PPT-Conservation and Habitat Loss

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 . You can join their conservation tradition right in your own backyard There are nearly 2 billion acres of land in the United States About 70 percent of that land is privately owned and care of that land is in the hands of those who live and work on it A brief introduction to a revolutionary approach to . impact . management. In the beginning…. …We spoke of threats. Common . threats . included:. Loss of resource quantity. Loss of resource quality. . www.schoollinksprogramme.org. What is Conservation ?. Conservation is the . protection and wise use of natural . resources. Some examples of natural resources are ;. Water. Animals. Plants. Yellow Rail Conservation. JENNIFER WHEELER, US Fish and Wildlife Service, . Waterbird. Conservation for the Americas. JANE AUSTIN, US Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. MARK WOODREY, Mississippi State University and Grand Bay National Estuary Research Reserve. of biodiversity. Understanding:. An indicator species is an organism used to assess a specific environmental condition. Relative numbers of indicator specie can be used to calculate the value of a biotic index. By . Vaibhavi Apte. Biodiversity ???. Diversity = variety. Bio= living. Thus, variability among living organisms from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine & other aquatic ecosystems and ecological complexes of which they are part of. . Intermountain West Joint Venture.  . Idaho Avian Tools Workshops.  November 2016  . U.S. Habitat Joint Ventures. Self-directed public-private partnerships. Six original JVs born out of NAWMP in late 1980s. Bio Diversity of India. . Wildlife of India is a mix of species of diverse origins.. India is home to a number of rare and threatened animal . species.. Home to about 7.6% of all mammalian, 12.6% of avian, . in the SAMBI area. Presentation Outline. Project overview and . objectives. Identifying conservation priorities . Identification . of focal . species. Calculating priorities. Selecting . focal areas. 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:. School Links Programme . What is Conservation ?. Conservation is the . protection and wise use of natural . resources. Some examples of natural resources are ;. Water. Animals. Plants. Fossil fuels. We must conserve natural resources . Carol Pilgrim. Kathy Aardema-Zunk. Conservation …What Does It Mean?. conservation. . The act of . preserving. , . guarding. , or . protecting. ; the keeping (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; . Saving the Siberian Tiger. Siberian tigers are one of five remaining tiger subspecies.. In the early 20th century, hunting and habitat loss reduced the wild population to just 20–30 animals.. Conservation efforts have helped the wild population rebound to 450–500 today.. November 2014 Definitions Page 1 DEFINITIONS OF KEY T ERMS AND CONCEPTS In addition to the terms defined specifically for this Maricopa Sun, LLC H abitat Conservation Plan ( MS H CP ) , additional