Ex-situ conservation

Conservation criminology is an interdisciplinary study of the exploitation of the environment we humans have, while thinking about the consequences our environmental exploitation has on society. The first example of conservation crimes is releasing chemicals or toxins in the environment like estrogen based-pharmaceuticals, antidepressants, and anticonvulsants in aquatic ecosystems. It might not be illegal in some cases, but it's a conservation crime because it affects the aquatic life which can…

According to the National Shooting Sports Foundation 680,000 jobs have been created by the practice of hunting in the United States. That is a miniscule number compared to the $796 million that hunters directly contribute to conservation programs each year in the United States (National Shooting Sports Foundation). Hunting has always been an essential part of American life, a past time that transcends ethnicity, age, religion and gender. Passed from generation to generation, the practice of…

The Environmental Effects of Hurricane Katrina: An Annotated Bibliography Brooks, Matthew, Stouffex, Philip. “Effects of Hurricane Katrina and Salvage Logging on Bachman’s Sparrow.” 26 Jan. 2011, http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1525/cond.2010.100019 Bachmann’s Sparrows are at a near threatened status, so the effects of Katarina were expected to be detrimental to their environment. These sparrows make their homes in the longleaf pine tree located in the savanna area. The path of Katrina…

De-extinction is something that is being thought about by scientists around the world, but some are thinking differently than others. There are two sides to de-extinction: if it should or should not be done. Scientist and even just regular, not fully informed people are debating about this on a daily basis. Some believe it's something that we should do this to "restore traditional values, strengthen families, and encourage education", while others believe that "Being able to do something doesn’t…

My endangered species is called the Bog Turtle. The Latin name for the bog turtle is the Glyptemys Muhlenberg. The bog turtle is the smallest turtle species in North America, growing to only 3 to 4 inches and weighing less than 4 ounces. They are mostly found in the northeast U.S region. My species is going to go extinct because bog turtles are not needed much in the food chain and the animals that do consume it, the turtle isn’t their primary source of food intake, there aren’t many left and…

Conservation of wildlife is an issue that is relevant to today in people’s everyday life. The importance of this topic, was not introduced recently. Although a poem published in 1967, still have relevance today shows the importance of modern contemporary poets, whose voice can be heard to this day. W.S. Merwin’s “For a Coming Extinction” emphasizes the importance of saving animals and the environment that is still relevant to today’s issues. In this short poem, concepts of everyday wrong-doing…

Diagnosis of Neurofibromatosis type 1 is based mainly on clinical findings which meet the diagnostic criteria for Neurofibromatosis 1 which was developed by the National Institutes of Health. Since Neurofibromatosis 1 is caused by heterozygous pathogenic modifications in NF1, molecular testing is rarely needed for diagnosis, and is only useful for certain individuals. The diagnostic criteria for Neurofibromatosis 1 is: 1 they must have six or more café-au-lait macules which are, for prepubescent…

morals, and principals. Medea was like any other woman, but she became a mad woman when she realized she lost the person she cared about the most, Jason. What Euripides tried getting across to his Athenian audience by saving her with a last minute deus ex machina, was that just because she was a woman, didn’t mean she didn’t have the right to revolt. Euripides understood women oppression back then, and in his own way, released women of it in this…

Kafka are no different, their novels Tartuffe and The Metamorphosis, respectively, both use Deus Ex Machina to end their novel with a twist. Deus Ex Machina is when an author uses an unexpected power or events to save the characters or story from a seemingly impossible situation. It often used at the end of a story, novel, or play and to the reader it seems as if the ending is completely unexpected. Deus Ex Machina can be used in many different ways, some possibilities are shown through…

“Medea explores the tension between reason and passion”. Discuss It is within the very nature of humans to isolate the polarised forces of reason and passion, yet within his Greek tragedy Medea, Euripides demonstrates the “fatal results” of possessing a predisposition for either frame of mind. Indeed, the antagonistic relationship between Medea and society best contextualises the gripping antithesis between maintaining an acceptable outward demeanour and laying bare our inner impulses…