Temperate rainforest

The Red-tailed Black cockatoo also called the Calyptorhynchus banksii are under conservation. There are five sub-species of Red-tailed Black-cockatoo (Red-tailed Black cockatoo, 2014-16) and the two southern subspecies are near threatened. These cockatoos are under the Australian Government Act of Endangered (Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999), the (Flora & Fauna Guarantee Act 1988) in Victoria and the Endangered (National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972) in South…

Ecuador Ecuador has fairly warm weather, you would enjoy it. Ecuador is located in South America along the top. “Ecuador is blessed with an abundance of plant and animal life”-Foley page. 2 There is much more to learn about Ecuador’s geography, climate, government, economy, and its culture. The country of Ecuador consist of many land and water features. Ecuador has a mountain range called “Sierra” often called the “Avenue of Volcanoes” La Costa is another land form. It is a flat…

Most especially in recent years,much of the desertification around the world has been driven by human activity. Agriculture, animal husbandry, and groundwater pumping/depletion, are all currently significant contributors to the process. The most immediate cause of human-caused desertification is the destruction and/or removal of the land’s stabilizing vegetation — a process known as deflation. This is caused, and acts in concert with, a number of other factors — including drought, overgrazing,…

Legend has it that deep in the jungle there was a being, this was no ordinary being this was the most worshiped creature of the rain forest. In most stories you would hear of the mother that took care of the children, the mother who saved the kinds who risked her life but this was not an ordinary story. This was a story of a male gorilla that went too far to save the young from. Deep in the jungle there were many animals, there were ones of many shapes sizes and colors to. There were ones that…

1. Transhumance- the seasoned migration of livestock between mountains and low land pastures. Example: Transhumance was practiced in the Swiss Alps, located in Switzerland. Seasonal droving of grazing livestock, such as cattle, occurred between the valleys in winter and the high mountain pastures in summer. Transhumance throughout the Alps has drastically impacted its shape. Without transhumance, the Alps would consist predominantly of forests. To this day, seasonal migration to high pastures…

In 1954, the entire campus of Michigan State University and nearby cities were sprayed with DDT and other pesticides to protect the elms from Dutch Elm Diseases. Dr Wallace, by chance, was supervising a research on robin population by John Mehner, a zoology graduate student who had started his Ph.D. They observed that the robins and other species of birds had become infertile, were dying or dead. Lincolnshire, an agrarian county at the East of England, reported an overwhelming 10000 birds dead…

Eastern Gorillas are, according to the IUCN Red List, labeled critically endangered. Why did I choose the Eastern Gorilla? What are their major threats? What are people doing to help the gorillas? How can we help, and what are my ideas? I want to help the Eastern Gorillas, and stop their major threats, show what others are doing, and tell how we can help and my idea. Why did I choose the Eastern Gorilla? I chose this animal because I personally love gorillas. There are six great ape…

Agricultural techniques are the largest factor of environmental change in the Maya landscape as 90% of Mayans were involved in agriculture production. Slash and burn agriculture is the most notable farming technique that drastically modified the environment. In order to create vast field systems for crops, forests were cut down and several crops such as corn, beans and squash were planted alongside each other in order to maximize harvest. Planting such complementary crops together balances the…

Easter Island is actually the Rapa Nui island. We call it Easter Island because it was discovered on Easter weekend. Many years ago the Polynesian tribe settled there. It used to be a nice beautiful island with lots of trees and animals. Then around 320 AD the Polynesians settled there and it changed. When the Polynesians just settled, there wasn’t a big number of them, it is estimated that fewer than 100 started out on the island. The population soon thrived and grew. It grew to an estimated…

Approximately 30% of the Earth’s total land area, or about 4 billion hectares, is covered by forests (1); they promote biodiversity (70% of all land animals and plants reside in forests (2)), regulate climate, act as indispensable carbon sinks, mitigate storm water runoff, conserve soil, as well as provide food, wood, medicine, and oxygen (3). About 1.6 billion people worldwide rely on forests for both food and economic livelihood (4). Only 9% of forested land is protected, however, and each…