The Pros And Cons Of Wildlife Conservancy

Wildlife management is one of the many branches within Natural Resource Management. This branch specifically dedicates its time and resources to doing exactly what it sounds like- managing wildlife and the habitat they live in. However, they do this through not directly manipulating the organisms and habitats, but through the regulations of humans and their activities.It is easier to help animals by controlling human activity than it is to control the animal’s activity. That is why the true focus of wildlife management lies in managing people, not the animals.

I . Animal captivity is common in many zoos and aquariums worldwide. It has been going on for more than 50 years and many people enjoy watching it but it needs to end right away. Animals captivity is when they take a healthy animal from the wild and put them in bad conditions that tend to make them die faster. There has been a lot of deaths of animals and people from animals in captivity because they got taken away from their homes, and they aren’t used to being touched or screamed at to do something which they don't do it the wild. Cruelty towards animals in captivity can be reduced if animals could no longer be in captivity.

My previous experiences with the Conservation Corps taught me so much. Not only did it help me learn the importance of hard work, communication, and teamwork, but it opened my eyes to many other vital skills. The Conservation Corps gave me perspective. I learned to look at people not as their stereotypes, but for the individuals they were. When I was in immersed in nature, I never felt so connected to who I am. I built life long friendships, learned to trust others even when it was difficult, and found parts of myself that I’d never seen before. I want to return to the corps because other, easier, jobs wouldn’t offer me the same opportunities to grow the skills I originally learned. I would be honored to become a Conservation Corps of MN and IA Wilderness Crew Member.

Animal rights activists have rallied and petitioning for an animal bill of rights because they are stating that animals are only being considered “property” by law, being no different than a table and chair. The Animal Legal Defense Fund is really passionate about the document being published even having specific rights for animals with numbers and strong evidence to back up each right and claim, leaving little detail out. Also, in the article “A Change of Heart About Animals” written by Jeremy Rifkin states “What these researchers are finding is that many of our fellow creatures are more like us than we had ever imagined” (Rikin 2). I agree with his statement, because animals and humans have many similarities pointed out by many researchers over the many years. Rifkin provides specific evidence like Koko the gorilla, who passed an IQ test with a score of 70-95 or close to that range. I think it's pretty outstanding, depressing, and convenient that Koko is smarter than a majority than humans. There was also a parrot named Alex, who could communicate with it's owner. Alex was able to tell her owner how many of each colored shape was on a plate, he then asked for a glass of water and I think that is incredible that a bird was able to communicate with a human and they were both able to understand each other.

Norgaad, and David Schlosberg. Oxford Handbook of Climate Change and Society, U.K.: Oxford UP, 2011. Print.

Background: Northern Indigenous communities in the Arctic have been surviving off the land for thousands of years, using the natural resources for their livelihood. The population of about 400, 000 Indigenous have been affected by climate change and weather patterns, that have been dramatically shifting. The increasing temperatures have brought attention to the traditional and sacred land of the North, bringing awareness to the unbalanced sustainability. There is also a struggle for these Northern isolated communities to seek proper health attention that are caused by the impact of climate change. From the melting of permafrost, and loss of fresh water source, to the shoreline coastal erosion, hunting and fishing practices are affecting the economic and

’’According to CNN, animal advocacy group Born Free reports that there have been 256 injuries in zoos due to animal attacks over the past 26 years, resulting in 33 deaths.’’ Every single year there are many animals killed or injured in zoo’s. There are numerous zoo’s placed all over the United States. The zoo’s keep the animals trapped in a fenced in enclosure with little to no water source or spacious area. Numerous people disagree with the fact various breeds are mixed in the same enclosure. People believe that animals should be allowed to enjoy their own natural habitat and live with their families, and not trapped within enclosures.

The polar bear, American alligator, green sea turtle, and the jaguar. What do these diverse animals have in common? All of these animals are listed under the ESA. The ESA, or Endangered Species Act, is an act set in place to protect endangered or threatened animals. For over 43 years the ESA has listed around 2,245 species, 43 of these are listed internationally ("Endangered Species Act (ESA)" 1).

Rikoon, J. 2014. “Wild Horses and the Political Ecology of Natural Restoration in the Missouri Ozarks” Pp. 153-166 in Environmental Sociology: From Analysis to Action, edited by D. McCarthy Auriffeille and L. King. Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.

“Indigenous peoples are commonly among the poorest and most vulnerable segments of society” (World Bank, 2001). Confronted with these bleak economic statistics, nations across the world are being forced to recognize the plights of their Indigenous communities. (Peredo, 2009). Across Canada, Aboriginal communities are diverse and widespread, including First Nations peoples, Inuit and Metis, many of whom live in far isolated northern communities, and many yet in bustling metropolises. Despite the tremendous diversity among Indigenous peoples, they all share one thing- the harvesting of fish, wildlife, and plant materials has been their historical basis for economic life. For Canadian Aboriginal cultures, land means far more than property- it

Despite the large ranch size, opponents of conservation hunting argue that the nearly ubiquitous use of high fenced enclosures on ranches is unethical. In fact, even some hunters oppose the use of high fencing as it prevents the animals from roaming freely and potentially removes the fair chase from the hunt, making the hunt feel less legitimate. However, ranchers are unwilling to remove high fences, as they are necessary to prevent herds that they have invested thousands of dollars and years breeding from leaving the property onto another ranch. They assert that a sufficiently large enclosure ensures a fair chase while still protecting their investment. Furthermore, proponents of conservation hunting argue that the alternative methods of preservation, namely zoos, are comparatively worse. In fact, many animal rights activists disparage zoos, expressing concerns about the poor conditions, small enclosures, and overall high stress environment they create for animals. At the very least, a hunting ranch provides a more realistic enclosure and less direct human interaction than a zoo, minimizing the most stressful factors zoos contain. Still, the opposition is large.

Wildlife conservation in the United States has been based on the Public Trust Doctrine where in wildlife and

Animal rights is the philosophy or idea that all animals should be able to live a life free from human exploitation pain and suffering. According to Gale ” The idea of animal rights has roots in ancient times. In Greek philosophy, the animists believed that both animals and people had souls. The vitalists believed that humans were animals but at the top of the chain and could use animals for their benefit.” ( Animals Rights, par.2). In the early twentieth century in the United States, there was no law that regards to animal experimentation. In 1937 there was a pharmaceutical company that developed medicine called Elixir Sulfanilamide. When the medicine was released the company was unaware that the substance was harmful because the drug

It is evident that the climate of the world is changing and has been since the creation of the earth but over that past decade the change had begun to occur more rapidly. With this occurrence of climate change is the occurrence of violent conflict among humans. In most parts of the world the climate change impacts social ecological systems such as temperature, sea level, and annual precipitation. Other occurrence have just increased in intensity and frequency such as floods, droughts, storms, cyclones, fires, heat-waves, epidemics and hurricanes. Yet these environmental changes do not undermine human security but they do assist in the use up of the natural resources that humans need to maintain the “normal” daily life and most importantly survive.

The main aim of zoos is to protect and conserve global biodiversity and wildlife. To do this they have four roles to play which are; research, conservation, education and welfare.