I would argue that at the very least, there needs to be some form of triage implemented. The way the Endangered Species Act is currently allocating funds is mediocre at best and has many flaws. There is no denying there are limited resources so that makes efficient use of them even more important. Each of the systems of triage outlined in this paper have valid points and problematic components. Elements of each system could be combined into a nicely working plan that recovers the greatest number of species on a limited budget.
Performing triage using the weighted ranked value system with elements of the other forms of triage outlined in this paper would be the best conservation method since it would factor in the many different complexities of conservation. Having low costs and a high chance of recovery being weighted more would increase the number of species saved in a similar way to Wilson et al.’s triage by time and cost. Having a rank system would also allow keystone species and others that are more important for biodiversity to be ranked higher as well. If the goal of conservation and triage is to preserve biodiversity, then those species should be at the top of the list since
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they actually fulfill that goal. Economics, social, and cultural benefits should not be a part of the rank however.
There is a danger that this would again create a bias towards charismatic species because they may appear to have higher social benefit. If anything, charismatic species should be the ones who receive little federal funding because it is easier for foundations to raise money for them since they are publicly appealing. Saving an animal based on their supposed economic, social, and cultural benefits goes against the basic ideas of conservation. Plants and animals have inherent values that are not based on how humans feel about or benefit from them. It makes sense to rank them based on how important they are to the survival of other species but not based on how beautiful or beneficial they are to
humans. Once they are ranked, it is important not to give species more than their recovery plan asked for. This would be unfair to other species that may not get as much money as their recovery plan needs. Funds are already commonly given to restoring habitat under the current system, but it is not mandatory. Making each recovery plan either have a portion go towards habitat restoration or justify why it should not, would encourage the practice. Habitat restoration would benefit many other species that are not listed and could prevent future endangerment of certain species. Conservation and triage are extremely important and necessary in this day of age. The changes to the Earth caused by humans is negatively impacting those living on it including humans. Biodiversity is important to the functionality and resilience of an ecosystem. With the rise of severe weather events and other major impacts caused by climate change, the ability of an ecosystem to survive disturbance is increasingly necessary. Biodiversity is threatened however, with the high rate of extinction that is currently happening. This makes conservation even more important since it combats the extinction of species. Triage is necessary for efficient allocation of conservation funds. There are several ways to perform triage including redistribution, time, scale, and values. I would argue that each system has valid portions that can be combined into a superior form of triage. Having a weighted rank system based on cost, time, and biodiversity benefits with mandatory habitat restoration would restore a greater number of species than the Endangered Species Act system. At the very least it would solve some of the systems current problems like bias, overfunding, and underfunding. Triage is an important tool that needs to be utilized if we want to conserve species.
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The question regarding conservation is very much alive today. The United States needs wildlife conservation. And the Federal Department responsible for conservation, the Department of the Interior, are under attack with President Trump's new budget plan. So it’s important to keep pushing for better laws and policies to protect conservation.
...leaving a little portion of land to the animals is not that bad. The reintroduction of wolves in Yellowstone has been very beneficial to the ecosystem. We tried to eliminate this species but in the end, we need to ask ourselves the question, do we really need to eliminate another species based on our own biases and fears? We need to look past personal gain, and leave nature to take its course.
...rupt native species and ecosystem hence making the restoration of both evolutional and ecological potential almost impossible. Whereas Donlan (2005) concluded that re-wilding North American is the best conservation strategy to the African and Asian threatened megafauna, meanwhile re-wilding will restores the evolutionary and ecological potentials in the process. In my point of view, Pleistocene re-wilding must not be implemented simply because the introduced species might fail to adapt to the new environment. High costs and disease outbreak are another challenge that can’t be ignored.
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) breeds Globally Endangered animals and then introduces them back into the wild. ZSL states that the main reasons of extinct species are: Poaching, Pollution, Climate change, and Over Population of the human race due to the need of homes, shops, hospitals and other amenities. The rain forest once encompassed four billion acres of Earth has now depleted to 2.5 billion acres of Earth within a few hundred years. Wetlands have also been destroyed and the provide drinking water for wildlife and humans. Maybe the solution to this problem is not locking away the animals that are endangered, but cracking down on the destruction of habitats. Maybe there should be places where property is restricted ...
