Word: habitat
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More than any other example of Bush’s environmental destruction, the plight of the Western Arctic Reserve captured my sympathy. This preserve is the habitat of thousands of species, many rare or endangered. The center of this administration’s proposed oil drilling site, Lake Teshekpuk, is the summer home of millions of migratory birds, as well as caribou, wolves, foxes and polar bears. People live there too. The Inupiat Eskimos have lived in the region for 8,000 years. But despite their long claim to the region, the Bush administration doesn’t seem...
...remote southern Lebanon this summer, I told the family who was roasting some kebabs for my friends and me that I was from Harvard. A few minutes later, it seemed like the whole town had emptied out to meet me. Last spring break in Nicaragua, my Harvard Habitat for Humanity group made the rounds in Rivas, a medium-sized city in the south-east of the country. The response I got never varied: “From Harvard? Smart...
...fear that humankind's plundering of the habitat of these majestic animals and misguided attitudes toward them will be their downfall. I respect the right of ranchers to protect their herds from predators, but a global realization of the threat of extinction should motivate us to protect the big cats and allow for their survival. BRETT I. GINGOLD Bend...
...there? Local communities should be encouraged to earn money through sustainable tourism and agriculture. If citizens can support themselves by sharing their wilderness and wildlife with tourists, poaching will decrease. Killing for pleasure sends the wrong message. Helaine Cadman Marlow, England I fear that humankind's plundering of the habitat of these majestic animals and misguided attitudes toward them will be their downfall. I respect the right of ranchers to protect their herds from predators, but a global realization of the threat of extinction should motivate us to protect the big cats and allow for their continued survival. Brett...
...cats seeking prey or a mate. In the Americas, Rabinowitz of the WCS has proposed a 2,000-mile-long chain of public and private lands to link the disparate populations of jaguars. It would extend from Mexico through Central America to northern Argentina. Jaguars have lost half their habitat in the past century, and much that remains has been fragmented by logging and ranching. Experts have identified 51 conservation areas in 16 countries that they deem essential for the long-term survival of the largest American cat. One potential break in the corridor--the Panama Canal--turned...