The Serengeti
What is one reason that environmentalists argue the 2-lane highway should not be built across the Serengeti?
Block migratory routes
It would provide access for poachers
It would allow access for other species
Animals would get killed on the highway
The growth would cause too much development close to the park
Habitat Fragmentation
As one travels to higher latitudes, one would expect that the number of species will increase, decrease, or stay the same?
decrease
What is one reason that environmentalists argue the 2-lane highway should not be built across the Serengeti
Block migratory routes
It would provide access for poachers
It would allow access for other species
Animals would get killed on the highway
The growth would cause too much development close to the park
Habitat Fragmentation
A species of lizard has gone extinct. What of the following did not contribute to its extinction?
inbreeding
habitat destruction
climate change
increased genetic diversity
Approximately how many wildebeest are threatened by the proposed highway?
1.5 million
Lobsters are a major portion of income in Belize, but over the last 30 years their average size and numbers have dropped, even as more and more people are entering the lobster industry. What is this an example of?
Overharvesting
What is an example of an animal that could be of potential medical use and what could it be used to treat?
bear, gastric breeding frog, whale, etc
In the video we watched about Fred Paine and the downward affect of a keystone species, what were the organisms that Fred studied?
star fish
How many people visit the Serengeti every year?
What is one of the three main reasons for the comeback of the Bald Eagle?
-Public awareness
-DDT ban
-Heavy fine/laws protecting them
-Conservation efforts