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Poe and The Masque of the Red Death

decline, from onset to death, takes but "half an hour" (Poe). In the face of this overwhelming specter of death, Prince Prospero i...

Roles of Animals in Nature & Human Lives

at close quarters unmolested, as the wolves did not consider him to be a threat and, obviously, they did not consider him as suita...

Endangered Species: Indiana Bat

commercialization has had upon the Indiana bat population. Bats need to be left alone during hibernation; when people are provide...

The Farm As A Natural Habitat

point out that the little bit of nature that is left is being consistently squeezed out and pesticides spread beyond the crops the...

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...

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...

Sustainable Golf Course Management

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

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...

Carter/”Just Be Nice”

todays society persists in the misconception that "all desires are rights" in and unto themselves (Carter). Carter, citing James O...

Interesting Facts about House Finches

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

Arrow Worms

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

Human Habitat and the Significance of Lakes, Rivers, and Coastal Waters

an ocean or one of the Great Lakes by early in the century. The influx of people to these areas is predicted to have cataclysmic ...

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...

Overview of Merriam's Shrew

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

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 Canis Lupus Species

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

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...

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...

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...

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....

Great Barrier Reef's Blue Ring Octopus

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

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

Overview of the Grizzly Bear

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

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...

Florida Panther and its History

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

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...