The Survival of the Rock Hyrax in Urban Areas

The destruction of various ecosystems through modalities such as bulldozers, cranes, and irrigation systems have shaped the current state of the world. As countries continue to industrialize many parts of the world are becoming increasingly urban. The desire to turn undeveloped areas into bustling cities has been exorbitantly transformative in the state of the world's ecosystems. Increasing populations resulted in a greater amount of socio-economic, agricultural and industrial activities (Schultz). Therefore, a high stress was placed on local ecosystems to meet those demands. Cities now lack

Yet, Shaw concludes, “wild animals increasingly find suburban life in the United States to be attractive.” (Shaw) She explains the suburbs are ideal places for wildlife, citing there are 32 known breeding pairs of bald eagles in Virginia, a species once thought to be on the brink of extinction. She shows the deer population is at an all-time high, with a possible 25 million deer in the United States. She accredits two phenomena to the rise in wild animal populations; including natural reforestation and suburbanization, both of which create a haven for “edge” type wildlife (Shaw).

This lab report focus on the risk of extinction of the panther species of Florida due to habitat loss (urbanization), collisions road kill, intolerance and poor genetic diversity have been confined to this animal to live in a small part of South Florida become one of the most endangered mammals on the planet. About 160 cats remain in the wild. Therefore the objective of this report is to disseminate knowledge regarding the extinction of native species by identifying the mortality, its causes, area of action, level of ecosystem and possible solutions to prevent their extinction

The successful application of these rules does not depend only on the effort of an individual country, but also on the effort of surrounding countries. European Union has created EU Regulation on the prevention and management of invasive alien species in 2014, based on prevention, early detection, eradication, and management. Nevertheless, the past efforts to prevent and eradicate invasive species are not always productive. Within the European Union, UK is one of the countries which have made significant progress in the suppression of invasive species (Sambrook et al.

Since humans are moving into the natural habitats plant species are dwindling in numbers. Which alters the habitats for which birds relied on for a camouflaged and protected home? Migratory birds are also moving to other areas due to the land pollution. Human waste, cigarette butts, snack wrappers, and beverage containers are all contributing to the growing land pollution.

Pests in the Waitakere ranges include wasps, mould, rats, goats and pigs. These species are considered predators and parasites, these species benefit while their prey species is harmed. Wasps and mould kill native trees for shelter and food. Rats, goats and pigs prey on native species of birds, insects and fauna. Predation by introduced species of native species both threatens native populations, but also the balance of the ecosystem. With predatory niches being taken, these pests not only threaten their prey, but also native

A major threat to the swift parrot population is the loss of habitat through habitat clearing. This habitat loss is caused specifically by the loss and alteration of foraging and nesting habitat through forestry activities, including firewood harvesting, and residential, industrial and agricultural development.The clearing of foraging and nesting habitat has been extensive for the past few years, which has overall reduced the available habitat for nesting and foraging for the Swift Parrot.

Urbanization takes about a new set of difficulties to the environment. These difficulties contain land pollution and air pollution. As new roads and builds are built the capability of soil to engross water is reduced. However, these are not the only issues. As the population growths it begins to invade on the land that is occupied by native species. As a result, bigger predators several be scared off by the growing population throwing off the balance of natural selection. This is the case with Sparksville and the prairie dog population.

In this essay I will argue that humans should take action of invasive species because invasive species eat our food. For instance, the text states, “Many areas there already do not have enough food” (France-Presse 2017). This is stating that most places are already running out food because of armyworms. This example provides evidence that the text states, “ It travels to a warm tropical place in the fall” (France-Presse 2017). This is stating that some invasive species move to warm places because in the winter it gets cold for them since they don't have any hair on them. In conclusion humans should take action of invasive species, places dont have alot of food, and they move to warm places when it's the winter. In this essay I argue that humans should take action regarding invasive species because many areas don't have enough food as is the

These pigeons or rats which are seen as pests squatting our territory, should have the right to live among humans and be considered as “Denizens” with rights such as secure residency, (Donalson and Kymlicka, 2011). However this territorial issue does not only include urban areas and animals. What about the flora? By recognizing the intrinsic rights of all beings, humanity would challenge its entire traditional geographical perception of the world. Even if humans do not directly inhabit some places, society still has a huge impact on them through pollution or deforestation or by simply using natural materials to build their own places. These “shadow places” (Plumwood, 2008) society uses are the natural habitats of many species that have the intrinsic right to live there. By recognizing the sovereignty of wild animals in their habitats as well as respecting wildlife, its flora and fauna in all places, society would have to turn into an much more eco-conscious community. In my opinion, based on Val Plumwood’s text “Has democracy failed ecology?” (1996), becoming an eco-conscious community, respecting the intrinsic rights of all living beings, even the ones society used to consider as inferior, would have a huge impact on capitalism and liberalism. Indeed, liberalism based on the interested of “privileged citizens” and on the “persistence of radical inequality and oppression” of marginalized groups, would not function anymore. Consequently, a real democracy – and not the liberal democracy Plumwood describes in her text – could flourish from the recognition of all living beings’ natural innate rights, following David Gulpilil’s idea that “We are brothers and sisters of the world. Doesn’t matter if you’re bird, snake, fish, kangaroo: One Red

