Species Survival Plan

of animal captivity. In the episode Morgan See, Morgan Do, from the television show Inside Man, Morgan Spurlock investigates the morality and functionality of differing zoos and sanctuaries. Spurlock focuses heavily on the function of zoos, ranging from their role of human entertainment to conservation. The species survival plan, a breeding program that helps populate AZA accredited zoos with captive animals, is one of the most well-known conservation acts that zoos accomplish. After consulting with the Chief Life Science officer at the Detroit Zoo about the species survival plan, Spurlock inquires, “This means they’re breeding generations of animals that aren’t really wild. How does this affect their quality of life?” He displays a biased attitude toward it by only mentioning what it fails to do and in turn challenges the functionality of the species survival plan. Also, Spurlock questions the zoo’s full honesty when he claims, “No one wants animals to go extinct, but who is benefiting from the species survival plan? The animals or the zoos? They are sustaining a population, but they are also keeping their doors open.” He is suggesting that the species survival plan not only functions as a conservation method but also functions as an aid for the zoo’s profit. Spurlock puts forth the idea that numerous zoos are misleading the public about their intentions and what they represent. Pathos is one aspect of a convincing argument. Morgan Spurlock uses pathos to draw out the…

saved certain animals from extinction (“Captive Breeding” 69). Even though captive breeding is actually a failing system, in some cases it has worked. Native in Africa, Bongos are a threatened forest antelope that have been reintroduced back into its natural habitat with help of the AZA Bongo Species Survival Plan. Although this has worked, the plan only focuses on bongos and fails to help any other species (“Captive Breeding” 71). Conversely, giant pandas in an international rescue programme…

Zoos can be very good for animals. They can help save a species from extinction, and then the animals can repopulate. The zoos can also help to maintain the genetic diversity of a species. We should have zoos, because they repopulate species that are close to extinction and they maintain the genetic diversity of the species while treating all the animals humanely. Zoos breed species that are endangered or on the brink of extinction. The animals that are bred in captivity hardly get released…

Thus, the interrelation amidst the predator and prey consider the following dynamics: the preying species don't have any other predatory animals, which don't consume another resource of food than its target. Both species have population dynamics based on their fitness. When the prey spots a potential attacker, it alarms the others with a chance of survival that depends on the rate of the sentinels. A way to analyze this proposed dynamic is by constructing a model of a partial differential…

officer for the Department of Environment and Climate Change to investigate the biological community present near Euroley Bridge, Yanco. During their time, they were to observe the various organisms that are found in the ecosystem, taking into account their surroundings amid this process. They were provided with a booklet that had various activities which were intrinsic to their Field reports such as a site plan and a profile-transect. From their observations and notes, the students were to…

However, there were different species of birds in Bali, Borneo, and the western islands of the archipelago compared to Lombok, New Guinea, and the eastern islands. On the western islands, there were white cockatoos, different species of honeysuckers and even megapods. On the eastern islands, there were woodpeckers, weavers, starlings and many other birds that were not present on the western islands. Even though both regions had different types of birds, the area shows the great population of…

and running quickly. Instead of taking this approach, it is always best to focus on creating a demand planning project that is ran well. While we all want to begin being successful quickly, demand planning is something that should take some time to implement. It is not a program that has certain steps that you must follow in order to be completed. Take the necessary time to carefully analyze the information that you are receiving so that you can gain the best amount of quality data. This will…

Action Plan Evaluation When looking back on my action plan and how much of what we planned actually got done, I can see that as a class, we made an effort to stick to it – I just don’t think we made enough of an effort and I think we could have completed nearly everything when we planned to if we tried hard enough. On multiple occasions we moved dates forward because we hadn’t completed them. For example, on the 12th November, we were supposed to have auditions but we had to move that to the…

group. Also, another way is to educate everyone through introducing a training session that will develop skills that is required to underpin the new way of doing things such as, new systems, processes, new culture and new management. Step 3: Addressing resistance formally - This looks at managing change proactively by addressing resistance through three phases Prosci’s outlined. These include, Preparing for change, Managing change and Reinforcing change. Firstly, in organizing for change,…

Companies big or small all have a vision. There is a purpose for their existence and they have goals they must accomplish in order to be successful. In order to achieve those goals there must be a plan. Strategic planning happens in all types of business. It is a crucial element that if not done correctly, or not monitored could be the reason for a failing company. A company develops a strategic plan in the beginning but as time goes on it can change. This paper will go over the major concepts…