In this paper I will discuss a little on the history of the coqui, and where it originated. I will also discuss the impact of the coqui’s and the population in Hawaii, to where they have been introduced over the last 30 years. The Coqui are natives to the Island of Puerto Rico and the unique sound they make can be heard through out the entire Island. The Coqui is known as a little tree frog with “only one minute tail when it is born and it quickly disappears. The color of the coqui varies, it is
Yorktown Technologies: Case Analysis Adinah Wieder Davenport University Marketing 610 Professor Dr. Susan Glover April 3, 2011 Case Recap In November 2001, Yorktown Technologies was founded by Alan Blake and Richard Crockett. Their goal was to market a technology that produced genetically engineered, fluorescent fish, for ornamental purposes (Kerin & Peterson, 2010). The GloFish, as it is commercially known, was intended to revolutionize the tropical fish industry, and provide fish aficionados with yet another variety of freshwater zebra fish. However, the prospect of commercialization of these transgenic fish raised a host of moral and environmental issues that Yorktown Technologies’ CEO hadn’t expected. While the technology seemed promising, company revenues were disappointing and below expectancy.
Is Human Right In Keeping Killer Whales In Prison? In recent years, people start to care about the environment and animals. A lot of laws and actions are applied to improve the habitat which they destroyed so much before and protect the other species all around the world. In some countries, the captive situation of killer whales – the large marine mammal – is one of the most important problems. From the second half of 20th century, theme parks caught orcas from the ocean and keep them to organize entertain shows.
They also may supervise or participate in developing educational materials for visitors to an aquarium. In the field, observations help a marine biologist learn how to care for fish of different species and also what material is very important for others to know. PROS: * However when you are in this career for a long period of time you can only make up to $100,000 a year. * Also if you love water and science, then this is a perfect career for you! * You can save sick animals, * See coral reefs * Examine habitats * You get to meet new people * New experiences * Discover new things CONS: * There aren't many colleges that have this major, so you will have to go to a state that does.
The enhydra lutris, better known as the sea otter, has been an endangered species for the past decades. They are one of the few marine mammals able to use tools to their advantage. Sea otters have learned to use rocks to smash open mussels, clams, and shellfish. While floating on their backs they eat, sleep, and groom themselves, which is the most common position they are found in. They are the only otter to give birth to their young in the water and majority of a sea otter’s life is spent in the water.
Because of this, during the day you can find most seals laying out on the cool sand or under wharfs. They are somewhat lazy throughout the day because of the heat. With this being said, global warming is a big threat to the Hawaiian Monk Seals because of the rising sea level. The seals are found in shallow water for a reason, their lives depend on it. In the shallows, the seals are able to mate, rest, and raising the young pups.
We have learned that the rejuvenation of the Turritopsis dohnii is caused by either environmental stress or physical harm. A jellyfish’s lifespan is usually somewhere between a few hours to several months (it is rare for even larger jellyfish to live to a few years). The Turritopsis is able to transform between medusa and polyp stage, going from a mature stage back to immature, escaping death. During rejuvenation, the
The main factor behind this tragedy is that they are native only to the tropical rainforests in the islands of Borneo (shared between the countries of Indonesia and Malaysia) and Sumatra (in Indonesia), these rainforests are rapidly disappearing due to logging and the expansion of huge palm-oil plantations that are replacing the rainforests at a very fast pace. This means the orang-utans are losing their home and their food source. The Sumatran orang-utans are critically endangered as there are only as few as 6,000 left in the wild. Over the past 100 years the population has decreased by 91% and continues to become fragmented and isolated and many of the populations are no longer viable. The Bornean orang-utan species has about 40,000 animals left in the wild, a much healthier number then the Sumatran orang-utan but still not ideal.
The Unfortunate Plight of the Gorilla by Luke Finney English 103: Writing the Research Paper Jeremy Evans, M.A.T. 8 March 2012 Gorillas are one of the world’s most majestic creatures and with genetics almost identical to those of human beings, one of our species’ closest relatives. There are four subspecies of the gorilla; the Eastern Lowland Gorilla, the Western Lowland Gorilla, the Cross River Gorilla, and the Mountain gorilla. All four subspecies are endangered, with the Mountain and Cross River gorilla in serious danger of extinction in the not too distant future. The western lowland gorilla, which is the least endangered of the subspecies with around 150,000 to 200,000 still alive, is also the most widespread of all gorillas.
In the 1800s and 1900s whales were found to be quite practical and useful. Since whaling began thousands of years ago whale populations have diminished from one area to another to the “point where too few were left to reward the chase.” With the industrial revolution the uses for whales became numerous such as sperm oil being used in lubrication for factory’s machines. Baleen from whales was used as plastic in the nineteenth century and was in corsets, umbrellas, stays. Between the 1820s and 1860s Americans became a dominating force in whaling and by the 1860s almost all of the sperm and right whales were gone (Matera). Whale populations dwindled, so whalers looked towards rorquals (baleen whales), but they swam too fast to be caught by rowed boats and they sank when they died.