Endangered Species Act

Hawksbills, a beautiful species of sea turtles, are critically endangered. The Hawksbill is critically endangered almost entirely because of negative human impacts. Their species are worth protecting. They are hunted and killed for their shells and eggs, even with their international protective laws. There needs to be more effort into the protection of Hawksbills, who species are slowly dying out. Hawksbills sea turtles are critically endangered, due to negative human impacts. The Hawksbills…

trade in Appendix II species via export permits or re-export certificates . Article IV stipulates that such permits and certificates may only be granted if “trade will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild” . Finally, Appendix III includes approximately 150 species that receive protection in at least one country that has asked Parties for assistance in controlling trade to prevent exploitation . Since the conservation needs of a particular species may vary between…

adapting to these changes, but for other species, it’s hard to do so. According to “The Extinction Crisis,” written by the Center for Biological Diversity, they mention that extinction of species normally happens to one to five species a year. However, in our day of age, dozens of species are going extinct every day. In 2050, it is expected that 30%-50% of species would be extinct. As this rate of change increases, it is going to be the downfall of every species in the planet. Today, in the…

In an ecosystem each living thing benefits from the other thus creating the sustainability of said ecosystem. When species essentially “work together” to benefit from each other it is called Mutualism. Although they do not work together the actions they take part in indirectly affect each other most of the time in a good way.}{Fact} Those were all examples of why we need…

Many of a specific species could be harvested in a year, an entire species could be wiped out by overzealous hunters who have been waiting all year to get out their guns. That’s where hunting license come in to regulate who is able to hunt and decrease the amount of proachers. Hunting is thought as a sport but in some cases, it’s to keep us human beings safe. There’s are a great amount of animals that are dangerous and must be eliminated. Not just anyone can be licensed there is a huge process…

to stop this, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, CITES, placed a ban on the ivory trade in 1989. For a while, this action did prove to be somewhat successful,…

the poaching and trafficking of endangered and iconic wildlife species. The very survival of species such as rhinos, elephants and tigers as well as countless less iconic species is at stake. From 2007 to 2014 rhino poaching in South Africa has increased by almost 10,000% (in 2007 there were 13 recorded instances of rhino poaching compared to 1,215 in 2014). In the first four months of 2015 incidences of poaching have increased by 18% compared to 2014 (IUCN Species Survival Commission, African…

and growth of species in and around the park. John Muir once said, “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.” Here, Muir believes that when one individual component of a habitat is affected, the rest of the habitat is also affected. This idea can best be described as a keystone species. Keystone species are a species of animal that is involved within a specific ecosystem that alters the functions of the entire ecosystem. This species could be a…

The RHI-SPY and poaching Poaching is a serious crime which needs to be controlled or stopped. Poaching is the greatest current threat to tigers, rhinos, elephants, gorillas and other African and Asian species. (WWF) In the year 2011, 448 rhinos were killed in South Africa alone and the numbers are increasing each year. Every day rhinos are being poached for their horns, and by mid-2012, 300 more had been poached. “Currently a rhino is being butchered every 6 hours in Africa, and the issues…

Many argue that they are educational to their children and allows them to create a bond with the animals. The only problem is that animals act completely different in the wild vs. the zoo, so how is it educational when their behaviors are altered? Another reason why some people believe zoos should continue to open is because they prevent animals from being endangered. Most of the population in zoos are stolen from the wilderness and have no reason of being held captive. However, there are a few…