Natural Resources Conservation Service

Zoos exist for one main reason, conservation, but does locking animals up actually help a species survive? When zoos keep animals captive, they often become depressed, not successful in conservation and exposed to harsh habitat conditions. Animals experience unfair and cruel lives while humans use the excuse of protection to keep them captive.Therefore, I take the position that keeping animals captive is a cruel thing. Animals in captivity are often depressed, lonely, and aggressive due to human…

times more energy, 19 times more aluminum, 14 times more paper, 13 times more iron & steel; than someone from the south” (Gonzalez, 2016) However, this does not mean that inhabitants of the global south do not contribute to global depletion of natural resources and environmental degradation. As the essay question highlights, both developed and underdeveloped countries create their own distinct pressures on the global environment and these pressures vary in their causes, manifestations and…

The Political Ecology of Management and Conflict in Tule Lake and Lower Klamath Lake Wildlife 'Refuges. The wildlife refuge complex in the Klamath River Basin is part of a migratory bird wetland habitat system that spans the western seaboard. Wilson (2010) refers to wetlands along the Pacific Coast as “links in a chain” leading the birds from wintering grounds to summer breeding habitats, and back again. It is estimated that three quarters of the birds traveling through this chain make a…

Hunters and the so called "sport" of hunting causes injury, pain, and suffering to animals and their families, as well as their habitats, and it also leads to the extinction of many animal species. The inevitable act of hunting is responsible for the deaths of countless animals annually, including approximately forty-two million doves, fourteen million ducks, six million deer, and twenty-five million rabbits, not even to mention the fact that these aren't the only animals being killed. (In…

Sport Hunting, Is it Worth It? “Hunting, should it be used for sport, something useful, or even legal?” Many people use hunting as a source for getting food; while others do it for sport. According to Issues and Controversies, “Big Game Hunting” has become the upmost important task to deal with. Many people propose and show many ways to deal with hunting issue, but others see big game hunting in a new light. As a result of this new light, the year 2015 had biggest ignition point. In July 2015,…

What Does Conservation Mean to Me? Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day and a prior senator of the United States, once said, “The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned, and that is the lack of conservation ethnic in our culture.” Nelson, like me, appreciates the outdoors and wants to keep it beautiful. Although, to do that, we need to conserve the three main subjects, energy, water, wildlife, and trees just a bit more. Our lives revolve around the environment.…

Approximately 70% of in the United States is owned privately. These private lands are a are a major habitat for wildlife and provide a vast array of outdoor activities for people. Private land owners can gain an income from fee hunting and it is an motivation for them to properly manage the wildlife habitat. Fee hunting has many advantages to it as well as disadvantages. Land holders with an interest in the wildlife are more likely to maintain the range than those that have no concern for the…

Preservation and conservation are two words, which have the same idea but different meanings. Both of them are used to imply measures of protecting the elements of the natural environment such as water, land and air. The ideologies used by conservationist versus those used by preservationist are the main differences. On one hand, conservationist crusade for the sustainable use of resources. Preservationists on the other hand abolish the use of all the resources that are having become overused…

worst development outcomes are found in the countries with the majority of natural resource endowments. “There are twenty-three countries in the world that derive at least sixty percent of their exports from oil and gas and not a single one is a real democracy” (Patrick). In developing countries, an increasingly important part of economic growth is the management of natural resources. This allows governments to deliver services to their citizens and it also creates jobs (“Creating Jobs”). The…

environment. One major human historical pattern that supports the notion that Easter Island is a metaphor for our current global situation is the tendency of humans to expand societies until they are at their limit, unable to expand any more due to natural constraints. As explained by William Rathje, every civilization peaks at some point, enjoying prosperity, extravagance, and dominance. After this peak, a collapse is…