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The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is critically endangered.

Suggest a technocentric method to save this species from extinction.

  
Describe the main focus or goal of saving an endangered habitat like the Amazon rainforest.

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Identify an ethical argument for preserving Ailurus fulgens (red panda).

  Explain the idea that thdvkr) edjqgy 1k/),b5 e environment has an intrinsic value.

  The principles of island biogeography are usually( w0huou.1(kf rx beif7;u)ktyun7 ,r applied to design nature reserv,u(o.rnbwr7ky u f(7)h ;xukf1t 0uie es.

State which of the following is not accurate in its application of the principles to the design of a reserve.

  Fact file on the grey wolf (Canis odjx st0df(/f6c v wwi.7o-cr k:)z/flupus)

Wolves occur naturally in North America and Eurasia.
Wolves prey on wild animals such as deer, boar and hares, keeping their population numbers in check.
Wolves may prey on domestic animals such as sheep, causing an economic loss to the sheepherder.
A mature female wolf may give birth to 6-8 pups yearly.
Wolves are territorial, claiming a large area of land for their pack.
Humans have hunted wolves to extinction in several countries.
Most countries in the European Union now protect the wolf by law.
Since 2015, wolves have returned to The Netherlands, a small, densely populated northern European country.
Approximately 20% of the land area in The Netherlands is protected in some way or another.
Identify a factor that may limit the growth of the wolf population in The Netherlands.

  Deduce which of the following is a ‘keystone’ s o r5mo -g2-ekkg 28xa1x3zfkup6m m8species.

  State how the role of an intergovernmental organization likeswa5p;p xnl sgje,su*r;e6fu-8h p7 5 the UNEP is different from the role of non-governme 8f pgj5;xaupusnr, e;5se w67*l hps-ntal organisations like the WWF and Greenpeace.

  Determine which of the proposed areas for a nature reserve is most likely to su*eb 7jv+ p m e,6knl6aa*u2q,zeoor ;kcceed in conserving biode kq6rkj;o+*la * mo7,,n2e6 upzeavbiversity.

Figure: Proposed nature reserve areas

  Identify the factor that i9ikzftybu)7 0s not a way to increase sustainability.

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Use the formula to calculate Simpson’s Diversity Index for the north sample.

  Figure: Species data for species sampled in two parts of Willow Creekam 2k1p5s xgzn um-n1(o2 vzr0


Willow Creek runs north to south past Happy City. Ecologists want to investigate the effect the city is having on the diversity of the Willow Creek ecosystem.

Calculate Simpson’s Diversity Index for the locations north and south of the city to determine the effect of the city on the creek.