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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 be/k7vspx9 w c(amboo


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

  Explain the idea that the environment has an intrinsic valu zm8ook xz56ub/b* nthe62en+e.

  The principles of island biogeography are usually applio8fvqjx/ )q a,xgp9l8ed to design nature reserves. x /8aqjf,)9 gx8ovl pq

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

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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 gr c:j+abyzv:x4h 3c8‘keystone’ species.

  State how the role oydao u(gz wtl8f8b/7o*h js18 f an intergovernmental organization like the UNEP is different from the role of non-governmental organisations like y*u b7 osl1h8(zwo tf8 ag/dj8the WWF and Greenpeace.

  Determine which of the proposed areas for a nature reserve is mostvj/se2 d4xm.;cyw09od j lu.x likely to succeed in conservxjm2ev dwd9s/0;oxu.ljy4.c ing biodiversity.

Figure: Proposed nature reserve areas

  Identify the factor that is not a way to qd6c hj*n:80xnrjh3 iincrease sustainability.

  Figure: Species data for two saxx5m/ 9v8hun imples of Willow Creek


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

  Figure: Species data for species sampled in two parts of Willow Crv clkz:c5f)x( eek


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.