Extinction event

Have you ever wondered why your mouth waters when for example the microwave beeps that it is done? Or why your dog gets hyper or drools when he hears you from a far distance yelling dinnertime? The way we learn these things are through a process called Classical Conditioning. It all started when a “Russian physiologist named Ivan Pavlov found that before he fed his dogs, when they smelled, saw the food, or even the person that feeds them, they would slobber. Pavlov figured out that dogs had…

The book that my group decided to read was Rat Island: Predators in Paradise and the World's Greatest Wildlife Rescue by William Stolzenburg. This book chronicles the invasive pests like rats, weasels, stoats, ferrets, and cats invading small islands and decimating the natural plant and fauna. The main focus of this book is the invasion of New Zealand by rats and how they threatened the existence of the native flightless parrot, the kakapo. This book examines the causes and effects of the…

Many people around the world have no idea what is happening to the native ecosystem in Hawaii, most people would just assume that it is perfectly intact and will last forever. Yes, the ecosystem will last a very long time, but unless we do something about it, it will be in dire straights not long from today. This paper will discuss the history of this growing problem, the effect is has on, not only people in Hawaii but people worldwide, and what can be done to help solve this terrible…

The first time I got to see a exotic animals was at the Zoo. I saw a whole bunch of exotic animals like tigers, lions, elephants, snakes and more. Though I believe exotic animals should be legal. I think they should be legal because if they ban exotic animals why don't they ban cars. More people die from cars than exotic animals per year. Cars can be deadlier than exotic animals. When I read both stories I believed that the “Let people own exotic animals” had great support about having…

species have evolved. Today, these changes are partly caused by human beings, rapidly causing a massive extinction—one that Elizabeth Kolbert calls the sixth extinction. Kolbert argues that due to humans getting involved in atmospheric and oceanic procedures, as well as affecting the principles of geographic distribution, we are either already in the process or at the very edge of this extinction. “We are running geological history backwards,” she stated during her lecture at Skidmore College.…

Heaven's doors is a place localized in the highest place of Guatemala, this place is characterized by its great landscape and its very cold climate. Heaven´s doors is at a height of 4000 meters above sea level conformed by a Guatemalan pine (Abies guatemalensis) forest (Soto, 2001). In the summer this place is very visited by many tourists from different countries because is when they can see a great landscape. There are two ways to get there, the firs are through a dirt road in bad conditions…

the crest . The condor is a bird that comes from the vulture family. It can weigh 17-30 pounds and its length usually somewhere between 3.3 and 4.3 feet.So why is this bird of the shield, well it’s Chile’s national bird. The condor is close to extinction due to being hunted for sport and because farms were worried it would be a threat…

Every day tons of animals are poached all over the world, some animals left to rot in the sun. even though others might think poaching is good because it gives us resources, it is the opposite poaching damages ecosystems severely. Poaching has become a huge problem all over the world not just in the U.S. In order to stop poaching we need to be aware about the statistics, what animals are affected by poaching, and why they are being poached. There are becoming less and less of the animals that…

1. In the story, the Once-ler represents greedy corporations and the Lorax represents natures advocate. The Once-ler is only concerned about making his business bigger, while the Lorax tries to bargain with him to protect the environment. 2. The Once-ler saw the environment as a business opportunity and nothing more. While the Once-ler did express appreciation for the Tuffula trees, he was more concerned with creating bigger business from them. 3. The Once-lers business failed…

The long, spotted neck of a giraffe gracefully swooped down to the biscuit I nervously held in the air. I have never felt more humbled to stand before such a grandiose animal, nor more present in and aware of the fascinations of nature. Historically, zoos have come a long way from entertainment facilities to conservations education centers designed to inspire its audiences. Yet, they have always been controversial even until this day. According to architect and zoo director David Hancocks,…