Endangered Species Essay

To what extent is animal captivity immoral? Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include, for example, farms, private homes, zoos and laboratories. Animals are shipped to and from different locations all over the world, and held in captivity for the rest of their lives for our viewing pleasure. We can ask: is this practice and…

whales would attack him and beat him down because SeaWorld trainers would punish all of the whales if one couldn’t do the trick. The killer whales don’t know or understand each other so they can’t even begin to try and create the social bonds there species have in the wild. “ (killer whales) have a more complex social…

4.0 RECOMMENDATION TO SOLVE THE IDENTIFIED ETHICAL PROBLEM Zoo animals harassment should be taken seriously and dealt with promptly so as not to become an epidemic in the community. This phenomenon must be contained to prevent the zoo organization from failing to operate productively which in turn could adversely affect the country. Two ways to solve the problem is: 4.1 Conserve Animals In Sanctuaries Rather Than A Zoo. Zoo is a place where animals, primates and birds are kept in in captivity in…

Last week, both the animal world and the human world were in state of shock as Cecil The Lion was killed, beheaded and skinned in Zimbabwe. Almost everyone knew that Cecil was one of the most popular animals on that area and she symbolizes the true meaning of animal freedom. But just like any other great stories, a dentist named Walter Palmer ended that freedom by paying his guide $55,000 to help him kill the poor animal. According to various news sources, Palmer’s dental clinic and Facebook…

Clearly, the article Red Squirrels Rising by Erik Stokstad is about how the gray squirrel which was first introduced in North America, is completely annihilating their cousin, the red squirrel. The red squirrel is already endangered and might even go extinct if the gray squirrels keep invading and destroying their habitat. Aside from the gray squirrels surmounting the red squirrels for resources and shelter, they “also carry a deadly virus called squirrelpox. Gray squirrels are immune, but when…

Orcas in Captivity vs. Orcas in the Wild The roar of the crowd, the splash of cool water, and the spectacular stunts that are performed by the orca and his trainer may leave you speechless. What some people don't think about is what the effects are of having orcas in captivity versus keeping them in the wild. Some similarities may include things like the diet and nutrition in the wild and captivity. On the other hand, things like their lifespan, the posture of their dorsal fin, and being torn…

In the documentary Blackfish, the director is Gabriela Cowperthwaite, and when she created the documentary, she used ethos, pathos, and logos to described how SeaWorld treats the killer whales. An example of pathos in the documentary is when SeaWorld went to go capture the baby killer whales from the wild, they would take the calves away from their mom by following the adult killer whales that they believed were the moms, so that the mother and the calf can use another path to escape, which…

Water skimmer nymphs were collected in the littoral zone of the oxbow lake area at Howell Wetlands in Vanderburgh County on September 21st, 2017. The specimen was identified to the following taxonomic groups: Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Order Odonata Family Libellilidae Genus Sympetrum Identification of the specimen began by noticing an hour…

The Tasmanian Tiger is also known as Tasmanian Wolf or simply Thylacine. The last one died at Hobart Zoo in 1936 and the species was officially declared as extinct in 1986. Tassie Tigers were secretive and nonterritorial creatures that avoided human contact, hunted at night and lead a typical feline lifestyle. With the arrival of Europeans in Tasmania started their long and painful journey to extinction. In 1888, the government introduced 1£ price for its head, leaving them at the mercy of…

My report is about brown bats. There are two types of brown bats. They are called Big and Little Brown Bats. I learned that they are nocturnal animals. That means they are active at night and sleep during the day. Brown bats sleep up to 20 hours per day. The life span of the Big Brown Bat is 18-20 years while the Little Brown Bat lives 6-7 years. If you go looking for brown bats you will find them in big colonies. Big Brown Bats and Little Brown Bats are similar because they are both…