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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.

  Figure: Ailurus fulgens (red panda) eating bame:hz f(95(z+cwoq9f7knu nli d)gs -nboo


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

  Explain the idea that h6vhv. m-dk)j lkij9 l35g7 ngthe environment has an intrinsic value.

  The principles of islan/8 v zhc+lg kirf l9s7n(kft75d biogeography are usually applied to design nature reservft+ kcs7 invlk /789rl5hfgz(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 (Canu;d h0z89 1ek/ro* m3hmgwi elis lupus)

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’ specishya 5r-/8l y9gn7ykkae5to 4 es.

  State how the role of b3t p h(exjy e25gtmu-cu:p03z8uq f;an intergovernmental organization like the UNEP is different from the role of non-governmental organisations like the WWF and Greenpeacpz5h 82ug3j -:q( 0ue; yxctpm ebf3ute.

  Determine which of the proposed areas for a nature reserve is most likely tuw7 44h;fv iiro succeed in7 ;4w4 fihruiv conserving biodiversity.

Figure: Proposed nature reserve areas

  Identify the factor tbcip(n90 yinugz8n7;u8;/x i g/re4,pu piochat is not a way to increase sustainability.

  Figure: Species data for two s;/ m2jp adh gnzv5,o7samples of Willow Creek


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

  Figure: Species data fmrk/81l)ye;4 w izhvri7ue 6wor species sampled in two parts of Willow Creek


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.