examining and looking to solve the dilemma. The Amur Leopards are considered Critically Endangered according to the IUCN Red List (International Union for Conservation of Nature). Amur leopards are a subspecies of about 40 individuals left that live in reduced habitats of forests and mountains in Amur-Heilong, located in northeastern China and the far East of Russia. Over time the Amur Leopard has become critically endangered because of several threats including the numerous reasons that are equally crucial
Polar Bears vs. Oil Drilling As industry expands and the population of humans rise across the world, the endangered species list continues to grow as well. Added to the list in 2008, polar bears are now considered highly endangered in the United States as well as the world. This decrease in population is a result of many aspects, one of the major ones being the effect of oil drilling in the arctic. The negative effects of oil drilling has spread to habitat loss, consumption of health declining chemicals
Black-Footed Ferret(Mustela Nigripes) There is only one species of ferret native to the United States: the black-footed ferret. The black-footed ferret is one of the worlds rarest and most endangered mammals, listed in both the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List and the United States Federal List. This species originally ranged through out the interior regions of North America, spanning from southern Canada to northern Mexico; today the black-footed ferrets are slowly
plants and animals. It has 25 kinds of orchids, 1000 other kinds of seed - bearing plants and 120 species of trees. In the Everglades National Park, there are over 36 threatened or endangered animal species that reside there, such are American alligators and crocodiles, the Florida panther, the West Indian manatee and the Cape Sable. There are 300 species of birds, seven of which are endangered. There are three kinds of animals that destroy the
It is worth to mention that the diseases that humans and local species of animals and plants have been able to develop immunity to, can be fatal in wild animals. Biological weapons are not only having direct effects on the genetic diversity of indigenous plants and animals, but also it is having direct and indirect catastrophic
years and their population grew up to 18,000 in the early 1700s (Gerber). Southern Sea otters are a keystone species that help increase biodiversity in their environment as well as controlling population of other species such as sea urchins. In the 18th century, sea otters were being heavily hunted for their fur and their populations dwindled to the point where it was thought that the species went extinct in CA (Gerber). Miraculously in 1938, a herd of 50 southern sea otter was spotted at Bixby Creek
700 million people across the world visit zoos annually and over 10,000 zoos exist worldwide (The World Zoo Conservation Strategy). Wildlife parks and aquariums generate $5,136,250,000 each year in the United States alone. Millions of animals are held captive and live very different lives from their ancestors. The history of zoos shows that thousands of years ago, monarchs held animal’s captive to show power and wealth (Encyclopedic Entry: Zoos). During the first century, American Zoos took exotic
started operating from the domestic level. Many states think of animal welfare as a regime enjoying the status as a protected internal affair. Being a matter of domestic law, animal laws currently escape authoritative judgment by the international community. But, in an era where there is an increase in business, labour, communication, thinking and values towards each other, states have started developing a keen interest in the affairs of other states, including the way they treat their non-human animals
of the most common species of humming bird in North America. It occupies much of Mexico, eastern/central United States, and even lower parts of Canada (All About Birds).This species is migratory. This species is also an essential keystone species. In an ecosystem there are multiple keystone species. These species are vital to the balance of life, food, and new species management. A keystone species shapes the environment for all of the animals in the ecosystem. A keystone species can accomplish this
concolor coryi) once roamed throughout the eastern United States in the states of Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Florida panthers were perceived as a threat to farmers and their livestock, because of this they were heavily hunted up to the 1950s. (Florida Panther: Species Profile, 2014) Due to declining numbers the Florida Wildlife Commission listed the Florida panther as a game species. (Florida Panther Recovery Plan, 2007, p.4) In