English Assignment: Endangered Species, Legislation and Conservation

This essay delves into the critical issue of endangered species, exploring the causes of their decline, the impact of habitat destruction, and the role of human activities in this crisis. The essay highlights the importance of conservation efforts and examines the legislations and organizations, such as COSEWIC and SARA, that are in place to protect these vulnerable species. It discusses various conservation techniques, including egg pulling, captive breeding, and ecosystem approaches, emphasizing the need for a multi-faceted strategy to preserve ecological balance. The assignment also analyzes the role of wildlife management and the Environmental Protection Agency in maintaining the health of the environment and the protection of endangered species. The essay concludes by emphasizing the urgent need for awareness and conservation of habitats to ensure the survival of both wildlife and humans, as the destruction of ecological balance could threaten life on Earth.

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Endangered species and their protection
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Table of contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Insight into the endangered species.................................................................................................2
Legislations for protecting the endangered species.........................................................................5
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
English assignments are given to the writers for testing their command and fluency over
the writing skills. This covers diverse range of topics including business, medical, psychology,
environment among others. The focus of this assignment would be on the writing skills of the
students regarding the endangered species. Along with this, the assignment would peek into the
laws governing the security of these species for preservation of the ecological biodiversity. As a
final touch, the assignment would assess the capability of the students to express their thoughts
and opinions regarding the life of the endangered species.
Insight into the endangered species
Habitat destruction of the animals can be considered as man-made. With the advent of
civilization, the needs, demands and requirements of humans increased. This resulted in the
destruction of the abode of animals (ebscohost.com). As a matter of specification, hunting in the
areas of Africa, Europe and Asia have resulted in the extinction of some animals like dodo, great
auk and passenger pigeon. Therefore, hunting-habitat loss and extinction can be placed side by
side. The major drive behind this is the advancement in civilization and altering lifestyle of the
people.
Under Species at Risk Act (SARA) (2003), Atlantic Salmon, Woodland and the Peary
caribou, Burrowing, Barn, Spotted owls and several whale species have been enlisted at the
endangered species. Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)
has recorded the number of endangered species to be approximately three hundred (Beatley 199).
This is seriously a matter of great concern in terms of preserving the ecological balance.

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Habitat loss is one of the main reasons for accounting 80% of the species as endangered.
The major drive behind this habitat loss is urbanization, agriculture, extraction of the natural
resources for fulfilling the human needs and infrastructural development. Countering this,
hunting animals for using their skin for trade purposes has adversely tagged tigers and elephants
as an endangered species. Along with this, overexploitation of the forest trees and land, intrusion
of the non-natives and pollution pose as a threat for preservation of the animals. This compels
them to encounter tragic death (Schultz 127).

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Figure: Endangered species of Canada
(Source: Pimm 124)
In other words, humans need to be blamed for accounting some of the species as
endangered or threatened. This is mainly because the humans have snatched the habitat of the
animals. For example, huge amount of trees have been cut for making skyscrapers and buildings,
which has resulted in the habitat loss of the birds. This has compelled the birds to go in search
for substitute habitats. Incapability of the birds to find appropriate habitats has resulted in their
death. Turning the attention to the tragic story of the elephants, tigers, deer and rhinoceros, they
are the most vulnerable, as they are hunted for their skin (Lampert 1029).
The humans, for the satisfaction of their needs, have misutilized Forest trees and lands.
The logs of the chopped trees have been used by the traders for supplying them to the carpenters
for making furniture of various structures. Along with this, the logs are also used for making
cricket bats. Bamboo trees are cut for making papers. All these trade purposes are the live
examples of how humans have over-exploited the natural resources for leading a comfortable

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lifestyle (Weckworth 300). Because of this, the animals are the most affected due to falling prey
into being uprooted from the origin.
Legislations for protecting the endangered species
The growing concern of the endangered species and their being extinct have been
effectively managed by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada
(COSEWIC). This is an independent organization, known for preserving the endangered species.
This organization has collaborated with the other wildlife agencies for introducing management
plans and treaties. Mention can be made of the plans and treatments made for protection of
migrating species such as waterfowl (Pimm 126).
Figure: Appeal for protecting endangered species
(Source: Sawchuk 100)
In springs and summer, the trees in Canadian threshold are full of the chirping
waterfowls. Along with this, quacking of the ducks, swans and geese reflect the diversity within

