Ex-situ conservation

Collecting for kids is a fascinating, patience strengthening hobby that can promote a valuable historical learning experience. Amassing treasures has many other benefits as well, for the child and the environment. As a collector myself, I can tell you this is true. Collecting teaches kids patience. As Jimmie Lanley writes in her blog aboutone.com, “collecting is a slow hobby that develops a child’s patience as he looks for new treasures. The thrill of discovery is a huge fascination of…

teach the public about wildlife conservation and rehabilitating animals to release back into the wild (Lin 2017). They believe that as long as these places follow AZA regulations that call for enrichment programs and maintenance techniques that closely mimics how should be in the wild (Lin 2017). However, this solution does not negate the fact that captivity alters the social and biological behaviors of wild animals. In a study conducted by M Elsbeth McPhee; a conservation biologist, researchers…

Today’s newspaper says the last chicken in the world has died. It had lived its final days in Taiwan, just as its rooster, who’d died several months back. The tabloid even showed a photo of the poor thing. It looked nothing like the Rhode Island Red, or the Leghorn I was used to seeing in my life. It looked scrawny, shrunken, and nothing like it was supposed to look. Chickens were gone now, them, along with the world’s other fowl and eatable mammals. Just like most of the other animal life…

Introduction Australia has some of the worlds most diverse and unique ecosystems, these are constantly under threat from both human impacts and natural processes. I believe that to protect our native species we need to attract people to our National parks, one example of this is Kings Park a state icon in Western Australia with over 13,000 different species located and protected on its grounds. The problem with Kings Park is that it doesn’t receive the attention it deserves. I think by building…

What is a zoology and wildlife biologist really do, they do not do anything. Wrong a zoology and wildlife biologist does numerous things for are community and world. A zoologist and wildlife biologist is a very important person, they make it possible for people to be able to see animals and environment around the world. Skills and education they need to have and to become a zoologist/wildlife biologist is pretty straight forward. They would at least need a bachelors degree, the higher the…

Conservation strategies and ideologies in Fish and Wildlife have progressed significantly over the past few decades. Officials have realized that former methods provide only temporary solutions in the long term. A new trend has become increasingly popular throughout the United States; one that focuses on entire ecosystems and adaptability within management models. Additionally, expectations for wildlife professionals are growing. This equates to a competitive job market and, sometimes, a…

Conserving energy is not only good the environment but also good for your wallet. The average american spends around 5,550 dollars on energy every year. Some ways to help conserve energy can be checking for the ENERGY STAR-rating which is better for your wallet by saving you around $165 in its products lifetime. Using incandescent light bulbs with energy-efficient halogens, CFLs or even LEDs can save up to 30-80% on your energy bills. Even the small things can save energy such as washing your…

To suggest that wilderness cannot exist within the context of the Anthropocene epoch is to fundamentally misunderstand the definition of nature and wilderness. The Anthropocene does not imply that humans constitute a force of nature, but rather that human actions have enough global impact to affect Earth’s composition and ecosystem on the scale of geological time. This does not change the fact that wilderness, areas relatively untouched by humans and in relative natural state, cannot exist. The…

leaders say “that the nation should focus on economic growth instead of setting aside habitat for species that are so similar to one another that the loss of some will have no discernible impact.”() By understanding the historical impact of animal conservation and benefits that animals provide for humans, people can see the importance of forming organizations and making an effort to conserve the Earth’s…

Endangered species are such a huge problem that needs to be solved because they are part of an ecosystem and play key roles in that system. People can help by showing and giving support to the government such as the EPA and the DNR they can donate money, get involved with these organizations, and raise awareness. People can look up and endangered species such as endangered birds or small animals and plant habitats and foods for those animals so they have a place to live. People can fund…