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Unit 5 Bull Shark

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  The Carcharhinus leucas, better known as the Bull Shark, grows up to between 7-11.5 feet in length weighing between 200-500 pounds with female Bull Sharks often being larger. The average life expectancy of these creatures is between 18-27 years The top coloring of these sharks are pale to dark grey fading to a lighter grey and white down underneath. They have short, blunt snouts.  The population of this species is difficult to determine based on the extreme fluctuation but they are certainly in a vulnerable decreasing state. The Bull Shark resides in the Wetlands, Marine Netiric, and Marine Coastal/Supratidal habitats. The tend to travel great distances ending up in freshwater rivers if given appropriate temperatures, prey, depth, and current. Female bull sharks will give birth in these freshwater rivers twice a year to about 6-8 pups. They also prefer to live near seabeds just off shore near coral sites. Bull sharks feed on fish mainly but they will also go after other spec...
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Unit 4 Gee's Golden Langur

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  The Gee's Golden Langur, officially known as the Trachypithecus Geei, was assessed in 2015. These mammals can be described as having a golden coat (females a lighter cream coat) with a black face, and about 20in long. There are approximately 6000-6500 adults. They are native to Bhutan, India and live in terrestrial/forested areas. This species prefers subtropical forests. They enjoy fruits, seeds, leaves, flowers, and insects. Golden Langur's primary role in the ecosystem is to re-pollinate fruits. When they consume fruits in one place they travel and end up "planting" the seeds from those digested fruits. If these langurs were to go extinct it would have a direct affect on the forests due to the lack of re-pollination. The greatest threat to this species is human intrusion and disturbance. These threats include, mining, housing developments, and logging. The Gee's Golden Langur's are already so isolated to about 153km so removing their forests would decline...
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Unit 3 Dugong

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  The Dugong is part of the Mammalia class. They are considered "Sea Cows". They are described to have fluked tails which means there are two lobes split. They are distinguishable from manatees due to their large snout and protruding upper lip. Dugong's are born cream colored but turn a darkish grey as they age with an average lifespan of 70 years growing up to 8ft-10ft in length. Sea Cows are in the vulnerable group. There is no accurate estimation of population, however, it is known to be decreasing. Dugong's live mostly in the Marine Neritic Zone but can also coast into the Marine Intertidal Zone which are about 60 degrees fahrenheit . Sea Cows reside in seagrass beds. They migrate between Moreton Bay & Hervey Bay which are located in the southeast part of Queensland. As Dugong's live in and near seagrass they feed on the seagrass. This creates the coastal water meadows. This disrupts plants leaving a feeding trail. When meadows are created it help protect ...
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Unit 2 Northern Royal Albatross

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The  Diomedea Sanfordi, better known as the Northern Royal Albstross entered the IUCN endangered species list in 2018. The NRA is 115cm with a white body and black wings along with a pink bill. There are an estimated 17,000 NRA's.  This species lives in the subantarctic, marine neritic, and marine oceanic. NRA's eat cephalopods, fish, crustacea and others. They often travel to different areas to breed and lay eggs. If they were to go extinct it would impact the ecosystem because it would disrupt the food chain. Causes of decline are from, but not exclusive to, hunting & trapping, storms & flooding, and invasive species. In 1985 a cyclonic storm came over their breeding area not only affecting the animals themselves but also their sources of food.We should not only care about the potential extinction of these animals because they are living creatures of this planet but because they can in turn affect our livelihood. If severe weather causes them to find new grounds they...
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  Molly Case-  Bachelors in criminal justice. I love sharks, I really like black tip sharks and great whites. My favorite plant/tree would be the weeping willow tree. My main interest in wilderness conservation is keeping it alive and thriving. It bothers me to see mass deforestation which in turn impacts wildlife. I firmly believe this planet is not solely for humans. To me, wildlife is innocent and we are taking advantage of that which is disturbing.
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