Page 173 Conservation Careful preservation and protection of something planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation destruction or neglect Conservationists a person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife ID: 629517
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Conservation
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Conservation
Careful preservation and protection of something;
planned management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglectSlide3
Conservationists
a person who advocates or acts for the protection and preservation of the environment and wildlife.Slide4
Rachel Carson
Initially wanted to be an English teacher, but switched her major to Biology
Wrote “Silent Spring,” a book that brought to light the detrimental effects on the environment from the use of synthetic pesticides such as DDT
Result of book = US ban of DDT; also inspired the later formation of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)Slide5
Jane Goodall
best known for her
55-year
study of social and family interactions of wild
chimpanzees in Tanzaniafindings
suggest that similarities between humans and chimpanzees exist in more than genes alone, but can be seen in emotion, intelligence, and family and social
relationships
works
extensively on conservation and animal welfare
issues, campaigning against the use of animals in medical research, zoos, farming, and sportSlide6
John Muir
American naturalist, author, environmental philosopher, glaciologist and early advocate for the preservation of wilderness in the United States.
Founded the Sierra Club, an environmental preservation club
Established Yosemite National Park, known as the Father of National Parks. Slide7
Ansel Adams
American photographer and environmentalist.
Known for his black and white landscapes
Used photography as a way to promote the natural beauty of earthSlide8
Teddy Roosevelt
26
th
President of the U.S.
Established the United States Forest Service,
Created five
National
Parks and 18
new U.S. National
Monuments.
He
also established the first 51 bird reserves, four game preserves, and 150 National Forests, including Shoshone National Forest, the nation's first.Slide9
Henry David Thoreau
American essayist and poet
Naturalist- promoted simple living in natural surroundings
Used poetry and essays to show beauty of EarthSlide10
Jacques Cousteau
French film-maker, most films promoted marine conservation
Created the Aqua-Lung, an under water breathing device. This device allows scientists and civilians opportunities to see marine life directlySlide11
Thomas E. Lovejoy
“Godfather of Biodiversity”
Coined the term “biological diversity,” which refers to the variety of life on EarthSlide12
Dian
Fossey
Best known for her long-term study of Gorillas is Rwanda
Financed patrols to destroy poachers’ traps; funds from the “Digit Fund,” started after her favorite gorilla was killed by poachers
Helped in arrests of several poachers
Found murdered in her cabin