Extinction event

Each of these viewpoints have positives and negatives, some rely on human interests while others are more ethically centered. When dealing with trophy hunting they all have some kind of part to play, but ultimately the sport still does not seem to be completely ethical. Despite these problems, trophy hunting has a lot of potential and could still be beneficial to the environment. Stronger laws and regulations could be established to ensure trophy hunting is really making a positive difference.…

conditioning. Before conditioning an unconditioned stimulus (USC), an unconditioned response, and a neutral stimulus are introduced. An unconditioned stimulus is an environmental event that a person’s body naturally reacts to in some manner, known as the unconditioned response (Thyer, 2012). The neutral stimulus is an environmental event that does not cause a response (Thyer, 2012). After conditioning, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus (CS) when it causes a reaction,…

It was an ordinary day, with my family going to the zoo. For me it was so interesting and beautiful how every animal acted in a certain type of way. I was with my little sister Grace, my parents, and my beautiful daughter Emily. We had so much fun that day. Feeling the nice hot sun, listening to different animal sounds specially the chirping of the birds. Everything was so amazing. Watching Emily's big hazel eyes in amazement was priceless. We were passing by the giraffe pen, and then we…

One of my personal heroes who displays naturalist intelligence is Steve Irwin (1962-2006). As a kid, I grew up watching Steve’s television series, “The Crocodile Hunter”, a wildlife documentary show which followed Steve as he went out into the wild in various countries around the world to interact with animals. His show went on to become the highest ever rated on the Animal Planet channel. Steve was a strong supporter of environmentalism and the conservation of endangered species. One of his…

you ever heard of the West African Black Rhinoceros? As of 2011 this species is extinct and society could have prevented it (Gerkens). The species is thought to have died off, because of poaching, but taking precautions could have prevented their extinction. This is just one example of Earth’s deterioration with irreversible consequences that could have been averted. Societies use Earth and all of its resources and expects no repercussions. The environmental crisis is real and needs to be…

Film Essay The Zookeeper's wife, directed by Niki Caro and written by Angela Workman, has a Holocaust-related theme. Antonina Zabinski (Jessica Chastain), Jan Zabinski's (Johan Heldenbergh), the zookeeper’s, wife assists in caring for their zoo and her family. The zoo brings the whole family and town together, and the entertaining animals bring joy to everyone. Conversely, they are to find out that the Germans were going to turn their Polish town and cozy lives upside-down. Antonina's faith to…

irrational beliefs could be replaced with more rational thoughts and behavior. Like behaviorism, systematic desensitization can be used as a treatment. Another type of treatment used would be a therapy called the rational emotive therapy. This is when events, beliefs, and consequences are…

So far, instead of trying to preserve the environment, we as humans have been destroying it in the process of developing our world. By overreaching the sustainability of our world, we have been depleting certain species of animals and plants to extinction, increasing global warming, destroying fresh waters and using up all of the available oil. This essay will discuss these unfortunate instances by explaining how they are happening and what we can…

The study, “Scale-dependent habitat use of Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) in central Ohio” by Marja H. Bakermans and Amanda D. Rodewald, published in 2006, examines the selection of habitat across three spatial scales and the effects of understory arthropod biomass, vegetation structure and breeding productivity. As human populations grow and urban development increases desirable habitat for many habitat-specific species decreases resulting in population declines. It is important to…

The Saber-tooth Tiger/ Cat The Sabertooth tiger is all around the world. Many may say they don't know what a saber-tooth is but we seen it throughout our childhood. When we were small we use to watch the movie Ice Age which includes the three friends a mammoth, a sloth and last a saber-tooth tiger. Many have also seen 10,000 b.c which includes a sabertooth tiger, no one should say they haven't seen one because everyone has watched a movie where one was in. A sabertooth isn't a cuddling…