Free Essays on Endangered Species

  1. Endangered Species

    Endangered Species: We Spend Too Much Money On Saving Them. There is and has been too much money spent on saving endangered animals. We can not save nature from itself. Also some, if not most, animals serve no real purpose to man. The reasons for saving endangered species might...

  2. Animal Rights and Endangered Species

    Animal Rights and Endangered Species Should we put a stop to animal cruelty? In my opinion I would say yes. Animal cruelty refers to treatment or standards of care that causes unnecessary neglect, pain suffering, harm, and death upon a animal. All over the world everyday an animal is abuse, abandon...

  3. Endangered Species of India

    in most parts of the country, have become greatly impoverished. Many species have become locally extinct, their habitat having shrunk to a small fraction and even there the number has gone precariously low. Thus of the two sub-species of barasinga, that in the Sub-Himalayan tarai region stands grossly...

  4. Endangered Species

    Endangered Habitat Endangered species need to be protected along with all species by stopping the development of private and public lands. There needs to be land for common animals such as bear, deer, and turkeys. With a healthy population of these animals it allows for wolfs, bald eagles, and many...

  5. endangered species

    Endangered Habitat Endangered species need to be protected along with all species by stopping the development of private and public lands. There needs to be land for common animals such as bear, deer, and turkeys. With a healthy population of these animals it allows for wolfs, bald eagles, and many...

  6. Saving Land for Endangered Animals

    provide land for one species--people--in many places of the world. When making decision about land use, some people say that human needs should come before animal needs in every case. However, I tend to agree that humans have a special responsibility to protect the land that endangered animals call home...

  7. Endangered Fish of the Sea

    Endangered Fish of the Sea xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Axia College of the University of Phoenix The proposed notion that there is a rapid decrease in certain species of fish that are being caught for food, by commercial fisherman, is coming from a ten-year study. It might sound irrational to some people...

  8. Endangered speices

    animals are considered critically endangered and near extinction. If we would like these animals to be around for future generations, we cannot hesitate in our efforts to help them. Rhinoceros - Sadly, the White, Black and Javan rhinoceros are all on the critically endangered list. The Indonesian Javan...

  9. Exploring Interhuman Ethics Through the Perspective of Higher Animal Species

    comprehensive environmental ethics. One might expect classical ethics to have sifted well an ethics for animals. Our ancestors did not think about endangered species, ecosystems, acid rain, or the ozone layer, but they lived in closer association with wild and domestic animals than do we. Hunters track wounded...

  10. Polar Bears Extinction

    habitat of arctic regions. Recently, there has been a debate about whether the polar bear species should be officially designated as endangered. The argument that the polar bear should be on the endangered species list is compelling. They need to be put on that list because polar bears are in danger due...

  11. LIB 315 Week 1 DQ 1

    Gottlieb asks, “Of what value is nature?” Based on your reading of Part I, “can we speak of love or mutual respect for a particular tree, an endangered species, or an ecosystem?” Select at least two writers from this section and analyze how their responses to these questions may vary or agree with your...

  12. Western Ghat

    one among world’s 8 hottest biodiversity hotspots. South Western Ghats Moist Forests and Western Ghats Rivers are categorized as Critically Endangered by WWF under the 200 priority Eco regions in the world. World conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) considers it as one of the important area...

  13. Unesco Paper Sci 230

    diversity of life forms in the Salonga National Park includes some endangered species. The endangered species in the Salonga National Park are the Bonobo Chimpanzees, Large Gorillas and the Congo Peacock. There are also some other endangered animals like the Zaire Peafowl, the Forest Elephant and the African...

  14. Animals Right

    animal gazing. As children we all loved going to the zoo to see our favorite animals, and as we grew older schools taught us that zoos helps save endangered animals. Now as adults many people came to an understanding that animal’s captivity for entertainment is not acceptable at all. Many people are not...

  15. Floridian Panther

    panther is Florida's state animal, and is unfortunately on the verge of becoming extinct. A brief overview of the animal. The Floridian panther is a sub-species of Puma. Its main diet consists of deer, while it also eats hogs,rabbits, racoons and birds.It has been know to take pets and small livestock of individuals...

