GE CLST M1A Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: African Wild Dog, Invasive Species, Overexploitation
21 Dec 2017
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Iucn red list of threatened species in 2013: 1. 729 mil described, but only 70,289 evaluated (for their status). You never know how important a species is because it could affect the food chain. Moral and social obligation: utilitarian reasons: species that can help humans, even if we do(cid:28673)"(cid:28679) (cid:28670)(cid:28673)(cid:28674)w y(cid:28664)(cid:28679). Svalbard global seed vault: ecological reasons: eg. Went extinct, but the tree seeds there need dodo-birds. Redundancy=stability: aesthetic reasons: diminish our qualities of life. Biophilia: humans crave nature: moral reasons: un world charter for nature, us endangered species act, cultural reasons: indigenous people live closer and depend on species. Could affect subsistence or culture around some species. Protect animals everywhere but plants on federal land only. Listing decisions rely solely on data instead of the consequences after putting on the list. Critical habitat is to be designated, but economic impact of that designation can be considered.
