How humans threaten wildlife Flashcards
1
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How do humans deliberately exploit wildlife
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- deforestation
- combustion
- take for medicine
- hunting
-pollution
2
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What example is used for the unsustainable exploitation for food
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- the dodo became extinct because of deforestation and hunting
3
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Examples of unsustainable exploitation for fashion
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- elephants
- rhino
- snake skin
4
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How and why have humans exploited snow leopards
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- killed by farmers if their livestock is endangered
- hunt and kill their prey
- habitat loss
5
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Examples of unsustainable exploitation for pets and entertainment
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- force bears, elephants and tigers in circuses to perform confusing and physically demanding tricks
6
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How and why have humans exploited the yellow headed parrot
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- they are sold and captured in pet trade
- it has undergone a 90% population decline since the mid 1970’s to 7000 birds in 1994
7
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How have yellow headed parrots been protected
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- TIDE’s terrestrial team have set up an artificial nest box program to offer greater protection and increase in survival
8
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What is CITES
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- the convention on international trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora
- appendix 1: all species where international trade is banned
- appendix 2: trade is closely monitored and restricted
9
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Examples of unsustainable exploitation for furniture and ornaments
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- leather
- taxidermy
- animal skins
10
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Examples of unsustainable exploitation for traditional medicines
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- bears - bile - used in fevers, heart diseases
- tigers - bones, teeth etc - malaria, insomnia
11
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Examples of eradication of predators and pests
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- eradicate a vector disease
- protect livestock
- mosquitoes and malaria
- animals that threaten humans
12
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What are the unintentional harm by other activities
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- trampling
- roadkill
- littering
- urbanisation
13
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How have species been introduced to non-native areas
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- been transported by boats
- by ballast water
- climate change causing migration pattern change
- escaped or abandoned pets
14
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2 examples of introduced species
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- american mink - were brought to the uk to be used in fur farms and were released by activists - they were very territorial and aggressive
- grey squirrel - introduced in 1876 as they looked very exotic - they outcompeted red squirrels and damaged trees
15
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What’s the definition of biotic
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- relating to or resulting from living organism
