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The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is critically endangered.

Suggest a technocentric method to save this species from extinction.

  
Describe the main focus or goal of saving an endangered habitat like the Amazon rainforest.

  Figure: Ailurus fulgens (red panda) eatini *sjs2v xpj:5g bamboo


Identify an ethical argument for preserving Ailurus fulgens (red panda).

  Explain the idea that the environment has an intrinsic valq0:k+1ala;nn+ g8zc0nng:c uaaqf)s td(ye6ue.

  The principles of island biogeography are usually applied to designsgr9ey q/e9t */sv+se7bp4 ct nature resers/t 9brpyte4s v s/9c7gee *+qves.

State which of the following is not accurate in its application of the principles to the design of a reserve.

  Fact file on the greyakto pv).oq6lli g 9 awj blh,/79j((t wolf (Canis lupus)

Wolves occur naturally in North America and Eurasia.
Wolves prey on wild animals such as deer, boar and hares, keeping their population numbers in check.
Wolves may prey on domestic animals such as sheep, causing an economic loss to the sheepherder.
A mature female wolf may give birth to 6-8 pups yearly.
Wolves are territorial, claiming a large area of land for their pack.
Humans have hunted wolves to extinction in several countries.
Most countries in the European Union now protect the wolf by law.
Since 2015, wolves have returned to The Netherlands, a small, densely populated northern European country.
Approximately 20% of the land area in The Netherlands is protected in some way or another.
Identify a factor that may limit the growth of the wolf population in The Netherlands.

  Deduce which of the 6 i7lb*roht8zd ekn; -following is a ‘keystone’ species.

  State how the role of an intergovernmental organization like the UNEP is dit 5m4,il /y,ajo zemwl5.um-qfferent from the qe.o -m ,/5mwz4ajilmuy5,tl role of non-governmental organisations like the WWF and Greenpeace.

  Determine which of the proposed areas for a natur2 7 (hegx4tifqe reserve is most likely to succeed in cgte2hqix f47 (onserving biodiversity.

Figure: Proposed nature reserve areas

  Identify the factor that is not a way to inc1a /. k h(zcwsbv.;fgyrease sustainability.

  Figure: Species data for two s2mu27 -qmdw- bj6dvb5b4 v(lr +ape dtamples of Willow Creek


Use the formula to calculate Simpson’s Diversity Index for the north sample.

  Figure: Species data for species s(ib:wrf nd.g *ampled in two parts of Willow Creek


Willow Creek runs north to south past Happy City. Ecologists want to investigate the effect the city is having on the diversity of the Willow Creek ecosystem.

Calculate Simpson’s Diversity Index for the locations north and south of the city to determine the effect of the city on the creek.