Extinction event

THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY Butterflies, like many insects across the UK have undeniable importance to the ecosystem. Maintaining butterfly populations has become a priority across the globe as anthropogenic activities increase to threaten butterfly species. One such species under threat in the UK is the Duke of Burgundy. Decline in flagship species over recent years has led to a review of the biodiversity action plans and the importance they have across the globe. This POSTnote examines the risks of…

Introduction “This June, Sweden, a far-right party in the Democratic staff, named AngeloVukasovic, recently posted online a lot of himself in South Africa hunting photos, claiming giraffe meat are best to eat meat, sparked outrage in Sweden, people were attacked (Shunwang, 2016).” This news shows the bad influence on the ruthless hunting of animals, but he said to excuse himself, hunting activity in South Africa was entirely legal. Hunting specific animals is not only beneficial to humans,…

accustomed to receiving pleasure from instant gratification. Hydraulic fracturing solves the problem with obtaining of fossil fuels to benefit humans, but it is positively correlated with hurting the earth, which changes the environment, which causes the extinction of animals. This obvious relationship is reason enough to take a look at our morals and consider what changes need to be made in order to cohabit with nature and the animals found on…

Going to the zoo for the first time is an incredible experience for a child. Everything is new, the animals are big, and around every corner there is a new surprise. Every turn holds a monkey playing in the mud, a giraffe eating from the trees, or a new kind of animal you have never seen. Zoos are exciting and entertaining and they can also provide a variety of learning opportunities. As long as the well being of the animals is held on top priority, they allow for many great opportunities. Zoos…

Conditioning a Roommate I have three roommates and, including myself, we all have some quirky habits. One of my roommates in particular, always has the television on when she’s studying alone or we are studying or doing homework together. Her parents always had the television on in her home growing up so, she’s used to all the noise. According to her, she can’t study without background noise. She’s tried listening to music but it doesn’t work the same as when the television is on. She says she’s…

As students taking psychology at Hood College, we started to learn about the branches of conditioning. After learning about this we were then asked to observe 3 different commercials that were very peculiar because they seemed normal to the naked eye. But after analyzing it more closely we saw a few different types of conditions being present. The types of condition that were perceived were classical conditioning, operant conditioning and observational learning. To start off, classical…

Housing Management of Maali the Elephant Mikelle Theresa C. Flores Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Sciences, De La Salle Araneta University Abstract A 42 year-old female Asian Elephant was long been kept in captivity in the Manila Zoo. Many organizations such as the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has been proposing the release of Maali due to the improper environment present in the zoo for the elephant. According to the…

Animals should not be kept in zoos or parks because they are not meant to be kept in capacity all their life. Although wild animals have been kept captive for thousands of years. What started it all was the first modern zoo was opened in Paris France. As many people became interested in natural history and science, zoos served as a way to display and study animals. Today zoos provide opportunities for entertainment in education, as well as scientific research and conservation (“Learn More…

The biodiversity on our planet today has been formed from 3.5 billion years of evolution. Once humans step foot on earth the planet had to support more biodiversity than ever before. Since humans have become the dominant race the levels of biodiversity have declined rapidly impacting each species differently. Biodiversity is all living things; plants, animals and microorganisms, the genetic information they contain, and the ecosystems created by them. Biodiversity is explored in 3 levels that…

Based on our findings, Zoo Taiping has always searching the efficient ways to be the best in the zoo and working hard to make sure they give all the best experience to all the visitors. In our opinion, there are a few things that Zoo Taiping can be improved on. There was some of our recommendation after all the research. Zoo Taiping is located in a natural setting in Taiping Lake Gardens close to the foot of the Larut Hill (Maxwell Hill). The beautiful natural setting with streams, lakes and…