Research Paper On Ridgway's Rail

The Florida Everglades is the state’s most highly visited park in the state. The Everglades is also home to thousands of animals, reptiles, and plants. Many tourist travels just to get a glimpse of the many exotic reptiles. Although, the Everglades is very beautiful it’s also one of the most endangered parks in the state. The park is endangered from humans and land developments. The state has laws imposed to protect the everglades. In order for people to save and protect the Everglades there are things we have to do on part. Throughout this essay I will go into depth about the different species, human threats, and what we can do to protect one of our

Some recommendations that we have to help the Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs incorporates the government. The government is able to help by putting these amphibians on the endangered list and providing laws to protect them. Putting restrictions on areas where these frogs live to protect their population can help these frogs grow, and those who disturb their population should be fined. Another way these frogs can be helped is to promote volunteering for nonprofit organizations such as Tule Ponds. By promoting volunteering, habitats can be restored by acts such as clearing out invasive species, like we did during our service project. Lastly, regulating trade can significantly help while protecting these frogs. This prevents invasive species from taking over the native ones and will allow habitats to grow peacefully. By reducing the number of invasive plants in the area, this can protect the habitats of these frogs as well as other

George, J. C., & Minor, W. (2008). The wolves are back. New York, NY: Dutton Children's Books. The Wolves are Back is a wonderful children’s picture book.

I boarded the Amtrak the early morning of November 5th, 2016 from Davis, California to the Peytonia Slough Ecological Reserve (Peytonia Reserve) in Suisun, California. The trip to this brackish and saltwater reserve was to help me analyze the relationship between humans and wildlife in urban settings. Urban environments depend on the rehabilitation and protection of small natural areas like the Peytonia Reserve. At the Peytonia Reserve, both humans and native/non-native species live in cohabitation, which paints an accurate representation of reconciliation ecology. Humans use these natural areas, the Peytonia Reserve in this case, for recreational activities like hunting and fishing. This, in turn, benefits the wildlife that lives in the area because hunters and fishers want the environment to be well maintained in order to support their activities. I came up with the conclusion that even though humans have more to benefit from wildlife, wildlife also depends on humans to help protect and conserve their habitats.

Over the last few decades, the loss of Louisiana’s coastal wetlands has become a point of concern because of the vital roles the wetlands play in the environment. They have been destroyed over time because of natural causes such as hurricanes and weather as well as from the construction of man-made flood-control levees. Wetlands serve many purposes within the environment. Not only do the wetlands effect the residents of southern Louisiana, but they effect the animals that call the wetlands home as well as the industries that thrive off the wetlands. Since the wetlands have begun to disappear, steps have been taken in order to prevent Louisiana’s wetlands from disappearing. Restoration acts have been put in to place by the government to help

Before the crisis of invasive species destroying the environment, it was normal for people to dump invasive species into lakes, streams, and rivers, but in today’s society, releasing and bringing invasive species into the environment has come to a near existent halt.

The research will focus on the value of the wetlands and the socio-economic impact that the destruction of them will have on the county. The information will focus on several areas including Habitat, water quality, productivity, erosion control, flood control, groundwater recharge, harvest of natural products and recreation. The sources that I have researched focuses on these areas and their benefits, as well as, the economic impact they could have on people. I hope my research will properly answer the afore mentioned concerns as they are important for the well-being of our wetland ecosystem in our county. The reason I am doing this research is that the destruction of the wetlands is detrimental to the environment and natural resources of our county.

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 states that the terms ‘Endangered’ and/or ‘threatened” may be used when a species ‘is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range, or are likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future.’The Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) was placed on the threatened species list in the spring of 2014. Since the early 1800’s the population of the LPC has ‘declined significantly’ (NRCS Leaflet 1). I am a 2nd year Pathways Rangeland Student Intern for the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). I have worked in the Natural Resources field for 12 years and have come to an understanding that informing the public is vital for the continuation of the earth, as we know it. In this informative and argumentative essay I will describe how habitat loss, climatic changes (both natural and human caused), and human activities have and continue to push this species to the brink. Educating private landowners and the public is key to produce resistant plant

The Holocene is long gone and the Anthropocene, an epoch marked by human progress and environmental decay, has begun. Pronounced human activity has led to rising carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and methane concentrations that disproportionately affect terrestrial and marine life (Kolbert 108). We have outcompeted marine predators with our fisheries and led many to extinction with our fertilization practices. Horrified, the Conservation Movement has attempted to influence the way Americans act towards nature, but its mission; to “preserve and protect America’s wildlife” remains an idea that the average citizen is a stranger to. In view of a possible “Sixth Extinction,” it is imperative that biodiversity is preserved by incorporating rewilding techniques

(Q2) I like how Beck broke up his three main points by a “past, present, and future” approach. Not only did he continue to break down these three components further, he also supported much of his observations with literature to reinforce his theories. He throughly cited much of the legislation that has influenced wetland creation and restoration within the past century and even gives tidbits of information in his footnotes. All of which enhance the informational value of the article.

Brazos Bend State Park offers the perfect sanctuary for species conservation. I observed how animals are closely dependent on the environment. Any small modification to the environment can result in big changes to an entire population of animals. Conservation movements not only must emphasize the conservation of species but also the conservation of the land. Parks, as this one, should always be funded because it allows people to explore nature. This park provides us with an idea of natural equilibrium. All the biotic and abiotic components of a habitat bring life together in the wilderness. Everything in the natural world is placed strategically for a reason and for a purpose. This trip increased my appreciation for nature even

However, too much nitrogen is leading to the wetland’s demise. While the main concern for the loss of wetlands up until the 1970s was draining and filling, and while the laws created then focused on reducing wetland destruction through urbanization, wetlands are still being deteriorated. Today, the main concern is wetland loss created by increased amounts of open water on the marsh surface. The literature suggests that on average, healthy New England marshes have 9% permanent open water on their surface. However, an open water assessment indicates an average of 47% permanent open water on the marshes studied (Kirwan 2013).

On March 24,1989 many animals lost their lives due to a huge man-made disaster.In the first paragraph I will be talking about what happened,why it happened,and how it happened. In the second paragraph I will be talking about discussing the impact the issue had on the diversity of species in that environment. In the fourth I will be devising a step-by-step plan to restore the biodiversity of the ecosystem that was destroyed by The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Then I will be rediscussing, and basically summarizing the the entire paper in the fifth paragraph.So what exactly happened, and why? How many plants and animals were killed,or harmed? What would I do to help the environment? That is what this paper is about!

This pristine environment also provided habitat for great diversity of plants and wildlife. Hundreds of species of native plants thrived in forest, marsh, and meadow. But now, in scarcely a

“Small things can make a big difference” is a worldwide famous saying, which has been passed on for generations, and although can be thought of in many positive ways, also applies to major problems, such as endangered animals. After digging deeper into this topic, I noticed that one endangered animal can (to some extent) change the lifestyle of humans, the population of other animals, and even the ecosystem, causing a mass domino effect. This helped me realize that endangered animals were causing many dangers to the species, as well as humans too. I divided my research into three increasingly threatening effects that have been caused by the endangerment of animals, disruptions of the food chain, loss of biodiversity, and change to the environment of the ecosystems affected.