Biodiversity

Every living organism has a purpose in the environment, no matter how big or small we are all connected just for the simple fact that we call this planet our home. Therefore the interrelationships between men, animals, the environment is extremely important for the survival of all species. My aspiration is to take the role of a wildlife veterinarian and be able to put endangered animals back into their natural habitats henceforth be able to be of aid to that interrelationship. My passion for…

Current conservation In view of the difficulties faced in conservation, different international parties held measurement to protect the Great White Shark from extinction. The CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is the most popular international agreement in the world. It is not protecting those endangered species only, but also many wildlife species because it makes sure the sustainable development of the trade in order to safeguard the…

The term sustainability has a range of definitions running into hundreds, making any preliminary definition necessarily highly abstract, but all cluster around the core idea that some system, process, range of welfare, or set of items can be maintained at a certain rate or level for the long term; the ingredients of this formulation and its applications, however, vary widely, as do their disciplinary roots and practical implications. In the context of natural resources, sustainability can be…

One of the more controversial topics around the world is if hunting is a good or bad thing for animals as well as the ecosystems. Gary Varner is an environmental philosopher who is on the side in favor of hunting. In fact, Varner’s view is that hunting is required in order to keep an ecosystem in-balance and healthy. Morality and suffering are two of the major factors that are used in Varner’s piece to support his side. There are critics of Varner’s viewpoint, and these will be addressed and…

Rebecca Engle Professor Smith English 102 14 September 2017 Animals in Circuses: The Fight to Put them Back Where They Belong The use of animals as entertainment for people is not a modern idea. Records of animals used in entertainment date as far back as 2,000 B.C.E., when lions and similar animals were kept in cages. The Romans were known for chariot races often ending in the death of the horses, and coliseum fights between people and large animals such as lions (Dragotta), all of which people…

Aldo Leopold’s ‘The Land Ethic,” makes an attempt to appeal to the pathos of the audience. He urges man to use ethic not only for their satisfaction and needs, but to also apply ethics to the land where he says, “The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land.” (204) Leopold is urging man to take care of our resources because we have a moral obligation to do so. Leopold continues to say that man has claimed…

Like other countries in South and Central America, Panama has had some serious environmental issues. For a lot of the country’s history, money had more importance than conservation, and an ethic of “man over nature” pervaded the culture. Forests were chopped down routinely to make room for cattle. However, in the 20th century Panama started to take positive steps in the opposite direction. The country started to create protected areas (including parks and wildlife refuges), write environmental…

Part of the reason many people choose birds as their pets is because of their beautiful colors. Perhaps the most colorful species of birds are Gouldian finches. Another point in appearance, aside from being colorful, is that they are only about 5 inches in size. There are three varieties for this particular species and they're divided according to color. There's the Red Headed Gouldian, the Black Headed Gouldian and the Yellow Headed Gouldian. As for telling which of the species is male or…

How would it feel to love your job so much that you could not wait to go? That is what I am looking for in a job I spends most of my time outside ether working or playing sports. I live on a 51 acer farm so there is plenty of space to run. Do to my personality I chose two careers that would allow me to be outside doing the things that I love. While both Wildlife biologist and Arborists are similar in their environment and education , they differ in the pay. Wildlife biologist and Arborists are…

Based on Alcorn argument, he said that “ I would like to challenge preconceptions about conservation and conservation decision making by sketching a heuristic contrast between Big Conservation and Little Conservation (see Alcorn 1995, 13-30)” (Brosius, Tsing & Zerner, 2005). In Alcorn argument on this book which is “the first decision makers we think of are governments and international conservation organizations” (Brosius, Tsing & Zerner, 2005). We don’t agree with Alcorn argument. Based on our…