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Overview of Killer Whales

no date). III. UNIQUE ADAPTATIONS AND BEHAVIORS Killer whale behavior is unique to the Orca in that their somewhat vicious appro...

An Examination of Carnivorous Plants

The writer provides an overview of plants such as the Venus Fly Trap and the Pitcher Plant, which are carnivorous. The writer prov...

Florida Panther and its History

In fourteen pages this paper examines the Florida panther in an historical overview that includes habitat preservation alternative...

Rain Forest Protection

In six pages this paper discusses rain forests in terms of protection and habitat management. Six sources are cited in the biblio...

Alligator Mississippiensis or the American Alligator

In five pages this American species of alligator is examined in an overview of how it evolved from the crocodile, its reproductive...

Overview of the Grizzly Bear

its offspring will survive, population density, as well as issues relating to hibernation, lifespan and size. Grizzlies utilize t...

Overview of an Environmental Plan

by which to apply it to something as significant as environmental degradation. Inasmuch as humanity seeks to attain a better exis...

Functional Intent of Hydroelectric Dams

In eight pages this paper discusses the environmental effects and functions of dams with a consideration of statistics, constructi...

Status and Future Prospects for the Red Cockaded Woodpecker

In five pages this paper examines how the red cockaded woodpecker had been threatened with extinction but how species management h...

Non Human Primate Study on a Zoo Trip

of their environment, they agreed to stay. And while they lived, as they might outside of the much watched house, there were certa...

Rallus Species 3 Rails Species Identification

In five pages this paper describes three U.S. rails or marsh birds in a species identification that includes vocal pattern differe...

Endangered Species Northern Swift Fox

grasses and berries (The Swift Fox). Early spring marks the breeding season, at which point the female will give birth to between...

Life History and Description of Coho Salmon

In seven pages one of the smallest salmon varieties known scientifically as Oncorhynchus kisutch is examined in terms of habitat ...

Overview of Arizona's Pima County

plant and animal life with the ability to withstand the most unfriendly of all living atmospheres; however, this acclimatization d...

Great Barrier Reef's Blue Ring Octopus

the creature is already on the attack. It is not...

Plants That Are Non Native and Invasive

is nothing wrong, per se, with a particular plant . . .until it threatens the plants that are supposed to be in a particular area ...

The Experience of Landscape by Jay Appleton

In five pages the theories of prospect refuge and habitat are applied to this text in a review of Jay Appleton's The Experience of...

Wisconsin State Wetlands Restoration

2001 (Best, Cook 8). "Our state code could not be used to stop activities in wetlands because the state didnt have jurisdiction....

Arrow Worms

consume other components of the plankton in which they live (Thuesen, 2002). Copepods, small crustaceans, larval fish and even ot...

Interesting Facts about House Finches

are year-round residents throughout most of their range, but the "eastern population, unlike its western counterparts, has develop...

Overview of Merriam's Shrew

considerable difficulty identifying each individual species, inasmuch as they share so many common characteristics. With the exce...

Overview of the Canis Lupus Species

ago. This resentment, and the loss of habitat which seems to characterize so many indigenous species of the Americas, translate t...

The Garter Snake, Thamnophis elegans, and Geographical Feeding Variations

to eat slugs along the coast of California. He explains that the mollusk population in this area has resulted in this adaptation ...

Overview of the Western Burrowing Owl Endangered Species

as nine thousand feet. Even though the western burrowing owl is a ground dweller, it does perch atop relatively short landing pla...

Summary and Application of Management Principles

and its major points In this chapter, Fayol (1984) describes fourteen principles of management that are applicable to the task of...

Value of the Rain Forest, "Medicine Man"

This film review pertains to "Medicine Man," a 1992 film directed by John McTiernan. The writer gives an overview of the plot, whi...

Overview of the Green Iguana

their nose and lightly brush stray bugs from their juicy grass stems" (Britton, 1998, p. animalpr.htm). III. ADAPTATION The gree...

Man’s impact on the environment

to what it might mean to other species of animals. When we consider habitat disruption at the hands of development, hundred...

Sustainable Golf Course Management

Grass Cutting Gas consumption is an issue in golf course management, because of the extensive attention given to the grassy...

Zoos Have No Reason to Exist

lives are miserable. Studies have shown that animals in zoos "can suffer physically, mentally and emotionally. For this reason, ca...