Wild Animals Observation Report

Is this conservation? According to the video, nowadays Texas has a higher exotic wildlife than any other place on Earth. Charly Seale is the executive director of the Exotic Wildlife Association in Texas. He is known for having more than 120 different species from Asia, Africa, and Europe in his ranch.

1.0 Introduction The question of whether primates in the wild behave similarly to that in captivity is constantly pondered in the scientific community. So, I observed two primates at the San Francisco Zoo to identify their behavior while in captivity and how they differ from those in the wild. In fact, the behavior of these two primates show a correlation with captivity, something one cannot find in these species out in the wild. It is important to understand the impact captivity is having on primates to ensure that the natural balance of their lives is maintained.

On March 22nd, 2017, my group, Group #16, sought after the most active or fairly interesting animal at the Folsom Zoo Sanctuary, located around Old Folsom in Folsom, CA. We spent time observing the black-tailed mule deer currently inhabiting the sanctuary and tried to come up with accurate and meaningful behaviors to measure while we observed the creature. While there, she walked around, laid down, and enjoyed her time in the spacious habitat provided to her in the quaint sanctuary. We arrived around 10:00am, didn’t start observing until around 10:30am, and watched the deer and measured behaviors until a little before 11am. Following initial and unofficial observation, but before inputting data into our ethogram, we established behaviors

If we take notice, primates’ enclosures in zoos are usually designed to be similar between species. Branches are everywhere, they are usually outdoors, and the size is usually large. But non-human primates varied in distinctiveness. They prefer diverse type of environment, diet, branches, objects, and so on. Not all primates like to be in the outdoors and in a large size enclosure.

Relation of Socioecology and Sociobiology about Primates Behavior Socioecology is a scientific study in what way environment and social behavior interrelates; and how environment influences or effects the social behavior. On the other hand, Socioebiology is a study of the association concerning behavior and natural selections. What is more fascinating about Sociobiology is that it examines, inspects, and investigates that social behavior is a product of natural selections in all non-human primates, as well as humans.

The American Bison, known as the American Buffalo or simply buffalo, is a North American species that roams from Mexico up to North West Canada. They are the largest land mammal in North America. When bison are scared they run, like there is no tomorrow, which is called stampeding. Bison have very good hearing and smelling, if you try to sneak up on one it will smell you and run. Did you know male bison are called bulls?

There was silence, then… BOOM! My father and I finally shot the antelope that cost us day's of determination and perseverance. It took four days of sneaking through bushes, trees and rocks jutting into our skin, hiking around for hours trying to find herds of antelope, and consistently calling, with the intentions to find something, yet failing around every turn. This brutal hunt wasn’t for nothing though, in fact, let me introduce the story that changed my life forever. Welcome to the great antelope hunt.

The Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have a legal responsibility under the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act to ensure that protected wild horses on federal lands do not end up being rounded up or slaughtered. There are several ways to get involved in helping save the Salt River wild horses and other wild horses in the US. You could sign the petitions or contact advocacy groups who organize events, legally intervene to halt roundups, and work with the government agencies to find solutions. The Salt River Wild Horse Management Group is an AZ based non-profit Organization (501c3), set up to protect and preserve the Salt River Wild Horses.

The Deer at Providencia Interpretive Response In Annie Dillard’s story, The Deer at Providencia, the author recounts a shocking event during her trip to Ecuador along with a small moment back in her home. What do these two seemingly unconnected moments have in common? They both share the idea of suffering and pity, which are greatly reflected in the story’s message. That message being to not be surprised by the suffering that surrounds this world.

Animals in captivity at zoos constantly struggle with problems including stress, boredom, and confinement (Lin). This piece of evidence explains that small habitats in zoos conclude to many health problems. The last way that zoos make

In particular, animals need to be in their natural environment in order to survive. “In the absence of that, they are permanently stressed to the point where their immune systems are compromised, and they have no defense against the kind of infections that are common to orcas who spend their lives in concrete tanks” (Marino 1). Animals in a human environment can be an endangerment since they are supposed to be adapted to their environment. “Even at the very best of human care and medicine cannot fill the void since, if they are to thrive orcas need ‘orca care’ in an orca environment, not a human one” (Marino 2). Animals used for breeding can be dangerous and result in serious disorders.

The question of the necessity of zoos is extremely controversial nowadays. There are many people who advocate for replacing them with sanctuaries as they believe money spent on keeping wild animals captive might have been used for conserving them in wild. Others are concerned that zoos serve not only for people's pleasure but for preserving and keeping populations that otherwise would go extinct. There are sufficient arguments for both points of view, expressed in various articles that are dedicated to the significant topic. “Do elephants belong in zoos?” by Jeffrey P. Cohn and “Eight reasons why zoos are good for conservation” by James Borrell are the examples of such articles.

In another point, Bergamini mentions is that “zoos help create proximity and familiarity” (para. 8). He makes a good point when he says this because this is his main argument for people who are against zoos. This states that we understand more about animals now than we did before because we have learned to work with them closely.

This leads to many concerns from the public on the physical and mental impacts of captivity on the wild animals. This essay examines the advantages and disadvantages of zoos to lead us to a possible conclusion whether it is ethical to place animals in captivity. We will also examine if zoos have the best possible facilities to keep animals in captivity. Body One of the advantages of having zoos, is to provide protection to some animals that are endangered.

1. Introduction What is animal personality? Interindividual behavioural differences in wild populations have been widely described during the last decades (Plomin, 1990; Wilson, 1998a, 1998b; Dall et al., 2004; Coppens et al., 2010).