PDF-CONSERVATION BREEDING & REINTRODUCTION OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED PYGM

. As t he De mocratic Republic of Congo DRC is emerging from a decade of civil war the bonobo population has been decimated by hunting the bush meat trade and loss of its natural habitat due to an ever increasing human population and the uncontrolled Endangerment. Loss of Required/Preferred Habitat. . Habitat Fragmentation. . Habitat Degradation. Number of Territories. Dispersal Distance Between Territories. Red-Cockaded Woodpecker. Picoides. borealis. Martin Gaywood – Scottish Natural Heritage. Some background and examples of translocations. Case study – European beaver. A way forward. This talk will cover:. White-tailed eagle . – a national reintroduction. Conservation Biology. Legal protection of species. :. US Endangered Species Act 1973:. . law which makes it illegal to harm any species on its list; protect habitat.. History. Endangered Species Act (ESA) passed by congress in 1973 – signed by Pres. Nixon.. occupancy, extent of occurrence and/or quality of habitat; and (e) the effects of introduced taxa, in this case, crazy ants. B1 + 2 b, c and e the extent of occurrence is estimated to be less than 1 most . biodiverse. countries in the world.. More than 80% of our mammals, . reptiles and flowering plants are found only on this continent. . Because of habitat destruction, land clearing, feral animals and invasive weeds we have the highest mammal extinction rate in the world. . in Ireland . Dr Anita . Donaghy. Senior Conservation Officer, . BirdWatch. Ireland. Eurasian Curlew . Numenius. . arquata. 82,000. 68,000. 100…?. Key: . Resident, . Breeding Season, . Non-breeding Season, . Steve Paulson, . aci. consulting. November 19, 2015. When we last left our hero…. Legal Settlement Agreement. Legal Settlement Agreement between USFWS and Two Environmental Organizations (Center for Biological Diversity and Earth Guardians. 40:. Time . for a . Change. Damien M. Schiff. Pacific Legal Foundation. Sacramento, California. What’s wrong with the ESA?. Not particularly effective: only a small fraction of listed species has recovered. Once the limiting factors have been addressed it might be time for intensive management. last resort. expensive. difficult to make succeed. Beck et al. 1994-- 11% successful. Griffith et al. 1989-- 19% successful. What is biodiversity?. Bio = life. Diversity = differences among organisms. Biodiversity. = the variety of living organisms found in an area. Where can you find biodiversity?. Biodiversity varies around the world:. Unit 3: Resource Sustainability. What is Biodiversity?. Short for “biological diversity,” is the number of different species in a given area. Biodiversity hotspots. Why is it important? Why should we care? . Endangered Species . Conservation. Excerpt from: . Conservation of Endangered White-eyes of the Tropical Pacific.. Every endangered species needs a champion, especially if it is a little green one that few have heard of and less have seen. White-eyes are neither sexy nor macho, and all of the usually invoked reasons for preserving endangered species would not seem to apply here (i.e. white-eyes do not cure cancer). The only way that such species are likely to persist is through the action of motivated individuals. . Loss. Presented by. Dr. . R. . P. Patil. Professor & Head. Department of . Botany. Deogiri . College, Aurangabad. RET and Causes for Biodiversity Loss:. Ravi Pandurang Patil. Diversity & Endemism of India with World..