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Wildlife: Our Plant and Animal Resources
Wildlife: Our Plant and Animal
Resources
Although biological
diversity (the number and variety of Earth's life forms) is one of our
most important natural resources, it is not fully appreciated and is
not utilized to its full potential. The term "biological diversity"
encompasses three different aspects: genetic diversity within a species,
species diversity (number of different species), and ecosystem
diversity (variety within and between ecosystems). Biological diversity
contributes towards a suitable environment—one that provides the-life
support system which enables humans as well as other species to survive.
The Earth's species and their generic materials also provide us with
industrial, agriculture, and medicinal products. The reduction in
biological diversity caused by extinction of the Earth's living
organisms results in lost opportunities and lost solutions to future
problems.
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Wildlife: Our Plant and Animal Resources
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THE BALD EAGLE: MAKING A COMEBACK
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HOW MANY ANIMAL AND PLANT SPECIES ARE THERE?
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WHY WE NEED WILDLIFE
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ENDANGERED AND EXTINCT SPECIES
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HUMAN CAUSES OF ENDANGERED SPECIES AND EXTINCTION
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WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION
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WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
● WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT DECLINING
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY?
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