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Animal conservation and biodiversity preservation
Name: David M Autry
Status: Other
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Question:
In what major ways are we hurting the animal population and destroying their
homes? Do you know of any good programs that are helping to stop this
problem?
Replies:
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has been
sponsoring a Man and Biosphere program for several years that seeks to set
aside intact ecosystems in developing countries. IUCN also publishes the "Red
Books" or endangered species lists - check your library for anything with IUCN
as author or publisher. In the United States, the Interior Department is
undertaking a biological survey to catalogue biodiversity again, you should
check your library or try contacting the Department of Interior directly
(your librarian can help you find out how to get the addresses of government
agencies). Also, you might try your question out on the Fish and Wildlife
Service and Forest Service in the Department of Agriculture.
Mortis
The Nature Conservancy is a private conservation group that purchases
ecologically important lands to gain control of their use. On the eastern
shore of Maryland and Virginia, the Nature Conservancy owns all but two
of the privately owned barrier islands there (the others are owned by the
government) because they are important for migrating birds (and other things).
The Conservancy hopes to promote an economic base in the area that is
compatible with the environment. You may be able to find their magazine in
the library.
Stacie M Clark
Yes, there are many non-profit and non-governmental organizations interested
in the issue of wildlife habitat preservation. In addition to the Nature
conservancy, you could check out the World Wildlife Fund, the Audubon Society,
the Sierra Club, and organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, the Isaac Walton
League etc. See "Environmental, Conservation and Ecological Organizations" in
your Yellow Pages for a more complete listing in your area.
Mortis
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