Essays on Wildlife Conservation

Abstract Poaching in today’s world is one of the most significant threats to wildlife. Poachers use different methods to capture animals. Many commercial poachers use military-grade weapons along with arrows and spears to hunt wildlife. Sometimes, objects called snares (a set of wires tied to trees configured to capture any animal by their leg or...

Zoo-housed animals are exposed to increased levels of stress and reduced dietary nutrition. These sudden changes in environmental conditions has shown to impact the health of certain organisms. These changes have shown to increase the prevalence of diabetes, proteinuria and reduction in salivary amylase production. Therefore, an experiment was conducted on three different organisms suspected...

People have traveled around the world for as long as we can remember, but it was not until recent years that citizens have begun to worry about the harmful impacts of tourism on the environment and local culture. With the population increasing and resources becoming scarce, concern for this problem grows as time continues. With...

Zoos are often a very controversial subject, however, one thing that most people can agree on is the fact that they are a great way to help conserve species of threatened animals. There are four fundamental roles of a zoo, these are: Conservation, education, research and recreation. Not only is Chester zoo a great example...

One of my favorite places to go as a child was the zoo; whether it be class field trips or a Saturday afternoon with my family. I loved seeing the animals and learning about their habitats. More recently, zoos have been the subject of massive controversy over their very existence. Zoos are being questioned about...

Zoo Report Due to a lack of traveling, I decided to use the San Diego online zoo cam to fulfill this assignment. Based on my experiences in the past with animals that I’ve gotten the chance to observe and what the zoo website offered, I picked to focus on the polar bear for my report....

Abstract This study is to be undertaken in Ruma national park, a highly productive but less recognized protected area located to the western side of Kenya. The park is about 120km2 in area situated in the floor of Lambwe valley between Gwasi and Kanyamwa escarpments. This place is the home of locally endangered roan antelopes...

Abstract Humans are liable for causing most of the environmental changes that harm animals and plant species existence. They take up more space on earth for settlements and urbanization thus polluting habitats for wildlife. Illegal hunting and killing animals and bringing in exotic species into these habitats are too involved. These activities results to loss...

Abstract： The zoo is always be regarded as a special site where human beings and animals encounter in urban areas. For a long time, the exotic animals, based on their dual value as both tourist attraction and exhibit for science popularization education, have always played a leading role in zoo. However, the rise of indigenous...

Introduction Africa, especially Eastern and Southern Africa is home to a variety of wildlife. The wildlife available include the big 5 game animals which are elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, lions, and leopards. The availability of these animals is a great resource to African countries. This is because they benefit the people through tourism and hunting for...