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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.

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

  Explain the idea that l)edcu a tj0qzn*ifv30up98wu q3b)yb c, i /5the environment has an intrinsic value.

  The principles of island biogeography are usually a.n;4 g bj5s xa2gxjz,fpplied to design nature reserves 5 fxgx, baj.jn;gs24z.

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

  Fact file on the grey wolf (Canxtpjbe;y2mq 8-j-7 ru 0pph- ol5 .wpais 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 following is a ‘keystone’ t/az- nqhwa h b(v1e 0wz2q0x4species.

  State how the role of an iukddyrf2oo++(-(j k so5d i4kntergovernmental organization like the UNEP is different from the role of non-governmental organisatk(42ddk5ooy+di-f u k s+r (ojions like the WWF and Greenpeace.

  Determine which of the proposed ar;o(bbu)f)cst wy vw 11e5o*s seas for a nature reserve is most likely to succeed in conserving biodiversi yw)(sootu s;5b ef)wv*s1b1 cty.

Figure: Proposed nature reserve areas

  Identify the factor tha)7rx8* te8uqdu( zur gp;nf 8at is not a way to increase sustainability.

  Figure: Species data for two samples of Willowe)lq7+-ly qf gvgbc8h57dmn6 Creek


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

  Figure: Species data for species 9 bmru/)3pw s(u/c,2yw uhzlysampled 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.