Biodiversity Action Plan

The purpose of this study is to assess the habitat quality of Schmeeckle Reserve in regards to the needs of the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes). This research will focus on the presence and relative abundance of small mammals, which serve as the main food source of the Red Fox’s diet. The vegetative habitat will also be studied; this includes the cover types present and any forage plant species used by the fox for food. The results of this study will allow for the continued management of the Red Fox in…

I believe Red panda are very important for many ecosystems. Red pandas are smart intelligent animal. Red pandas are more related to the raccoon then a the giant panda. Red pandas can be dangerous if you threaded them . Red panda are endangered because the home forests are getting smaller and smaller. The Red panda are very fun animal to watch. There habbit is the cooled temperature in the bamboo forests. these bamboo forests are located in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Xizang provinces in…

The areas of Putah Creek within the vicinity of the university campus have been conserved to certain extents and heavily used by humans. The creek has been altered and manipulated over the past decades by humans and the alterations in the creek and nature are obvious at each of the stops of the self-guided trip. The trip featured the riparian plants in the reserves by the creek and the arboretum walkway. According to the field guide, UC Davis has been maintaining a policy of sustainability to…

Just about every person loves a good zoo. People go to zoos to see and learn about all the animals. It is a excellent adventure for the whole family to enjoy. There are several zoos across the nation that have received the highest accolades. Take for instance just about everyone has been to or heard of the Ft Worth and San Diego zoos. These zoos are some of the most prestigious zoos around. Now let us take a look at the El Paso Zoo. The zoo has only two hundred and twenty two animals…

issues or environmental issues that I learned about from Unit 6 Reading Assignments implies Urban sprawl threatening Biodiversity. Urban sprawl can be defined as the uncontrolled expansion of urban areas. That is, the uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions. Urban sprawl is indeed having a great effect on the Biodiversity around the world as a whole. Biodiversity simply refers to is the variety of life thus comprising all the millions of different species that live on…

A rare species of fish nearing extinction The rare species of the spotted handfish is nearing extinction after roaming this earth for more that 55 million years. It is said their population decrease is due to pollution, people capturing them for pets and much more. So help keep this species alive. What makes these little fish so special is evident in their name. As their name suggests The spotted handfish (Brachionichthys hirsutus) is one of the world's most endangered marine fish. This…

Legal attempts at resolution: CIITES pros are it is harder and takes a lot longer to get a permit to cut down trees and it protects 700 other species. The negatives is it is not strongly enforced, violators only pay a small fine, countries can exempt themselves from certain species. The positives of the Lacey Act it is one of the broadest of the government to combat wildlife crime. The Lacey Act also is a lot stricter than past laws. The negatives to the Lacey Act is it is hard to regulate and…

Humans have always taken control of their environment. The human species created houses, cars, and medicine to increase our comfort and longevity. These innovations are generally beneficial; however, they have allowed our population to increase substantially, and have injured our climate into chaos. If the human population intends to survive, they must combat the chaos they created. It seems that challenges posed by climate change and a growing world population the resistance to adverse…

Captivity or Death Species reintroduction may sound great on paper as animals are brought back home to the wild and are once again happy. Humans are able to save endangered species and nurture the populations back from the brink. Injured animals have a safe haven in which to rehabilitate and thrive, then return to their family at home in the wild. Animals in animal testing are released from their suffering of being poked and prodded. In theory, this all sounds great, but in reality, one forgets…

While determining the differences between two different sagebrush communities and the north/south aspect, I accept my hypothesis that there was a differences in the plant cover in a sagebrush community that has seen burning, and/or on a north aspect. The data shows that there are clear differences between the burned/unburned sites and the north/south aspect sites. The only time that two of the sights had the same amount of plant cover of the same plant community was in Figure 1 where there was…