Environment Conservation Essay

Red, yellow, and orange blended into a single swath of color as I drove north along the Blue Ridge Parkway on an autumn day in Appalachia. I slowed down as I passed by a row of trees noticeably smaller than the rest, reflecting back to what was visible before their growth. Six years ago, as a high school student, I used a graphical information system (GIS) to conduct a viewshed analysis of undesirable vantage points on this scenic byway. Alongside this data I created before and after imagery in…

Violations of hunting laws and regulations concerning wildlife management, local or international wildlife conservation schemes constitute wildlife crimes that are typically punishable. In rural areas of the United States, the key motives for poaching are poverty. Wildlife biologists and conservationists consider poaching to have a detrimental effect on biodiversity both within and outside protected areas as wildlife populations decline, species are depleted locally, and the functionality of…

Bonobo Habitat Threatened by Human Activity and Forest Loss - As human populations grow and spread, clearing patches of forest along the way, the habitat of one of mankind's closest living relatives is shrinking - avoids areas of high human activity and forest fragmentation and that as little as 28 percent of the bonobo's range remains suitable for living. - human activities reduce the amount of effective bonobo habitat and will help us identify where to propose future protected areas for this…

What is the Endangered Species Act? Why was the Endangered Species Act created? Why do we care for endangered species? The Endangered Species Act was made so that our native plants, animals, and fish would not go into extinction. This Act requires that Federal and State agencies provide suitable conditions for endangered and threatened species, not to jeopardize from federal activities but to protect and save our native species from extinction. Throughout history there have been many events to…

The article “Eating Frogs to Extinction” by Ian Warkentin addresses amphibians, particularly frogs, contributes a significant role in the gastronomy of several cultures, thus leading amphibians susceptible to mass extinction. The article begins with a list of factors that is leading to the rising cause of amphibians’ extinction; from environmental degradation to community instability to individual mechanism. These factors include their role as important prey and predators, habitat loss,…

(e.g., glaciated northern part of North America and Europe) has become a conservation threat to rare native species, community, and ecosystems (Gundale 2002; Hale et al. 2006; Nuzzo et al 2009; Maerz et al. 2009; Sutherland et al. 2011; Nuzzo et al. 2015). In 2011, Sunderland and coauthors identified earthworm invasions in previously earthworm free regions as one of the 15 most immerging issues of biodiversity conservation. One of the reason for the issue is that invasions by European earthworms…

Are killing wild animals from their habitat safe for the environment, extinction, and safety of others? Big game hunting is also a big business for wealthy few, it has become a dreadful and unacceptable sport that was taken too far, from where people have been killed and populations has been unstable. A stable population, safe sports and environment are more imperative than just a trophy of a piece of animal that is kept to represent the success of hunting. Trophy hunting should be tamed before…

Order Disorder Drew Nevills Dr. Leo Oriet Engineering and the Profession November 7, 2014 Order Disorder The basis of life is founded on energy. Life without energy would mean life without movement, light, and also sound; in other words it would be impossible. Not a second goes by where energy is not present. When the sun is out, it emits light and heat, both forms of energy. When it is not out street lights are turned on using electricity, another form of energy. Stored energy can be…

and there is nothing you can do about it. Money is what makes things possible, and that applies to animals. They serve a sole purpose in this world otherwise they would not exist. If we make them nonexistent, then we will see a change in the environment. We don’t want to be that rich person who only cares about them self. We can hunt certain things to a certain point but we need to know our limitations. I know everyone won’t turn down money, but there is a point where you have too much and…

SAN DIEGO >> U.S. researchers are launching studies on Mexico’s red-crowned parrot — a species that has been adapting so well to living in cities in California and Texas after escaping from the pet trade that the population may now rival that in its native country. The research comes amid debate over whether some of the birds flew across the border into Texas and should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Parrots in U.S. urban areas are just starting to draw attention from…