  16. English

    Destroying one kind of animal can create many problems. In addition, the cause of endangered species is because of our habitat destruction. This threatened the greatest number of species. A way people can protect endangered species are by enforcing wildlife laws, conserve habitats, make space for our wildlife...

  17. Western Lowland Gorllia

    Bitesize An endangered species is at risk of becoming extinct. For example, the panda and gorilla are endangered and may become extinct. A species can become endangered for several reasons, including: * The number of available habitats falls below a critical level * The population of the species falls...

  18. Cloning - Professor Sherry

    controversial and a religious taboo, it must be explored because it advances the overall knowledge in medical fields, it can help the reproduction of endangered species of animals and plants, and it allows the re-creation of organs used in medical donating. Though the success rate of cloning has been rather...

  19. the vanishing tigers

    to change their fate.  These animals are endangered, and because of this the support for endangered animals is very crucial. If these animals aren't protected now there wont be many left. It is the responsibility of everyone to protect these endangered creatures so that they may one day thrive...

  20. Mani

    population. A large part of the controversy involves the northern spotted owl, which lives mainly in the old virgin forest, and is included on the endangered species list. The controversy is based on the cost and benefits derived from logging the forest. In the northeast, the forests are being destroyed by...

  21. Zoo - Essay

    threatened with extinction because of the illegal hunt activity of human being. So the place called zoo exists to conserve and take good care of endangered species. Do you think it’s a good idea? Should we allow animals to be put into zoo? I don't really agree with zoos, as most are just locking a perfectly...

  22. persuasive outline

    The animals will have a problem with their survival, keeping the animal in the zoo will lead to poor conservation rate among the certain animal species, and animals should not be kept in zoo because it might lead to the ecosystem problem. Transition Statement: Now, I will move on to my first point...

  23. The Impact of Global Warming on the Animals of Earth

    environmental issue, some species have become extinct or endangered, while new and unknown creatures have been discovered. In addition, the animal population is experiencing evolution in order to survive. But the most impact of global warming has been on the polar ice caps and the species that inhabit these...

  24. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary

    grasslands and tropical forests. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but this is a home to not only plants, but many endangered animals. Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is home to many species such as: tiger, wild buffalo, Indian bison, rhino, and elephant. In 1992 it was placed in the UNESCO’s List of World...

  25. Recycling Starts with Individual

    things in the environment; Gaayathri2 such as humans , animal’s problems like global warming , loss of rain forest , endangered species , and acid rain can get out of control . As a citizen of the world , we have to train ourselves to be aware of things...

  26. Acting Locally

    role in history, and have significant value to the communities located around them. Over the years, species within the rivers and deserts have become endangered due to overexploitation, invasive species, habitat loss, and population growth. Rivers within Deserts Rivers are natural waterways that run...

  27. Gktukgy

    rapidly growing country. This is why we are alarmed that the United States Fish and Wildlife Service is considering listing the African lion as endangered. Doing so would make it illegal for American hunters to bring their trophies home. Those hunters constitute 60 percent of our trophy-hunting market...

  28. Increasing Threats to Biodiversity

    means the variety of bacteria, plants and animals that live on our planet Earth. This includes the unique behavioral patterns and activities of each species. The specie Homo sapiens is unprecedented and unique among all the life on Earth, Human sentience and intelligence far surpass those of other creatures...

  29. Should Whaling Be Banned

    called 'humane' methods of killing were, how long it took the whale to die for example. I wanted to know what the population was of certain species and how endangered they were, to help me get an idea of how much harm is being done by killing them. These are just a few of the things I tried to find out...

  30. Environmental

    Phillips ITT-Technical Institute EG481: Environmental Issues_V3.0 Instructor: Rosemarie Rowe Shannon L Phillips Endangered Species IUCN is defined as the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This programs mission is finding practical solutions to our environment...

  31. paper

    100-150 years, doing nothing would make things much worse. As Jowit stated, "We have only one planet. It's capacity to support a thriving diversity of species, humans included, is large but fundamentally limited." Our planet can only take so much, if climate change was to be reversed or even improved by half...

