The Wild And Wildlife Conservation Commission

The National Wildlife Federation, or NWF, can be accessed for in depth information via their interest group website at www.nwf.org. Selection of the National Wildlife Federation, for myself, was brought forth by my affinity for the outdoors and nature in general. Growing up enjoying activities such as canoeing, camping, fishing, hiking and boating has allowed myself to gain a respect for the vastness of our nations wild beauty. Along with this respect comes the aspiration to pass the joy of the outdoors along to my children and thus I feel diving into the NWF will prove to be beneficial to our family. Having no prior knowledge of this organization, I am very much excited about the task of deciphering this entity.

1600-1849: Era of Abundance Americas being settles and Jamestown first settlement in history and abundance of wildlife (Shaw, 316)

Murder and abuse cases never fail to startle society. Moral codes are flouted with unmatched rigorousness by these indubitable egregious crimes. Sufferers in these cases are often people. Nonetheless, these callous obscenities should not be seen as less important when animals are the victims. Animals undergo horrendous abuse due to barbaric individuals, greed, and unnecessary lab testing.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has a mission to preserve, conserve, manage, protect, and enhance the fish and wildlife of the state along with their habitats for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the citizens of Tennessee and its visitors. This is a daunting task considering the varied interests of Tennessee’s sportsmen and women and the limited amount of funding available to support important programs and initiatives. The TWRA was established in 1949 and was called the Game and Fish Commission. It was completely reorganized in 1974, and it now consists of more than 600 professionals dedicated to the preservation, conservation, and enhancement of Tennessee's fish and wildlife. The TWRA is an independent state agency with the job of

Would you like to have the US drill near your community? The United States is planning to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) located in Alaska. Being a US citizen I believe we should not drill for oil in Alaska because it would affect the economy, the environment, and the Alaskans. Drilling for oil in ANWR can be beneficial in some ways, but this is why it is unreliable.

In 2008 the U.S Army Corps of Engineers observed 17 Steller Sea Lions eat 606 White Sturgeon below the Bonneville Dam. Which counted for 98 percent of the predation documented by sea Lions on Sturgeon that year. While California Sea Lions counted for 96 percent of the predation on Salmon and Steelhead that Year. As the facts shows the Steller Sea Lion is mainly the one preying on the White Sturgeon and the California Sea Lion is mainly preying on the

The Natural Communities Conservation Planning (NCCP) Act of 1991 was established by the California Legislature, is directed by the Department of Fish and Game, and is being implemented by the state, and public and private partnerships to protect habitat in California1. As opposed to the single species interpretation of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), this act aims at protecting many species using a regional approach to habitat preservation. Douglas Wheeler has written a nice synopsis of the NCCP within the context of the history of conservation of habitat. The NCCP is a program that is meant to have voluntary multi-stakeholder cooperation in planning,

An article called Both Sides in Wildlife Refuge Protest Face off in Oregon was written by Kirk Johnson on February 1, 2016. In front of the steps of Harney County courthouse, two groups, one for and one against, gather to protest the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge. The two groups were arguing at one another, but was not being violent expect for the occasional pushing. The protesters were protesting the arrest of Ammon Budy and the death of LaVoy Finicum. With that being said, eleven more people was arrest with the connection of the takeover and four people are stilling refusing to leave the refuge. Both sides came together to argue what they think is right and what should be done.

Jacques Cousteau (1973), states “Their stings are considered more dangerous than sculpins’ and stingrays’ and may be fatal to man.” They are very lethal, and can take out predators with their stings. With a large amount of lionfish, it could easily disrupt a whole food chain. They kill off almost all fish in an area. Lionfish are usually pretty high on the food chain away from their natural environment.

A report from Recovering America’s Wildlife Crisis states, “More than 150 species have already gone extinct and about 40% of freshwater fish species are imperiled.” Animals are being killed off by the minute. Now the wildlife species are going to abolished from Earth.

The adults they found had bony fish spines and a stingray spine embedded in the females jaw. Spear tooth sharks are not a known threat

In 2010, S.Res.425, titled celebrating Volunteers in Service to America on its 45th anniversary and recognizing its contribution to the fight against poverty, was presented before the 111th congress to demonstrate the effectiveness of the program through the eyes of legislators. In the resolution, it was stated that as of February 2010, 175,000 VISTAs have served in communities to implement poverty prevention programs (Figure 6). Additionally, VISTAs have been behind the successful implementation of programs such as Credit Unions, Upward Bound, Neighborhood Watch and Head Start. Furthermore, AmeriCorps helped to implement the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which was used to bail out businesses

Myers’ and Worm’s article “Rapid Worldwide Depletion of Predatory Fish Communities” (“Rapid Depletion”) focuses on the same pressing matter of overfishing, but their article gravitates more towards statistics and figures. For example, Myers’ article states that a suggested 90% of large predatory fish are no longer present in our oceans. Myers uses blunt facts to reveal the severity of overfishing to readers. Studies have concluded that for a given area of ocean opened up to commercial fishing, an 80% decrease in target species may be found in as little as 15 years. With numbers like this, it is no surprise that our oceans are in such a crippled state. Harmful methods of catching species

The Caribbean Spiny Lobster, a uniquely adorned decapod, is found in subtropical to tropical waters, inhabiting rocky crags to sponges to sea grass. A carnivorous species, they will feed on gastropods, sea urchins, worms, and crustaceans. In addition to this, they are also important aquatic scavengers, aiding in the process of decomposition of dead organisms that fall to the ocean floor (Kanciruk 1980). Commonly fed on by moray eels and nurse sharks, they play a significant role in the food chain for not only marine species, but for humans as well. According to the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, this is one of the most important Palinurid species that is harvested in American waters due to high demand (Holthuis 1991). The economic

There are 6.5 million species of land mammals. Wildlife biologists get the privilege of studying and spending time with these animals as their everyday life. I should be a wildlife biologist so I can study land mammals.