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    only thing they can do with a little box is eat and drink water or milk. Imagine you were that animal kept away from your natural home used for money. Sure through the centuries humans have used cages to take non-human animals out of their natural habitats in addition confine them for enjoyment for financial gain. Zoos, circuses, aquarium, the exotic bird trade, for farms, and most of the other exploitative industries ARC fights against. Where I found this Evidence is on this website called “Tear Down

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    the life of an animal living in captivity. What gives us the right to take animals from their natural habitats and put them in an environment or home that doesn't even compare to what their home is. They don’t take us from our home and lock us up in cages in the jungle, so why should we do it to them. Imagine the problems that could come from taking these animals away from their natural habitat. Always having the thought in their head that they are never going back home. This would drive me insane

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    water habitats 84% gone. With the mouse being just under 3 inches in length, nocturnal, loving its dense cover protection, and the close resemblance to the Western Harvest Mouse, it makes field identification very difficult. Further research is needed not only into the population numbers of SMHM, but its habitat as well. Capture-recapture will be used to assess the SMHM population, where it will be measured, weighed, a patch of hair taken for re-identification, and released back into its habitat. Subplots

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    Natural Resources and Tribals In the past, the tribals enjoyed considerable freedom in the use of natural resources. They were virtually lords of water, forest and land (Jaal, Jungle and Zameen). They are peace loving people. Their attachment to the land traditionally occupied either for habitation or cultivation is unmatched. They have gallantly resisted invasions on their territory. With the introduction of State management of the forests, particularly since the close of the 19th century, the

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    humans for food and help, they will never be able to survive in the wild due to their dependency on humans. Many animals in the circus were pulled away from their mothers at a young age. These animals deserve to be with their families in their natural habitats not in cages, forced to perform tricks for human enjoyment. The use of animals in circuses is not morally correct and should be stopped. Mistreatment and abuse is one of the main reasons animals should not be allowed in circuses. People who work

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    Animals’ Protection Society, she argues an animal and its environment in a zoo is “out of context” and there is no substitution for an animal’s natural habitat. Therefore, viewing animals in such environments distorts the message that a zoo’s primary purpose is to conserve these habitats in the wild. By focusing solely on the artificial habitats, Tyson fails to mention the educational opportunities that zoos and zoological parks can provide, such as interactive visitor programs, breeding and rehabilitation

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    Elizabeth Kelly Susan Glenn Environmental Bio 23 October, 2017 Habitat Expert 1. From reading this summary of tiger ecology, what aspects of the tiger’s environment need to be recreated in a zoo environment? To start with, many zoo facilities in Asia are very overcrowded with tigers, causing tigers to die as soon as they are placed in such zoos. One thing tigers need is more space as well as more resources to breed. Tigers definitely need trained, well equipped, zookeepers. Another necessity would

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    Should Not Be Held in Captivity Animal captivity has been an ongoing debate for over 60 years. There should be no question about whether animal captivity is wrong. “Hundreds of thousands of wild animals across the world are snatched from natural habitats, forced into captivity and subjected to abuse, both mentally and physically, in the name of entertainment and profit.” (World Animal Protection 1) Places such as the circus use abusive training methods such as, hooks, chains, whips, electric rods

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    Animal Rights In Zoos

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    deserves the lifestyle of being caged and displayed at zoos. Zoos do not really have an animal's best interest at heart. If they truly did, then those animals would not be caged in the first place. They would not take animals out of their natural habitat and deprive them of their instincts. No longer are the animals able to run, hunt, dig, forage, or even select a mate. Instincts are something that all types of species need. As babies, humans learn instincts from birth. Reading, writing, talking,

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    In this study, we designed and examined the effects of different degrees of soil moisture levels on the distance travelled of Cepaea nemoralis. Our experiment showed that the average distance travelled of Cepaea nemoralis was higher in moister levels of soil. This was the case in both Trials 1 and 2 and statistical analysis showed that both Trials were statistically significant (See Figures 1 and 2). Through various research and previous observations, our prediction was that the Cepaea nemoralis

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