  32. Biodiversity

    referred to as biodiversity. -Biodiversity is the entire array of biological variety. It includes much more than simply the number of species known as species richness, encompassing archaea, bacteria, protists, plants, fungi and animals. -Biodiversity occurs at all levels of biological organization...

  33. Shed Aquarium

    short token of endangered species. I approached a massive tank in the center of the room; it read “13 endangered species are kept safely here.” As I began to walk through the hall-ways of the Aquarium, I took a moment and embraced the ambiance. It had never dawned on me that there are species that are at...

  34. Zoos

    especially the most endangered species left in the entire world, and the food they eat is at the top of his list of things to investigate and control. With groups like this, the zoos’ habitat is being kept to a full extent, natural and healthy. Zoos claim to educate people and preserve species, but they usually...

  35. Esl Zoo Assingment

    Animals like tiger, koala are need to breed and building up the maintaining genetically healthy population. Those animals are to back up for endangered species. There are so many breeding programs to keep them from becoming extinct. Reticulated Pythons is the longest and largest snakes in the world....

  36. Wildlife conservation

    Wildlife conservation is the practice of protecting wild plant and animal species and their habitats. Among the goals of wildlife conservation are to ensure that nature will be around for future generations to enjoy and to recognize the importance of wildlife and wilderness lands to humans.[1] Many...

  37. science

    000 species of animals, of which 340 species are mammals, 1200 birds, 420 reptiles, 140 amphibians, 2000 fishes, 50,000 insects, 4000 molluscs and several other species of vertebrates. Need for Conservation ADVERTISEMENT The gradual emergence of the human beings as the most dominant species among...

  38. South America

    animals in the rainforest generally live in this zone – anacondas and jaguars, for example. Tropical rainforests are home to over half the world's species, as well as millions of people. The average annual rainfall is between 80 and 400 inches and temperatures hover consistently around 72 degrees Fahrenheit...

  39. Primate Report Gorilla

    and that would have to be the Gorilla. Now the scientific name for the gorilla is “Gorilla” and the Genus is also “Gorilla” as well as the name of species, which would be “Gorilla.” The class the gorilla falls under is Mammalia, hence the gorilla being a mammal and family it’s from is the Hominidae and...

  40. Whaling

    oppose whaling is that whales are endangered species. However, the truth is Japan is hunting adequate numbers concerning the numbers of whales to prevent them from becoming extinct. In the world, it is said, “there are 84 species of whales” and “out of all of the 84 species, only a limited number traditionally...

  41. Everglades

    habitat and many species of life. The Everglades is home to a unique collection of animals and plants. Many worry that the destruction of the Everglades may ultimately lead to the extinction of many species. In fact, there are already 14 endangered species and 9 threatened species living in the...

  42. Save the Enviroment

    The Southwest Australia Ecoregion covers an area larger than Victoria and is home to 6759 species of plants and the highest concentration of rare and endangered species in Australia, including seven mammal species, 13 birds, 34 reptiles and 28 frogs that are found nowhere else in the world. WWF-Australia...

  43. The Dark Knight

    John Garcia Proffesor JAmes English 12 8 August 2009 The mountain lion: Once endangered now a danger on april as Barbara Schoener was killedby a puncing lion from behind. after an apparent struggle witth the attacker. Schoener was killed by bites to thher neck and to the head. in 1996, because...

  44. ecosystem

    (synthesizing) LINKS TO ILLINOIS BIODIVERSITY BASICS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK biological diversity VOCABULARY biodiversity, ecosystems, genes, migration, species, plus review “What’s Your Biodiversity IQ?” for words that may be unfamiliar TIME one class period MATERIALS copy of the “Student Pages” and...

  45. trees

    landowners land. HFRP not only helps the natural resources but improves plant and animal biodiversity and the recovery of the endangered species under the Endangered Species Act. Finally there is the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) which is a voluntary program that uses financial incentives on the...

