Northern Swift Fox
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5 pages in length. Cat-like in appearance yet every bit a member of the dog family, the northern swift fox may have borrowed an extra life or two from its feline counterpart. Its bonafide extinction from Canada earlier this century was met with considerable vigor throughout the past two decades, as reintroduction efforts have returned hundreds of foxes to the wild. The writer discusses scientific name, habitat, breeding and feeding habits, as well as endangered status as they relate to the northern swift fox. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCswfox.rtf

Organized Interest Groups: Political Participation On A National Level
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7 pages in length. Mankind has deceived its furry, finned and scaled friends by its disgraceful disregard for their basic rights as living beings. Nowhere is it written that humans, while perhaps the most developed of all species, are the rulers over their nonspeaking counterparts. Whether or not a person believes animals have the same rights as humans is not the issue. The issue is that animals have the same innate right to a life free of pain, suffering and exploitation as man does, regardless if they are lower on the life chain. Animals have no one to stick up for them; mankind must adopt the role of their caretaker or prepare to suffer the consequences. The writer discusses the political agenda and participation of a wildlife protection organization whose mission it is to rehabilitate the Russian brown bear. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Pesticide Effects On Wildlife
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7 pages in length. Pesticides have proven indispensable in contemporary society, however, they have also wreaked havoc upon the environment. From the small farmer to large conglomerates, the use – and in many cases misuse – of pesticides has created detrimental consequences for wildlife. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCPesticide.rtf

Peter and Rosemary Grant: Galapagos Finches
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A 3 page paper which examines natural selection and evolution concerning the Galapagos finches through the research of Peter and Rosemary Grant. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAggfin.rtf

Philippine Monkey-Eating Eagle
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3 pages in length. As much of an asset the Monkey-eating eagle is to the Philippine environment, this particular raptor is an endangered species whose habitat is quickly succumbing to the ravages of farming and logging; when the habitat is gone, so too will the eagle. Being that the Monkey-eating eagle is essentially forced to remain where it is, it must therefore deal with changes in its environment as influenced by its number one threat: man. In an effort to stake its own survival within the scheme of perpetual evolution, humanity has taken to infiltrating such sacred places as the Philippine rain forest as a means by which to acquire the raw material needed for development; moreover, there is just as much concern over poor indigenous forest dwellers who have long used the damaging slash and burn farming technique. The inevitable outcome is a conflict between the natural element and the unwelcome devastation brought about by these human activities; only through tremendous efforts by the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) will this species be able to avoid total extinction. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCMonkEag.rtf

Pit Bull Fighting And Laboratory Research: Animal Rights
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8 pages in length. Animals provide a significant supply of goods for human beings, not the least of which supports man's medicinal, food, companion and entertainment needs. However, in spite of all the various ways animals serve mankind, there has historically been little thought given to their own right to existence, having always been considered little more than a disposable commodity. While there exists two very diverse sides to the animal rights debate, two in particular that are the most prevalent include the inhumanity of pit bull fighting rings and whether or not the animals forced to succumb to such horrendous testing procedures are actually worthy of being considered sentient creatures with rights of their own. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Political Actions of Special Interest Groups
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10 pages in length. Interest groups, a major part of American politics today, are organizations of people who share the same interest and attitudes about a particular topic. They endeavor to influence public policy. These groups are normally organized for the purpose of being with people of like-minded moral reasons, for the social aspect, and to help with the economics in forwarding their belief in their cause. This paper is based on the International Fund for Animal Welfare, and explains their actions as a special interest group. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Political, Economic And Cultural Constraints That Limit The Application Of Ecology In Conserving Endangered Species
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8 pages in length. The extent to which man has rendered many of his animal counterparts as endangered is both grand and far-reaching; that he refuses to stop this environmental degradation for the sake of cultural, political and economic reasons speaks to man's inability to coexist with a quickly depleting animal population. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: TLCEcology.rtf

Possession Aggression in Dogs
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An 8 page paper which examines the causes and treatments involved in possession aggression in dogs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAdogs.rtf