The Mountain Lion Case

There have been purchases of lands that are becoming protected for habitat space, as well as the large scale recoveries of forests that were devastated and ravaged due to over logging. The recovery of our forests will allow for an increase in the population of prey for these panthers and allow a flourishing ecosystem to help them. Public opinion has also changed. From being scared of them and killing them, people are now aware of the potential that this species could go extinct and have made efforts towards wildlife conservation and more legal protection that is backed by the Endangered Species Act. Furthermore, The Florida Panther Recovery Team has continued to work hard in preservation efforts as well as being able to now correctly assess habitats that are safe and productive for the Florida Panther to once again grow in. Unfortunately, only about 11% of reintroductions end in the species successfully recreating and increasing in numbers. Increases in technology is also however helping this team accurately track and study the patterns of the Panther in hopes of being able to find ways in to increase the odds of the species surviving once it is reintroduced into an

A Second Chance for a Timeless Species: Is it Too Late for Jaguars in the United States?

The trophy hunting of at-risk grizzly bears is a controversial topic in Canada. It is part of the Canadian cultural inheritance. Hunting grizzly bears are considered to be a legitimate recreational activity in some parts of Canada. They inhabit in the forest and near the costal line. The numbers of bear reached tens of thousands before, but because they are fierce and threatening human beings, they are being hunted and killed. Also, the low mortality rate of grizzly means low population, but they play a critical role as a predator in the ecosystem. The problem is over-hunting and industrialization will cause extinction of this rare species, and lead to disharmony between the government and First Nations. I mainly support the ban of grizzly

The Panthera pardus orientalis or the amur leopard is often called “The Rarest Cat in the World”. Do you know why this is so? Well, let's just say this is not for a very content reason. Amur leopards go by this title because they are endangered. You might think, though, that there probably about maybe 2,000 or more left, but if you think that then you are way off. Do you know how many there are? Take a wild guess. Don’t know? Well, I’ll tell you. According to WWF, there are only an estimated 60-70 left in the wild. There are approx. 220 in zoos across North America, Europe, and Japan. As you can see this species is on the verge of extinction, but there is still hope for this species.The only way this species will be able to survive is if we help. First here is some information about my species.

The subspecies was also listed as a highest priority “Species of Special Concern” by the State of California (USFWS, 1998). There are many factors that play into why the Point Arena mountain beaver is classified as endangered. In addition to their low reproductive rate, according to USFWS (1998), the vulnerability of the mountain beaver results from two reasons: 1) few populations with extremely limited distribution; and 2) the number of individual populations are low. Habitat loss and fragmentation is another concern for the Point Arena mountain beaver, any disaster, natural or manmade, has the potential to impact the subspecies (USFWS, 1998). These threats include, elimination or degradation from land development, livestock grazing, transportation and utility corridors, invasion of alien plant species, and timber harvest (USFWS, 1998). Additional threats to the subspecies include, predation by feral animals and household pets, poisoning, human caused disturbances, clumped and fragmented distribution, vulnerability to localized catastrophic events, like fires, storms, landslides, flooding, prolonged drought, and/or disease, and most notably genetic isolation and drift (USFWS,

Many of its marshes, cypresses, and mangroves cover the majority of the wetland and an estimated number of 50 reptile species and 40 mammal species currently residing are either endangered, or worse, threatened for extinction. The Florida Panther, according to the National Park Service, has a successful breeding population; nonetheless, the “primary threats to the remaining population are habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation” (para. 2). Due to the ongoing urban development, the panther became a well-known endangered human threat. An estimated 80-120 panthers are surviving

If people don’t put a stop to people hitting panthers with their cars and killing them in the forests the panther will soon become extinct. Panthers are a protection to our forests and wildlife. The alert level for this issue is a high alert level because of how close they are to becoming extinct. I think they should protect panthers as much as they could because if they put up fences around busy highways they could save panthers from going extinct. The conservation of the fish and wildlife committee is doing all they can to protect these panthers from coming

(figure 4) Current distribution of the Louisiana black bear, Ursus americanus luteolus, decades after listed as an Endangered

When you think of a mammal who regularly kills humans, the white-tailed deer does not come to mind. Unfortunately, the white-tailed deer often jumps in front of vehicles, causing more than one million collisions resulting in over two hundred deaths a year. In James Gorman’s article, he persuaded me that by bringing the eastern cougar back to its original home, the number of deaths would significantly reduce. He explains both the benefits and downsides of cougars returning to their natural habitat.

There has been a great amount of controversy and concern relating to the reintroduction, recovery, and managing of wolves in several locations in the western part of the United States. The gray wolves were once protected on the Endanger Species list and in April 2011, the gray wolf was removed from the list and was considered a recovered animal. During this time western states began to hunt and trap wolves in order to decrease wolf population. The increase of wolves created a concern about livestock in many areas and in Wyoming the wolves were considered a nuisance. There are three factors that have contributed to the social conflicts concerning the management of wolves. The first factor involves sciences and political policy that affects the

When gray wolves are born, they are blind and deaf; they must be cared for until they mature. Because the ranchers keep killing them, the wolves are becoming extinct. The wolves like wooded areas; the Turtle Mountains are an example. Besides they keep the ecosystem healthy for the other animal. The ranchers and the people that make the endangered calls are whom this is between. This started to happen in the 1850 to the 1900, when millions were getting killed for their meet. It made the call for being endangered in, 1907 and they are still endangered today. The wolves are enlisted endangered east of highway 83, but not west of highway 83. The wolves need to live for the ecosystem’s health, they should not die just for the cattle. Nevertheless,

The Canada Lynx, with its characteristic silver-brown coat and tuffed ears, is coming face to face with the threat of extinction – at least in the woods of Maine. The population of this North American mammal, which can be found in Canada, Alaska and some parts of Northern U.S., is quickly declining due to environmental changes taking place in their habitat. In an effort to fight back, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is teaming up with private landowners to recreate the habitat the Canada Lynx needs to hunt and prosper.

More importantly, the long term health of the grizzlies can be assured by maintaining a population number of a several thousand. This include expanding their potential living area and connecting the grizzly bear ecosystems to source populations in Canada. In addition to this, delisting relies on the importation of bears to address genetic problems. It requires the importation of two bears every ten years into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to address genetic problem. Importing these bears into the ecosystem is not likely to provide necessary gene flow due to the low success of transplants in habitat that is already occupied. Also, the delisting plans does not seem to consider the degree and the pace of habitat change occurring in the region. For example, there is a current loss for whitebark pine (an important food source for the grizzlies) due to mountain pine beetles, blister rust, and global

Population growth, urban and native species, can have negative impacts on the environment (Chiras, D.D., 2013). An increase of urbanization without proper land management allows for the ecosystem to be thrown out of balance, as well as over use of natural resources (Chiras, D.D., 2013). As with the prairie dogs, predators were scared off by the increased population and fled. As a result, the prairie dog’s natural selection ceased to exist and over population by the prairie dog began. As the prairie dog population began to out grow the nature preserve, they began to infringe upon the population of Sparksville causing illness and becoming a nuisance. This is where urbanization and nature conflict.

This afternoon I had just finished a meeting with representatives from Apple who is requesting a 30 second advertisement slot, specifically requesting for their ad to be played during 106 & Park. They are requesting that they pay a much lower price than the our initial offering price of $6,500 per 30 second. Their main reasons being: