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Wildlife Essays and Term Papers
National Wildlife FederationThe was founded in 1936 by editorial cartoonist J.N. Darling. It was founded when President D. Roosevelt convened the first North American Wildlife Conference to stimulate public interest in America's land, water and natural resources. After that the General Wildlife Federation (later changed ...
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African Wildlife Federation: Function, Purpose, and MethodsAfrican Wildlife Federation: Function, Purpose, and Methods
When most people think of "special interest groups," they immediately call to mind their negative connotations-sneaky, manipulative, perhaps "buying off" politicians I order to further their shady agendas. However, in truth many ...
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Oil Pollution And Its Effect On Wildlife""
INTRODUCTION:
Contamination of the oceans by oil spillage is not a rare occurrence.
It is happening all over the world every day, fouling coastlines,
killing animals and destroying fisheries.
BODY:
In 1987, more than 3.5 million tons of oil were released into the
oceans around ...
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A Look At Wildlife Through The Eyes Of Tom UlrichOn Wednesday, March 15, 2000 at 12:00 p.m., Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus had the great pleasure of having Tom Ulrich come and share his exciting pictures and stories with everyone interested in attending. Tom Ulrich is a wildlife photographer whose passion is to photograph exotic ...
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Green Aid in India and Zimbabwe - Conserving Whose Community?Green Aid in India and Zimbabwe - Conserving Whose Community?
Abstract
What happens when global institutions try to assist community conservation in some of the world's least industrialised areas? Among the `cutting edge' projects grant-aided by the Global Environment Facility (GEF, a World ...
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Animal Life In IndiaIndia has many rare and unique animals, birds and reptiles. Many of these are protected in National Parks and wildlife sanctuaries in India. Many of the religions practised in India such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism teach a respect for life in all its forms and therefore people do not ...
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Endangered Species In CanadaThere are many trillions of living creatures, and millions of
different kinds of animals and plants share our planet (pg 46, Savage).
Each Kind, or species, is special and unique. But, some of these species
are in danger of disappearing forever, just as the passenger pigeon did.
When the last ...
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Endangered Species In CanadaThere are many trillions of living creatures, and millions of
different kinds of animals and plants share our planet (pg 46, Savage).
Each Kind, or species, is special and unique. But, some of these species
are in danger of disappearing forever, just as the passenger pigeon did.
When the last ...
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The General Effects Of Fire OnWildlife
Fire is an important part of many ecosystems and helps maintain the condition of habitats for wildlife. The effect of fire depends upon many factors, varying from the type of wildlife to their different habitats. Fire affects ungulates through positive, but often, short-lived ...
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Urban SprawlUrban Sprawl
Urban sprawl is defined as the spreading of urban or suburban land over rural areas. Many are concerned that this sprawl is forcing many animal species to find new homes, and forcing many others into the danger of extinction, while others claim that some species of wildlife are ...
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Cry WolfThree little pigs dance in a circle singing "Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf?"
Little Red Riding Hood barely escapes the cunning advances of the ravenous wolf
disguised as her grandmother.
Movie audiences shriek as a gentle young man is transformed before their eyes
into a blood-thirsty ...
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Cry WolfThree little pigs dance in a circle singing "Who's afraid of the big, bad
wolf?"
Little Red Riding Hood barely escapes the cunning advances of the ravenous
wolf disguised as her grandmother.
Movie audiences shriek as a gentle young man is transformed before their
eyes into a blood-thirsty ...
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Prescribed BurningIt's a promising tool, this idea of to defuel forests and help restore ecosystem health. But it's risky business, too, and smoke clouds public acceptance.
I THOUGHT FIRE SEASON HAD ENDED. BUT THE SCENT OF PINE SMOKE IN MY NOSTRILS LATE LAST OCTOBER TOLD ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
Deep in Oregon's ...
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Kruger National Park, park in northeastern South Africa, adjacent to the Mozambique border. Established in 1926, occupies an area of 19,485 sq km (7523 sq mi) and is one of the ten largest national parks in the world. The park averages 60 km (37 mi) in width, and it extends from the Limpopo River, on the border with ...
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Myths About South Africa"Africa is (dangerous) wildlife", and the most compelling reason to travel to Africa is to see the wildlife. Most wildlife is not dangerous. More importantly, Africa is more than wildlife. Wildlife constitutes a very small part of Africa and only a very small portion of Africa contains wildlife. ...
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Bluff Creek AnalysisThe goal of this research was to discover the insects and creatures moving and living about in the Bluff Creek reservoir. We took the trip to Bluff Creek to study the abiotic and biotic factors that are affecting Bluff Creek water. We aren’t the first people to do this as there has been and ...
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Management Techniques For The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker On Federal LandsNRM 304
ABSTRACT
The red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) has been listed as an endangered
species since October, 1970. This species inhabits pine forests in the
southeastern United States where the majority of prime timberland is privately
owned. Private ownership of preferred habitat ...
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Rachel Carson, a world renown biologist wrote many books inspired
by her work as an employee for the US fish and wildlife services. During
her time with the wildlife services, Carson witnessed sever environmental
corruption. Carson witnessed the death of animals due to pesticide
spraying. Carson was very ...
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The Cry Of The WildThe “cry of the wild” can still be heard across this great land. I have heard the bugle of an elk on the Great Plains...the shrill of a bald eagle along the banks of the mightily Mississippi...the roar of a brown eagle bear on windswept tundra...and the gobble of a wild turkey among ...
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Studying Ecosystems Lab ReportStudying Ecosystems Scientific Inquiry
By Brianna Pickering
September 12, 2012
Question/Purpose
To assess the biodiversity of two different ecosystems by collecting qualitative and quantitative data about the biotic and abiotic factors that exist in them. The two ecosystems in which the ...
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