Dingoes are now considered native to Australia under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 and play a huge role as trophic regulators. Dingoes are also managed on Fraser Island through a conservation and risk management strategy. In other areas of Queensland, dingoes are declared as a pest via the Land Act 2002. Through a recent growing body of research it is said that dingoes have a positive impact on biodiversity (Ripple et al. 2014). As the apex predator for many habitats dingoes usually outcompete mesopredators such as the feral cat, eastern grey kangaroo and the red fox for resources and food (Vernes et al. 2001). Currently there is no large body of science literature that shows a relationship between wild dogs (dingoes) and feral cats. The

The Okanagan has a higher local bird species richness due to the fact that it’s arid and has a low elevation area in the interior. Vancouver on the other hand is highly urbanized which has a negative effect on the richness of bird species due to the lack of area that the birds can inhabit. These statements are supported by graphs which shows that the developed city of Vancouver (A, Fig. 1) has very little area for different bird species to be able to inhabit since most of the region is urbanized. However, the Okanagan is able to support a much larger species richness since it is more rural (E, Fig. 1). The Okanagan has higher evenness in it’s rank abundance curve and has a higher species richness than Vancouver. The Vancouver rank abundance

Few books, however, have covered unwanted, misfit species in an essayistic way, despite the fact that many of them are thriving and can help us paint a clearer picture of the world’s present. Underrepresented, yet these creatures do seem to be getting more credit lately, a sign of growing interest. Robert Sullivan’s richly engaging, best-selling book, Rats (Bloomsbury USA 2005), remains popular but only profiles one of the creatures in my book. Richard Mabey’s much beloved Weeds (Ecco 2012) profiles and defends what you might expect, leaving the rest of misfit-kind to another author’s thorough engagement. Jim Sterba’s fascinating Nature Wars (Broadway Books 2012) examines human-species conflicts but focuses narrowly on the phenomenon of creatures invading suburbs. Dawn Day Biehler’s book Pests in the City ( University of Washington Press 2013) is an informative investigation but much more scholarly than Pandora’s Garden. Trash Animals (University Of Minnesota Press 2013), edited by Kelsi Nagy, is a fascinating collaboration but also scholarly. House Guests, House Pests (Bloomsbury USA 2015) by Richard Jones focuses mostly on bugs in the United Kingdom and does not cover the species nor geography of Pandora’s Garden. Fred Pearce’s The New Wild (Beacon Press 2015) and Ken Thompson’s Where Do Camels Belong? (Greystone Books 2014) bravely defend invasive species, though if with the single-minded intent to overturn ideas of invasiveness. Gordon Grice’s series of predator profiles, The Red Hour Glass (Delta 1998), The Book of Deadly Animals (Penguin Books 2011), and The Deadly Kingdom (The Dial Press 2010) investigate fearsome creatures but ignore almost all of the misfit species in this book and have a completely different

It is evident to the reader from early on in the text what Enticott is arguing within this article, the thesis is that farmers within England and Wales deploy multiple neutralisation techniques when illegally culling badgers in order to justify and rationalise their actions. Exploring this thesis is important to the field of criminology as it can be expanded to the whole of wildlife crime, and show why various crimes against wildlife are committed.

In result of climate change, the increased heat, melting ice, shifting precipitation, lack of fresh water and food are causing animals to find more livable conditions. Animals migrate for many reasons, some of them being, to find food, a new home, or to breed. As it becomes warmer the biological cycles of many animals shift, such as, frogs, butterflies, birds and other amphibians. As each decade passes, animals will start to breed earlier and earlier than they should (“Half of All Species Are on the Move-And We're Feeling It”). Humans play a generous role in migration as we have destroyed many natural migration routes due to industrialization, civilization, cities and communities, “Only 41 percent of natural lands in the U.S. connected enough for animals to move through. On the East Coast in particular, just 2 percent of natural lands are sufficiently connected” (“Mapping How Climate Change Will Affect Animal Migration”). Humans have made it challenging for some species to migrate as urban development is disrupting their migration routes. On the fringe of Africa’s sahara, the longest elephant migration on earth takes place, where these rare desert elephants make a 300 mile loop. They lead their herds to food and water and return home. Growing human settlements make it more complicated for the elephants to get to their destination. Rapid increases of greenhouse gases has warmed the earth significantly. Warmer temperatures also make the weather more extreme, which leads to more frequent storms, snowfall, floods and droughts, “Nearly 3,000 species of animals in the Western Hemisphere alone will have to find new habitats with more preferable climate conditions by the end of this century, according to a stunning new map by cartographer Dan Majka for the nature conservancy” (“Mapping How Climate Change Will Affect Animal Migration”). Over the years, animals that travel by sea and land are tremendously feeling the consequences of climate change, due to the fact that their pathways for movement have been extremely limited.