Preventing the extinction of species
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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Preventing the extinction of species
Should we care about our critters?
There are numerous beneficial ways our species help the human race and Mother Earth.
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3 main points
- They help develop new cures and medicine
- They are a mandatory need for our agricultural system
- They make our environment a livable place.
-extinction is about 1,000 times higher today than in the past
-Species provide us with fuel, food, and medicine.
-5,500 mammal species, 25% are at risk of extinction and 156 are moving closer to extinction (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species)2
-Species provide us with fuel, food, and medicine.
-5,500 mammal species, 25% are at risk of extinction and 156 are moving closer to extinction (IUCN Red List of Threatened Species)2
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new cures and medicines
- Possible cures for cancer
- Our prescription medicines are almost all derived from speicies
- Genetic Library for new antibiotics and medicines
-About %40 of all prescriptions written by doctors today are composed from the natural compounds of different species.
-Genetic Library
-1,000 drugs approved- not one traceable to synthetic source.
-Zoonotic diseases
-Genetic Library
-1,000 drugs approved- not one traceable to synthetic source.
-Zoonotic diseases
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Gila monster
Gila Monster's contain a specific venom found in their mouths and skin and can help people with Type 2 Diabetes
-"Trash Tree"- ovarian, prostate, and breast cancer.
-"Trash Tree"- ovarian, prostate, and breast cancer.
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healthy agricultural systems
- Give us soils and riches for crops and gardening
- Improve existing crops
- Give us sources for biodegradable pesticides
-80,000 edible plant species
-Genetic material from wild corn species in Mexico was used to help stop a harmful lead fungi
-Many plants have chemical defenses that keep animals from eating them.
-tropical origins
-Genetic material from wild corn species in Mexico was used to help stop a harmful lead fungi
-Many plants have chemical defenses that keep animals from eating them.
-tropical origins
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environmental and economical aid
- Regulates our environment
- "Ecotourism"
- Restoration provides us gains worth trillions a year
-Purifies air, cleans water, and supplies with food
-Losing just one plant triggers the death of others
-exploitation of natural resources is greater than intensive land use, economically.
-Florida Keys
-Energy fixation, chemical cycling, soil generation, ground water recharge, and flood protection
-Commercialized species
-Losing just one plant triggers the death of others
-exploitation of natural resources is greater than intensive land use, economically.
-Florida Keys
-Energy fixation, chemical cycling, soil generation, ground water recharge, and flood protection
-Commercialized species
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