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		<title>Endangered Species Need High Level Protection</title>
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				<category><![CDATA[Endangered Animals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Animals are a part of our ecosystem as much we human beings are. Regardless of whether they live on land, in the ocean, or in the sky. Even with the speed rate of globalization animals are vital to our continuous well-being. The symbiosis of the human-animal nature is evident with the importance of the nature’s&#8230;]]></description>
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<p id="internal-source-marker_0.7588929606135935" dir="ltr">Animals are a part of our ecosystem as much we human beings are. Regardless of whether they live on land, <a href="http://www.belovedbysophie.com/endangered-animals-2/endangered-marine-animals" target="_blank">in the ocean</a>, or in the sky. Even with the speed rate of globalization animals are vital to our continuous well-being. The symbiosis of the human-animal nature is evident with the importance of the nature’s balance for an exultant life.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Endangered species are the animals that are directly threatened to becoming extinct due to the dwindling numbers. There are many reasons as to why these animals are facing threat and the main reason would be due to the detrimental effect on the environment by the human actions.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-20" title="dusky-seaside-sparrow" src="http://www.belovedbysophie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/dusky-seaside-sparrow-196x300.jpg" alt="" width="196" height="300" />Although there are many laws protecting the animals from harm, the continuous damaging actions are carried out and with that are causing animals to face serious threat. Endangered species are not limited to just mammals or reptiles but almost all animal classes are facing the risk of extinction because of severe damaging act.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The Javan tiger, Caribbean monk seal, dusky seaside sparrow and dodo are the many few creatures of earth that is extinct and the act cannot be reversed. Protection of such extinction has increased the need for animal protection. Although many countries have already set up a protection act to protect the local animals for preserving the environment balance, but extreme pollution, diseases and habitual loss has increase the risk factor.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Animals that are a part of an endangered species do have guard law offered for their protection but not all laws are implemented because there are several human acts such as hunting, land development as well as destroyed reservoir for animals that are out of the control of the law.</p>
<p dir="ltr">When protection is taken into consideration, the law laid down to save the animals does not always extend its way out to save all the animals. Not all animals on the list of threat would be protected as the help of public is very important but not paid its due. Only specific animals in certain parts of the world are given high importance in their conservation.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It is important for everyone disregard of the social rank to help prevent the threat on animals as they are nature’s connection for the balance of the environment.</p>
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		<title>Endangered Marine Animals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 18:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Endangered Animals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ocean is one of the most important sources of life for human kind. Many rely on the food and livelihood that the ocean can provide. With the increase in pollution, many marine species are facing the threat of extinction and has been considered endangered. The ocean gives mankind an abundant source of resources. The&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The  ocean is one of the most important sources of life for human kind. Many  rely on the food and livelihood that the ocean can provide. With the  increase in pollution, many marine species are facing the threat of  extinction and has been considered endangered. The ocean gives mankind  an abundant source of resources. The ocean is vast and very deep. It  still has so many unexplored frontiers. Because of this fact, it is  believed to be invulnerable to any kind of exploitation. However, this  is not the truth. Marine animals are prone and very vulnerable to  extinction, and this is the harsh reality to it. Many species underwater  are decreasing in a very fast rate and becoming one of the <a href="http://www.konicaminolta.com/kids/endangered_animals/" target="_blank">most endangered animals</a>. Most of these species are very  popular to humans; these species are often seen in the television and  read in magazines.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13" title="most-endangered-animals-killer-whale" src="http://belovedbysophie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/most-endangered-animals-killer-whale-300x254.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="254" /><br />
There  are so many species underwater that are already listed as endangered.  Some of the most popular species that are already endangered are whales,  sharks, dolphins, manatees and dugongs. Other species that are  endangered are salmon and sea turtles. There are even species that does  not live underwater but are affected by the increasing rate of species  that are decreasing, like the seabirds. And there are still many more  that rising names of species that will soon be included in the list of  endangered species. Most of these species used to be mistaken as  abundant, but now they are considered endangered. Studies and actions  should be done to prevent the extinction of these species, or else the  next generation will not see them anymore.</p>
