into account when it comes to helping. He argues that it makes no moral difference whether the person you help is a neighbor ten yards away or a person in another country (Singer‚ 1972‚ p. 231-232). Singer also wants you to take into consideration that the principles don’t make a distinction between people. It doesn’t matter that it is just you or you and a million others in the same position. If someone is doing nothing‚ in moral terms‚ it is no different than the absence of people doing something
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Introduction: Pakistan is home to a number of endangered species‚ including the woolly flying squirrel‚ markhor‚ blue whale‚ Pakistan sand cat‚ the ibex wild goat‚ and several species of birds‚ whales and turtles. Certain mammals which could be found in abundance at one time have now become the rarest mammals in the world‚ such as the snow leopard‚ the Marco Polo sheep and the Indus river dolphin. ......................................... “Indus River Dolphin” The Indus River dolphin is endemic
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Topic: Endangered Species should be prioritized (for) We should protect the endangered species. Endangered species are native species that faces a risk of extinction in the future. For example‚ animals that are already extinct like the dodo birds‚ platypuses that are going to be extinct and many more. These animals are endangered due to climate changes and habitat destruction. The term endangered species can be used in a legal or general context. In a general context‚ it means species that
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Degrading Importance of the Endangered Species Act The purpose of the Endangered Species Act is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystem upon which they depend on. Since 1973 the Endangered Species Act has saved endangered and threatened species from extinction. The Endangered Species Act‚ also known as the ESA‚ is a list of approximately 2‚195 endangered or threatened species. For a species to be considered endangered and listed onto the ESA‚ the species has to be in danger of extinction
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Southeast Asian Endangered SpeciesNicole HarrisBIO/280March 10‚ 2014Shameema SarkerSoutheast Asian Endangered Species Endangered species are living things whose population have declined so much that they are on the brink of extinction. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is the world’s oldest and largest conservation organization that is the main authority on the conservation status of species. The status of species on the Red List are indicated by nine different
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is an eagle subspecies that belong to the family of Accipitridae and is native to Philippine. These eagle display white-colored plumage together with the shaggy crest‚ averaging 86 – 102 cm (2 ft 10 in to 3 ft 4 in) in length. The weight of these species measure around 4.7 – 8 kg (10 – 18 lb). As far as the eagle’s length is concerned‚ Philippine eagle is the largest‚ harpy eagle and the stellar’s sea eagle being the other contenders. They are also regarded as the rarest and the most powerful birds
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Ally Tinnermann Endangered Species Imagine a world filled with millions of different species of animals. Then‚ imagine that same world but with no more mammals‚ amphibians‚ or reptiles. Many people consider themselves animal lovers. So‚ ask yourself‚ it possible to live in a world without animals? An endangered species is a species that is at serious risk of extinction. Jennifer Sexton and Tom Warhol say on their website‚ Endangered species‚ that as the world is continuing to grow at an alarming
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once so numerous yet it became extinct in 1914(endangered species act‚ 2015). Awareness to protect species in the beginning of the 20th century began with Theodore Roosevelt establishing the National Wildlife Refuge at Pelican Island‚ an early step aimed at “protecting endangered and threatened plant and animal species”( Endangered Species Act‚ 2013). It took another 70 years for the Environmental Species Act to become law; the Endangered Species Act was signed into law on December 28‚ 1973 by
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Jennifer Humphrey Analysis Essay/Week 3 ENC1101-12 Endangered Species and the Impacts on Life The Endangered Species Act of 1973 was approved Dec. 28‚ 1973. This act repealed the Endangered Species Conservation Act of Dec. 5‚ 1969. The 1969 Act had amended the Endangered Species Preservation Act of Oct. 15‚ 1966. The 1973 Act implemented the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora‚ signed by the U.S. on March 3‚ 1973‚ and the Convention on Nature
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What is known as the Endangered Species Act began in mid-1960. In order for the Fish and Wildlife Service to expand their efforts to protect endangered species‚ Congress enacted the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966. This Act did little more than allow a list of endangered species to be made. The Act did not prohibit the killing of endangered species or the destruction of their habitat. The lack of legal protection for the endangered species led the Fish and Wildlife
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