Conservation Case Study Critically Endangered- Baiji River Dolphin General Information The Baiji River Dolphin also known as the Yangtze River dolphin, white-flag dolphin, or by its scientific name Lipotes vexillifer, is a fresh water dolphin that is critically endangered since 1996 by the IUCN red list. As one of its names constitutes, Baiji dolphins are endemic to the Yangtze River. The Baiji River Dolphin is pale blue/gray and white under. They live approximately for 25 years. These…
Perfectly Preserved For my project I am going to volunteer at the Morongo Valley preserve for National Public Lands Day. National Public Lands Day promotes both popular enjoyment and volunteer conservation of public lands. To support this national day I will be attending a volunteer service. My teacher will give me the application for our parents to sign on September 20th, when we turn in our essay. On Saturday, September 30th from 8:00am to 2:00pm when the event takes place, my mom will be…
around for a very long time and lived much of it without causing much irreparable damage to the environment. Finding renewable energy sources, and the conservation of flora and fauna are both examples of how human alterations on biomes has had a positive impact on the environment. There are, however, also some negative influences such as removal of trees to increase areas of cultivation, and the increase in use of chemical fertilisers, which deteriorate the environment. Human alterations have…
law” . Illegal timber is approximately 80% of the total volume logged in 2003, which is comfortably the largest share of all logging in Indonesia. Legal timber concessions can also be detrimental when granted in priority areas for biodiversity conservation, but illegal logging currently has far greater impacts. Whilst the forestry sector is very important to the Indonesian economy, illegal logging is costing Indonesia at least $3b a year in lost revenues alone . Officially exported wood products…
a) After reading through the “Land Ethic”, by Aldo Leopold, multiple times I found that there were two main point that were Leopold stressed to his audience. The first point was, that we can not center our conservation efforts for the environment just around economic value. Leopold’s second point is that the land and the people must be connected and work together. b) The first of Leopold’s main points is important because the fact we only conserve specific things that have economic value…
mammal whose scientific name is Panthera Pardus Orientalis. This animal is critically endangered because of poachers hunting for its fur, frequent fires, development projects, negative impacts of inbreeding, and lack of political commitment to conservation. This is causing a habitat loss to Amur Leopards. How does the animal meet its basic needs in its natural habitat? Their main prey is roe, sika deer, hares, and badgers.They usually hunt at night using the silent stalk and ambush technique.…
be described as caretakers of nature being payed and incentivized for implementing quality management practices of nature (Robbins, et al. 38-40). This solution proposed by the AFF to address the current policy issues regarding taxes and forest conservation will help family forest owners maintain the healthiness and sustainability of their forests even when traditional forest product markets are failing and will also influence others to become stewards of…
The Eclectus Parrot is native to northeastern Australia, Sumba, New Guinea, and the Solomon islands . The Eclectus roratus is only living species in the Eclectus genus. There has been fossils discovered on the islands of Tonga and Vanuatu of a similar species. The Oceanic Eclectus Parrot had smaller wings and was known as Eclectus infectus, which is now extinct. “The Eclectus parrot has evolved into at least 10 subspecies, four of which are available in the pet market. Currently six subspecies…
there is profit to be made and selfishness of fools, society as a whole wont last. “Any fool can destroy trees. They cannot run away; and if they could, they would still be destroyed -- chased and hunted down as long as fun or a dollar could be got out of their bark hides... nor would planting avail much towards getting back anything like the noble primeval forests... God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches... but he cannot save them from fools -- only Uncle…
from the sequoia trees that grow within the state’s borders in abundance. The people that live in this state I’ve created…