the diceros bicornis or the black rhino is indeed doomed. This rhino has been named critically endangered with a population today of only 4‚848. These rhinos are found throughout southern and eastern Africa including Kenya‚ Tanzania‚ Cameroon‚ Namibia‚ Zimbabwe and Angola. My knowledge of the black rhino has increased dramatically due to my interest in endangered species. I became interested in endangered species when an advocate from the World Wildlife Foundation came to my school in 8th grade. Ever
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We were in a car on our way to the beach‚ because leatherback turtles were found and are expected to have eaten plastic and have it stuck around their body. Leatherback turtles are one of the biggest form of sea turtles. They can grow up to 2.4 meters long. I asked‚“does any of you know how big these are.” We were with 3 of us in the car. Even though it was more like a bus to fit the turtles in. The others in the ‘car’ are called James and Faith. I am the youngest of the three. I am 17 years old
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Endangered Marine Species Topic: Marine mammal extinction and endangered species. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the causes‚ protection programs and possibilities for future protection for endangered species. Thesis: Endangered marine animals are in need of protection and awareness; many people need to understand the origins of endangerment‚ what animals are being affected and what is already being done to help our marine life. Introduction I. Have you ever thought about how important
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of Indian ethnicity? In fact almost all of our technological based problems are solved by other ethnic based community’s. How does outsourcing affect the American people? Should we as a country support it? Thomas L. Friedman’s article “30 little turtles” Friedman shows favoritism towards the adolescent adults‚ of the Indian community‚ outsourcing‚ more networked‚ geopolitics‚ and how he believes it to make the world more prosperous. However he doesn’t consider the consequences of how this outsourcing
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that be a human or even a little turtle. Power is achieved by performing certain actions carefully and thoroughly. If these actions are completed with any hesitation‚ everything can come crashing down in the blink of an eye. In Dr. Seuss’s story Yertle the Turtle‚ Yertle was king of the pond who decided he was not satisfied with his small rock as a throne. By commanding the fellow turtles around him‚ he created a higher chair for himself‚ until one little turtle changed the fate for them all. Transgressions
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Sea turtles are threatened and endangered throughout their natural range due to various anthropogenic interferences‚ such as poaching and habitat destruction (World… c2016). Sea turtles provide many ecological benefits‚ such as acting as distributors of nutrients and sculptors of both terrestrial and marine substrate (Mancini et al. 2011). However‚ global climate change is threatening sea turtle populations’ ability to continue to provide these benefits (Mancini et al. 2011). Beach habitat loss due
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Larco Museum Collection. Lima-Peru Drums made with alligator skins have been found in Neolithic cultures located in China‚ dating to a period of 5500–2350 BC. In literary records‚ drums manifested shamanistic characteristics and were often used in ritual ceremonies.[4] Bronze Dong Son drums are were fabricated
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Situation). In the tropical rainforest alone‚ most species are disappearing at the rate of 1% a year (Sherry‚ 6). If the current trend continues‚ at least 50% of all currently existing species will be either extinct or endangered by the year 2050 (Today’s Situation). For this reason endangered species deserve more protection than the current regulations provide. <br> <br>Throughout history there have been many different reasons for the extinction of species. The earliest known reason was 64-66 million years
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NAME : SUZANNE YEOH CLASS : 4SC4 (2012) TEACHER : PN. ROZITA DATE : 8.10.2012 INDEX No. | Title | Page | 1 | 9.1 Human Activities that Endanger an Ecosystem - introduction - pollution - strategies to solve problems related to pollution | 3 - 11 | 2 | 9.2 The Greenhouse Effect and the Thinning of the Ozone Layer - The greenhouse effect - The thinning of the ozone layer - Impact of global warming and the
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The Endangered Snow Leopards The snow leopard is an endangered and threatened animal of the wild. This large to medium-size cat is apart of the Animalia kingdom. It’s main difference from most large cats like it is‚ that they cannot roar which places them in the Uncia Uncia genus. These felines can weight between about 60 to 120 pounds. Snow leopards live in some of the most remote habitat in the world. They call the Himalayan Mountains home‚ from Myanmar moving west through China‚ Nepal‚ India
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