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Prince William Sound Christian Science Monitor
1,344 wordsThe Exxon Valdez oil spill in the Prince William Sound of Alaska proved to be a disaster on many levels. The coastline, wildlife, and people of the all area were all devastated by the spill. Ten years later, the area is showing remarkable progress. Because of the cleanup efforts and new regulations, the Sound is getting ever closer to recovery. A few minutes after midnight on March 24, 1989, the T/V Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound. A few minutes later the coast gua...
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Environmental Protection Agency Oil And Gas
1,712 words... al erosion, and if they blame oil companies then they don't show it. Regardless of the Natives' opinions, their rights are still being violated. The workers at the Along ship-wrecking yards were happy for the work they had and the meager wages they were being paid, but a slew of their rights were being violated. A group of people, such as the Arctic slope natives can be in favor of activities and still have their rights (unspoiled environment) violated. The right of habitat for the wildlife ...
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Management Of The Public Lands System
1,029 wordsManagement of the BLM's Public Lands System The government has control of over one-third of the nation's land, and 398 million acres of that is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM 6). This land hold a wide diversity of resources, from timber, and grazing lands found on the surface to a mass of oil, natural gas, and minerals laying below the earth. The history of these lands is hardly a dull story, because it is the story of the taming of the "Wild West." Should the BLM though, still...
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Coral Reef Native Hawaiian
5,058 words... and related marine resources and species of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in their natural character; (b) The Reserve shall be managed using available science and applying a precautionary approach with resource protection favored when there is a lack of information regarding any given activity, to the extent not contrary to law; (c) Culturally significant, noncommercial subsistence, cultural, and religious uses by Native Hawaiians should be allowed within the Reserve, consistent with app...
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Kenya A Paradigm For Sustainable Development
1,640 wordsA Paradigm for Sustainable Development Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the historical development of Kenya's nature based tourist industry in order to develop a better understanding of the concepts relating to sustainable tourism in the developing world. I will show how past resource management practices has affected tourism's carrying capacity. Because of the complicated ness of this paper I will break it down into five sections. In the first section I will define sustaina...
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Kenya A Paradigm For Sustainable Development
1,609 words... ain sections of the Kenyan population will become increasingly hostile to the presence of foreign tourists. A study of the Caribbean Islands showed that is a positive correlation between tourist density and unfriendliness towards tourists (Jackson, p. 90). In theory, eventually there will be a saturation point where the number of tourists will have a negative impact on the desirability of Kenya as a destination for foreign tourist. Thus, decreasing arrivals and also tourism revenue. It is po...
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Water Supply Future Generations
978 wordsSpecific Purpose: To persuade my audience to conserve and protect our oceans and fresh water supply. Central Idea: Our water is a treasured resource that should be protected for our future generations I. About 70 % of the earths surface is covered with water. (show globe) A. Of all this water, only. 3 % is usable by humans, the remaining 99. 7 % is either unusable salt water or unavailable fresh water. (show graph # 1) B. Much of the useable. 3 % is out of reach and locked up in icecaps and glac...
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Crime Bill Game Animals
1,066 words... ded in the Crime Bill of 1994. While supporters of the ban claim the firearms banned by this bill are the Weapons of choice of gangs and drug dealers, the FBI Uniform Crime Reports show this contention is unfounded (Rusiecki 7). However, at congressional hearings held on March 31 of this year, several people testified that they had used guns, which are now banned to defend their lives and to prevent crimes (Survival). It is fortunate that these citizens had firearms to defend themselves. Soc...
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Economic Implications Of Arctic Oil Drilling
1,893 wordsFor more than a decade, debate over drilling for oil on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge [ANWR] has continued unabated. " This is the opening line of the introduction to the commonly encountered ethical paradox of economic interests versus moral interests. This paradox is steadfastly centered through the debate of oil drilling on the Coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The debate is considered and argued by diverse and infinitely intertwined societal org...
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Millions Of Dollars Equally Important
807 wordsIn the past, the effect on the environment and its living creatures wasn't a top issue when building military bases. Unquestionably, it has been a concern though. Since flying first became a reality, documented safety reports go back as far as eighty-eighty years. As a result of not making it a number one priority, today we have problems with environmental organizations under the Endangered Species Act and millions of dollars are spent on scientific systems and even more lost to accidents and fi...
