These new species can threaten existing species since they have no natural predators.
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A species of great importance
in an ecosystem because its loss might because it loss migh cause the complete collapse of the ecosystem. |
What is a Keystone species?
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Ex. Sea Otters were killed for their fur which allowed sea urchins to eat up too much of the kelp which other animals ate.
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A 1973 Act of U.S. Congress
designed to protect any plant or animal species in danger of extinction. |
What is the Endangered Species Act? (261)
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This act protects animal habitats to help prevent extinctions. 902 species were listed in April 1998.
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A species whose numbers have fallen so low that it is likely to become extinct in the near future.
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What is an Endangered Species?
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Ex. American crocodile, Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle, Florida Manatee, et. al.
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A species likely to become endangered if protective measures are not taken immediately.
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What is a Threatened Species?
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As of April 1998, 233 species were listed as threatened in the U.S.
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Any illegal hunting of animals for sport or money.
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What is Poaching? (264)
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CITES helped stop the slaughter of African elephants for their tusks.
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Storehouses of genetic diversity.
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What is Biodiversity? (254)
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Planet Earth has a biologically diverse collection of organisms which is difficult/impossible to classify in total.
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Stores germ-plasm for future use in case species become critically endangered.
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What is a Germ-Plasm Bank? (268)
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Plants can be stored here as seeds and animals as frozen sperm and eggs.
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People that invest large amounts of money in buying land and designing plans for building.
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What are Developers? (263)
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Businessment dealing in Real Estate often conflict with Environmentalists and Conservationists over the best use of land.
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People that want to keep the environment healthy.
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What are Environmentalists?
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Tens of thousands of controversial court cases have been settled through compromise
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An agreement resulting from the Earth Summit that encourages wealthier countries to give money to poorer countries for the protection of potentially valuable species.
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What is the Biodiversity Treaty? (266)
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A treaty signed into law by President Clinton when he was elected for his 1st term.
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Breeding endangered of threatened species in zoos or wild animal parks.
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What are Captive-Breeding Programs? (267)
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Ex. the California Condor was
saved from extinction between 1986 and 1998 using this process. |
