BIO 1000
THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Start: 11/14
On-line:  11/14-11/21
Wrap-up:  11/21
Work due:  11/21

Should we designate & protect "endangered species"? Why or why not?  (Why are these species important? Think back on ethics, politics, economics, as well as ecology.)

How should the government decide what land to protect? How should it be protected?  (Compare protection of Federal land to private land.)
 

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Interviews

• research
  • raptors  video | audio only
  • snakes, part 1  video | audio only
  • snake, part 2  video | audio only
• designating endangered species
  • Caley  video | audio only
  • Horger, part 1  video | audio only
  • Horger, part 2  video | audio only
• "takings"  video | audio only

On-line resources:

• Journey to Planet Earth: ecosystems
• Government Agencies
  • Department of Interior
    • Bureau of Land Management
    • National Park Service
    • Fish and Wildlife Service (operates National Wildlife Refuges)
  • National Forest Service
  • National Parks Service
  • Illinois Department of Natural Resources
• Endangered Species
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service  (includes list of List of Threatened and Endangered Species)
  • CITES
  • EE Link: Endangered Species
  • World Wildlife Fund
  • IUCN Red List
• Environmental Protection
  • National Wildlife Federation
  • National Parks Conservation Association
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • National Audubon Society
  • Ducks Unlimited
  • Pheasants Forever
  • Wild Turkey Federation
  • Wetlands Initiative
  • Rainforest Action Network
• Property Rights (conservative organizations)
  • Library of Economics and Liberty: Property Rights
  • Property Rights Congress
  • Property Rights Foundation of America
  • American Policy Center: Property Rights