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Chinese Alligator
This small, freshwater crocodilian species now numbers fewer than 200 in the wild, mostly restricted to a small reserve in the Anhui province of China, along the lower Yangtze River. Habitat destruction, particularly dam building, has devastated the alligator population, but…

Conservation of Parks of Wolves may 16 hw

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MORE info on something that we know

Portions of Yellowstone, central Idaho, Southwest and the Southeast are designated as non-essential experimental populations, which isolate geographically-described groups from other existing populations and offer special regulations.

http://www.kidsplanet.org/tt/wolf/reading/Conservation.PDF

- Nadia

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WARNING… this is a film that HIGHLY contains ideas about corruption in the US and the rest of the World. (some correct some questionable) However, if you want to hear about the idea of Resource Based Economy something highly compatible with the ideals of conservation biology I suggest you skip to 1:13….. that one hour and thirteen minutes ITS WORTH IT!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gKX9TWRyfs&feature=related

- Nadia

amnhconservationbio:

Chinese Alligator
This small, freshwater crocodilian species now numbers fewer than 200 in the wild, mostly restricted to a small reserve in the Anhui province of China, along the lower Yangtze River. Habitat destruction, particularly dam building, has devastated the alligator population, but…

Presses Obama To Regulate Warming Under Clean Air Act

Perhaps the passing of a Bill to help our cause… lets hope

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/23/AR2009032301068.html

- Nadia

The snow and ice is melting and a variety of issues are happening. Check it out

- Nadia

http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/42255

Ecological Graph

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This scatter plot does a good job displaying the information on ecological footprint because it shows the planets in relation to age. You can look at this graph and tell that most kids around the age 17 have an ecological footprint between 3 and 4.5 planets.

-Aishwerya and Nadia

Nadia’a Ecological Foot Print
- A lot comes from taking the bus and subway…I hate the bus a subway the environment agrees with me!

Nadia’a Ecological Foot Print

- A lot comes from taking the bus and subway…I hate the bus a subway the environment agrees with me!

Coral reefs endangered!!!

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Coral reliefs are very important in protecting against tidal waves and other dangerous natural disasters that hit the coast.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/05/weekinreview/05reefs.html?_r=1

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http://www.livescience.com/5-domino-effect-extinction-pinned.html

Many people are only now able to identify other species that are becoming extinct through initial examinations. One scientist states in this article” For example, we know that six species of mites went extinct along with the…