<p>Studying  marine animals is not an easy task to do compared to studying land  animals. It is very difficult to perceive the threats to marine species  because, unlike the species found on land, they can’t easily be  monitored underwater. However, just like land species, they are as  vulnerable or even more vulnerable to problems like destruction of  habitat, overexploitation and other pollutions. Some species that lives  in the shallow parts of the water to breath oxygen can easily be  affected by human activities. The turtles, whales, manatees and dugongs  can easily be caught in fishing gears or hit by boats. Coastal  developments also affect the habitat of sea turtles as they lay their  eggs on land. So many animals that take millions of years to evolve have  been vanishing in a very fast rate. There are so many of these species  that can’t be found in their natural habitat anymore. And the next  generation will unfortunately not see these beautiful creatures anymore.</p>
<p>The  main human activity that affects the marine animals is unsustainable  fishing and production of pollution. Other factors that affect these  species are loss of habitat, and spread of diseases. These problems  can’t easily be remedied because they can’t be solved straightforward.  Most marine animals live in small habitats and they stay there, while  there are also a number of marine animals that needs to be protected as  they migrate and travel to distant and vast routes. Their feeding and  breeding grounds should also be protected. Fortunately, there are Marine  Protected Areas designated all over the world to protect these species.<br />
Marine  protected areas (MPAs) have been designated in many places worldwide,  which can help protect and restore threatened species, but MPAs are  limited in size and therefore, limited to the marine life that inhabits  those areas.</p>
<p>Reference: Illustrated Encyclopedia of endangered animals.<br />
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		<title>Effect of Pesticides on Animals</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 18:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pesticides have more environmental effect than its use. Almost all pesticides affect other species besides its target pests. Moreover, they pose a threat to endangered animals as well. Pesticides can affect other species, the air, water, food and other bottom sediments. Pesticide does not affect land and water only when it is used, it can&#8230;]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pesticides  have more environmental effect than its use. Almost all pesticides  affect other species besides its target pests. Moreover, they pose a  threat to endangered animals as well. Pesticides can affect other  species, the air, water, food and other bottom sediments. Pesticide does  not affect land and water only when it is used, it can also  contaminate, when it escapes manufacturing sites, discarded, or when it  runs off on fields.</p>
<p>The  factors that affect the volume of pesticides that goes to other places  besides its target are its propensity, vapor, pressure, resistance to  break down and its solubility to water. There are even pesticides that  destroy the ozone layer and contribute to global warming.</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-7" title="pesticide-spraying" src="http://belovedbysophie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/pesticide-spraying-300x190.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="190" /><br />
Pesticides  can become air pollution, when wind brings them to other places when  they are sprayed. Through this, the pesticide will contaminate other  areas. Pesticides sprayed on crops can drift off to nearby wildlife and  may affect the habitat of other animals and plants. Pesticides can  easily travel through wind. That is why ground spraying produces less  drift offs compared to aerial pesticides. The best thing for farmers to  do is create a buffer zone around their crop area. Planting evergreen  trees around their crop area so that the tree will prevent drift off  pesticides to travel to other places can do this. In Netherlands, this  buffer zone is legally required.</p>
<p>Tropospheric  ozone is a pollution created by volatile organic compounds produced by  pesticides that fumigate the soil, which reacted with other chemicals. 6  percent of all the Tropospheric ozone level was due to pesticides.</p>
<p>Animals  that ate foods where pesticide residue remains may be poisoned. There  are wild animals that enter crop field right after pesticide spraying.  Food sources of animals may be gone due to the widespread application of  pesticides. The diet and eating system of these animals will be  disrupted because of this. And the entire food chain will also be  affected. There are pesticides that create toxic level in the body and  poison the animal over time. This is why there are many countries that  discourage the use of pesticides through the Biodiversity action plans.</p>
<p>Pesticides  are very dangerous to animals and to the households, because cross  contamination of chemicals have very bad effects. That is why it is best  to use organic pesticides instead of chemical pesticides. No matter  what people do, there will always be pests living in their homes, and  they should do whatever it takes to control or eradicate these pests.  Instead of using chemical pesticides, an organic pesticide is the best  alternative for it.</p>
<p>People  just can’t let pests in their homes become a predicament; they should  do something about it because pests are also very hazardous to health.  Mark Ruben, Nature’s pest Best Manager, suggests the use of organic  pesticides instead of doing more harm that is already created by pest  through using chemical pesticides. The entire family can be contaminated  with chemicals in using chemical pesticides, especially the pet. The  family pet can also transfer chemicals that are harmful too. So consider  using organic pesticides.</p>
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