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wildlife. Winter is the time, when these animals migrate to United States and Central America.
Low records in the waterfowl population compelled the wildlife agencies of United States and
Canada to enter into a treaty regarding the preservation of the habitats for protection of
waterfowls. Mexico was the third partner to join this agreement (Schofield 840). The main aim
of this agreement was to cease over-hunting.
Convention of Conservation of the Migratory Species of Wild Animals came into force
in 1983. Here mention can also be made of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which
was implemented in 1993. Formation of Species at Risk Act (SARA) (2003) actually initiated the
process of protection for the endangered species in Canada. The protection of the endangered
aquatic species and migratory birds is the responsibility of the government officials of the federal
laws, the offices of which are spread all throughout Canada (Sawchuk 102).
Figure: Captive breeding in Canada
(Soure: Weckworth 304)

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Egg pulling and captive breeding are some of the modern techniques for preserving the
endangered species. Egg pulling proves effective in saving the hatched eggs of the endangered
species. For this, research centres are used. In captive breeding, the endangered species are put in
captivity for their proper breeding. The environment of this captivity is regulated for yielding
positive results. Along with this, gene banks are also productive in terms of chemical
reproduction of the endangered plant species (bbc.com). Here, mention can be made of Botanical
and Zoological Gardens. The Botanic Gardens conservations International organization provides
an estimate of more than 80,000 plant species, who are cultivated. These plant species are either
endangered or have lost their habitat in the wildlife. After cultivating these plant species, they are
returned to their original habitats.
Ecosystem approach is one of the other techniques for preserving the endangered
species. This technique involves application of saving techniques while the species are in their
natural habitats (bbc.com). Typical examples in this direction are the establishment of the
wilderness areas, which are legally protected by the wildlife agencies. Canada Wildlife Act
(1973) demarcates certain criteria, through which the federal government officials can be
entrusted with the responsibility to look after a national wildlife area or migratory bird sanctuary.
Wildlife management is one of the other approaches towards preservation of the
endangered species. After identification of the endangered species, plans are prepared regarding
their protection and security. These plans include investigation, landscape coverage, food, shelter
and the space, which the species requires (Sawchuk 106). Here, the governing body is the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which caters to the act of preserving human health,
preservation of the natural environment. This is done after enforcement of the environmental

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legislations and directives, which the wildlife agencies are expected to abide by for maintaining
the ecological balance (Pimm 127).
Figure: Wildlife management
(Soure: Pimm 246)
Conclusion
This assignment emerges successful in providing an insight into the endangered species
and the legislations functioning for their protection. In-depth insight into the causes, which tags
the species as endangered enhances the clarity of the readers regarding the extent to which
wildlife is degrading in their quality and quantity. Delving deep into the aspect, humans have
selfishly snatched the habitat from the animals for satisfying their needs, demands and
requirements. The need of the hour is awareness regarding conservation of habitats, so that
ecological balance is maintained. If this balance is destroyed, survival would be difficult even for
the humans. This would end the existence on the planet Earth.

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References
Bbc.com,. Congress strips grey wolf endangered species protection world-us-canada. N.p 2011.
Web. 2nd Dec 2017
Bbc.com,. Judge orders US to keep protecting 'endangered' wolves . N.p.2010. Web. 2nd Dec
2017
Beatley, Timothy. Habitat conservation planning: endangered species and urban growth.
University of Texas Press, 2014.
Ebscohost.com ,. Endangered species- Macewan University. N.p 2017. Web. 2nd Dec 2017
Lampert, Adam, et al. "Optimal approaches for balancing invasive species eradication and
endangered species management." Science 344.6187 (2014): 1028-1031.
Pimm, Stuart L., et al. "The biodiversity of species and their rates of extinction, distribution, and
protection." Science344.6187 (2014): 1246752.
Sawchuk, Jennifer Heibult, et al. "Using stakeholder engagement to inform endangered species
management and improve conservation." Marine Policy 54 (2015): 98-107.
Schofield, Gail, et al. "Satellite tracking large numbers of individuals to infer population level
dispersal and core areas for the protection of an endangered species." Diversity and
Distributions 19.7 (2013): 834-844.
Schultz, Jessica A., Emily S. Darling, and Isabelle M. Côté. "What is an endangered species
worth? Threshold costs for protecting imperilled fishes in Canada." Marine Policy 42 (2013):
125-132.

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Weckworth, Byron V., et al. "Preferred habitat and effective population size drive landscape
genetic patterns in an endangered species." Proc. R. Soc. B. Vol. 280. No. 1769. The Royal
Society, 2013.