While some people may think that they’re “protecting” the animals from extinction, that’s not something that they should be doing. That is a job for zoos and animal protection facilities. People should just visit the zoo if they want to see the animals that much
The eradication of species numbers average at a toll close to one hundred percent of earths total living creatures. “It is the Earth's most severe known extinction event, with up to 96% of all marine species and 70% of terrestrial vertebrate species becoming extinct” (Sahney, and Benton 759). Not only where marine and terrestrial species effected but this catastrophic event is the only recogni...
Landscape fragmentation contributes to loss of migratory corridors, loss of connectivity and natural communities, which all lead to a loss of biodiversity for a region. Conservation of biodiversity must include all levels of diversity: genetic, species, community, and landscape (CNHP 1995). Each complex level is dependent upon and linked to the other levels. In addition, humans are linked to all levels of this hierarchy. A healthy natural and human environment go hand in hand (CNHP 1995). An important step in conservation planning, in order to guarantee both a healthy natural environment as well as a healthy human environment, is recognizing the most endangered elements.
The Endangered Species Act Introduction: Long-term survival of a species depends on its ability to adapt to changing environmental conditions (Murphy, 1994). Genetic diversity within a species, which has taken 3.5 billion years to evolve, makes adaptations to these changing environments possible. Unfortunately, the rate of extinction of genetically diverse organisms is rapidly increasing, thus reducing this needed biodiversity, largely due to the human impacts of development and expansion. What was an average of one extinction per year before is now one extinction per hour and extinct species numbers are expected to reach approximately one million by the year 2000 (WWW site, Bio 65). As a result governmental and societal action must be taken immediately!
Who wouldn’t want to see a Wooly Mammoth traipsing across the tundra, or see witness and laugh at the odd sized Dodo Bird? Although the spectacle of witnessing such animals is certainly fascinating, it is this attitude that makes the practice of de-extinction, in my opinion, morally incorrect. Reviving a species solely for entertainment purposes is inhumane. And due to the fact that releasing a revived species into the wild could be disastrous, the animals would have to reside in zoos, where humans could gawk at them for the rest of their lives. And if they escaped, well, we might have a Jurassic Park situation in our
So what is an endangered species? What is an extinct species? What has happened to cause them to become endangered or extinct? What needs to be done in order to save the endangered species from becoming extinct? Can anything be done to save them? The answer to most of these questions is not known by everyone. With all the attention that this subject gets from the government or groups that fight for the environment, it gets the same amount of disregard from the public. Many people want to help or donate but very few of those actually follow through. This is a very important subject that needs to be taken serious by the public. It needs their full attention because they are the ones that can truly make a change. People really don’t understand the concept of extinction. If somethi...
If more people are aware of new animals on the endangered species list, there is more of a chance that researchers will get more funds. Zoos also create habitats for animals on the verge of extinction where otherwise there would be none. There is some controversy between zoos and endangered species. Because of the limited gene pool of a species, the variation is greatly limited. This will –as an end result- lead to inbreeding which will create mutations and defects in the offspring.
Economic valuation is an important component of environmental policy, although it is difficult to affix a cost on the environment and ecosystem services, it is a measurement that is relevant to most in society humans. Therefore, economic tools may be useful in reinforcing the importance of maintaining biodiversity and preserving fragile ecosystems.
Animal extinction is something that will always be an issue if it is left as untouched as it is. Although there are already laws for illegal poaching, they need to be strictly enforced and followed. A way this can happen is to have guards watch over national parks to make sure all animals are not in danger. The consequences for being caught poaching should also be stricter than before. There should be an increase in jail time and the fines should be a larger amount of money.
Various plant and animal species depend on each other for what each offers and these diverse species ensures natural sustainability for all life forms. A healthy and solid biodiversity can recover itself from a variety of disasters. It is estimated that the current species extinction rate is between 1,000 and 10,000 times higher than it would naturally be. Therefore, there is an urgent need, not only to manage and conserve the biotic wealth, but also restore the degraded ecosystems. c) Captivity breeding species can again be reintroduced into the wild.