  46. Argumentative Essay: Zoos

    and Beads For Wildlife. All of these aim to protect different species whilst promoting their plight and asking the general public for support. Therefore, the education and awareness that zoos give people is vital to saving endangered species. Due to the inhumane acts made by humans towards animals and...

  47. Jgkcf

    freshwater crocodile native to Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, East Malaysia, and Indonesia, (Borneo and possibly Java), . The species is highly endangered and already extirpated from many regions. In the wild they prefer slow moving waters like swamps, rivers, and some lakes. Most adults...

  48. Habitat

    Habitat There are greater numbers of rare, endangered and threatened plants and animals around the world that are decreasing rapidly. They will be extinct as long as we constantly do the same activities without trying to save them. Endangerment of species, animals and plants is a broad problem. Their...

  49. Reintroduction of Wolves

    Southern Canada migrated into Northwestern Montana 1) Wolf Populations are starting to get out of control. 2) They are starting to affect of species’ populations. B) Activists are making it hard to control the population. C) Hunting of wolves in North America should be allowed to help...

  50. Compare and Constrast - essay summary

    effects, the human activities have had of animal species. Humans have expanded throughout the world, our technology advancement has made us the most successful and dominant species on the earth. Our dominance has had many adverse effects on many species through our harmful human activities. We will be...

  51. Elephant

    People see the endangered African elephant dressed in costumes and dancing at circuses, living solitary lives at zoos or giving thrill rides on their backs. But the largest land animal lives a life that is completely foreign to humans when left on their own in the wild, one complete with battles and...

  52. Sci 275 Week 6

    contributed to the environmental problems that we face today. Some environmental problems such as pollution, global warming, ozone destruction, and endangered exotic animals are more public than others. Among the environmental problems that we face today which is not known to many individuals is the decline...

  53. SCI 256 Complete Course SCI256 Complete Course

    and animal species. 2) Explain some functions/processes of your ecosystem including one nutrient cycle and one food chain. 3) Give two examples of species interactions (predation, competition, mutualism, etc.) that occur in your ecosystem. 4) Identify an invasive species in your ecosystem...

  54. ecological importance of sundarban

    supports rich fisheries diversity. This ecosystem support 27 families and 53 species of pelagic fish, 49 families’ 124 species of demersal fish, 5 families and 24 species of shrimps, 3 families and 7 species of crabs, 8 species of lobster. A total 334 plants, 165 algal, 13 special orchids, 17 fern, 87...

  55. The Fakatchee Strand

    The most important part of the Fakahatchee Strand are the rare orchids and the mystery on how they got here, why the orchid is being poached and endangered animals that make the strand there home. The Strand has the most diverse population of orchids than any other place in the United States. The Ghost...

  56. SOC 120 Week 2 DQ 2 Constructing Arguments

    Municipal governments using public funds to build stadiums for professional sports teams Requiring a private landowner to provide habitat for endangered species on their properties What is your goal when you apply an ethical theme to a specific real-world issue? Distinguish how applying an ethical theme...

  57. Nature Preservation

    Wildlife Refuge. I learned about some of the animals and species it is home to (which is a lot). The main animals I leaned about were black-tailed deer and the dusky Canada geese. The dusky Canada geese are one of the smallest populated geese species. The refuge was made to make a winter habitat for the...

  58. Economics of Bio-Diversity

    ECONOMICS OF BIODIVERSITY & THE VALUE OF SPECIES: HOW DO WE ALLOCATE FUNDS TO PROTECT DIVERSITY? “Everything, whether measured in monetary or physical units, is amenable to economic reasoning provided it is scarce (or may become so in the future) and is appreciated by at least some members of the...

  59. the old men

    services to the aquatic environment and people. If humans continue to be careless and destroy this vital but fragile environment, many habitats and species will face grave consequences for humans and its animals. The sunder bans are located across India and Bangladesh. Another dilemma that struck the...

  60. Deforestation

    In Modern day society human impact on the environment is inevitable due to all the things we and pollution we produce. By simply existing, all species - including ourselves - will imprint their mark on the world around them (Human impact, 2011). There are many activities that humans are preforming which...