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Melbourne Zoo And Sovereign Hill
2,034 wordsMelbourne Zoo and Sovereign Hill The only place you can now see a performing animal is at a zoo. Why then, have we paid to go there? To go to the zoo is to be forced into thinking about the oddness of our relationship with animals. The trouble with the zoo as conservation project, it must be said, is that there are far fewer animals around, and they are in enclosures where you cannot easily see them. Watching the two black rhinos, you read that only 2, 500 are left in the wild. Walking past the ...
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Endangered Species Human Beings
2,949 wordsThree Cry, Wolf Cry Wolf Three little pigs dance in a circle singing Whos afraid of the big, bad wolf? Little Red Riding Hood barely escapes the cunning advances of the ravenous wolf disguised as her grandmother. Movie audiences shriek as a gentle young man is transformed before their eyes into a blood-thirsty werewolf, a symbol for centuries of the essence of evil. Such myths and legends have portrayed the wolf as a threat to human existence. Feared as cold-blooded killers, they were hated and ...
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Groups Of People Humans And Animals
3,980 wordsIntroduction The population of the world today is 6, 112, 911, 145 and progressively growing. Unfortunately, that figure is expected to double by the year 2050. Four-fifths of this population resides in developing countries of the South. Because of extreme levels of fertility, mortality, and new migration, these developing countries are accountable for most of the world population growth. There are many reasons that explain why the numbers are increasing, but the main reason is the way of life f...
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Rocky Mountains Biological Diversity
1,164 wordsFire Fire And Ecosystems Introduction Fire is an important part of many ecosystems, affecting wildlife populations in various ways, such as by changing habitat, affecting food supply or quality, or by altering interactions of species. Fire suppression has allowed forested areas to achieve a climax state, which provides less forage for wildlife. While terrestrial wildlife is benefited by fire, large fires through the increase in sediment flow negatively impact aquatic ecosystems. Fire is essentia...
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Assault Weapon Ban Gun Control Legislation
3,033 wordsGun Control Final Draft Gun control is not one issue, but many. To some people gun control is a crime issue; to others it is a rights issue. Gun control is a safety issue, an education issue, a racial issue, and a political issue, among others. Within each of these issues there are those who want more gun control legislation and those who want less. On both sides of this issue opinions range from moderate to extreme. Guns are not for everyone. Certain individuals cannot handle a firearm safely, ...
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Degrees Celsius Sugar Cane
2,695 wordsTHE AUSTRALIAN CANE TOAD Introduction The cane toad, Bufo marinus, or giant toad, was introduced to Australia by the sugar cane industry with government sanction, in order to control two specific pests of sugar cane. The grey backed cane beetle and the frenchie beetle. Native to Central and South America, the cane toad has been introduced to several Pacific islands as well. One hundred and one toads arrived at Edmonton in North Queensland in June 1935. About 11 sugar growing locations in norther...
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Love And Respect Bald Eagle
891 words? cry of the Wildlife The? cry of the wild? can still be heard across this great land. I have heard the bugle of an elk on the Great Plains the shrill of a bald eagle along the banks of the mightily Mississippi the roar of a brown eagle bear on windswept tundra and the gobble of a wild turkey among western foothills. Amazing beauty can still be found in the natural landscapes of this great land. I have seen through televisions, articles, books, and newspapers the towering forests pristine waters...
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O F Lake Erie
1,607 wordsThe Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters The Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (O. F. A. H. ) is Ontario s largest charitable non-profit organization that is not funded by the government. The O. F. A. H. plays a very important role in the province s fish and wildlife conservation. The organization believes that it is important to preserve Ontario s fish and wildlife resources. The O. F. A. H. is key in educating a vast population of Ontarians as young as six years old, in the import...
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Wildlife Habitat National Forest
3,391 wordsIts a promising tool, this idea of prescribed burning to devel forests and help restore ecosystem health. But its risky business, too, and smoke clouds public acceptance. I THOUGHT FIRE SEASON HAD ENDED. BUT THE SCENT OF PINE SMOKE IN MY NOSTRILS LATE LAST OCTOBER TOLD ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Deep in Oregon's ponderosa paradise on Wine National Forest, my wife Maurine and I had just finished flagging a new interpretive trail as Forest volunteers. As we drove a remote road just east of Crater Lak...
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Wildlife Habitat Clear Cutting
3,231 wordsThe Roadless Area Final Rule: Conservation or Preservation? In 1978, the United States Forest Service (USFS) began the management of roadless areas, i. e. , all areas greater than 5, 000 acres and without constructed roads, in a study called Roadless Area Review and Evaluation II (RARE II). The purpose of this study was to determine the suitability of these roadless areas for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System. On October 13, 1999, twenty-one years later, President Clinton ...
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