Sentences with phrase «of animal habitats»

This thematic group exhibition explores dualities of wild and tame, human and animal as well as addressing the loss of animal habitats and efforts to document and preserve species.

Petrit Halilaj uses materials borrowed from the Natural History Museum of Kosovo to create sculptural installations and drawings, while Julia Schmid's intricate pencil drawings portray the displays of animal habitats from a range of museums.

Hikers can observe an incredible variety of animal habitats along these trails, as the conservation features jaguars, pumas, howler monkeys, deer and more.

All that is required is images of animal habitats or zoo enclosures, and junk modelling equipment.

It's such a great sensory experience, and I love the addition of animal habitats.

Many thousands of acres of forest land have a variety of animals habitat.

That 55 % growth increase since 1900 saved a lot of animal habitat that would be farms now.

Not exact matches

Ecoterrorists claimed responsibility in 1998 for burning part of a Colorado ski resort they said threatened animal habitats.

This is often abandoned after a few years because it is not really suitable for this purpose, but the destruction of forest cover and animal habitat has long - lasting consequences.

Even granting something like the teleological order I have asserted, however, some may doubt that this formulation adequately states our responsibilities to our natural habitat, especially responsibilities to the diversity of species in the nonhuman world and to individual animals, at least within species whose members exhibit the capacity to suffer.

The farther from the equator one is the fewer the species of plants and animals one can observe in their habitats.

The animals we kill for food and whose habitat we steal for farmland and housing and other development could just as well consider all of humanity evil.

They believe in the literal story of Noah's ark, completely dismissing the complexities of evolution and how those animals all found their way back to their respective habitats.

To care chiefly about individual animals when the loss of habitat threatens whole species seems a misdirection of primary energy.

He was speaking philosophically about the plight of man; that while birds have nests and other animals have their natural habitats, there is no natural place for the children of man to rest their heads.

Wild animals are being displaced by domestic cattle, and their habitats changed mostly to the disadvantage of the wildlife, which sometimes is driven to extinction.

Aldo Leopold and J. Baird Callicott project the possibility and the desirability of extending the realm of moral consideration beyond the human community to include not only warm - blooded creatures, not only animals who can feel pain, but all living things and their systems and habitats (SCA 237 - 39, IDLE 76 - 94).

Efforts include but are not limited to: developing and implementing marine habitat protection and restoration strategies, conducting ongoing coral reef research, training individuals in marine ecosystem research and management, as well as animal husbandry, the rescue, rehabilitation and release of marine wildlife including sea turtles, manatees and dolphins, creating programs to heighten public awareness of the ocean and its inhabitants and delivering marine education programs to communities and schools.

The monarch butterfly, which winters in the forests of Michoacán (the state where many avocados are grown), could potentially be put at risk, along with other plants and animals in the habitat.

An avocado orchard uses twice as much water as a regular forest, and much of that water is diverted from the natural habitat where other plants and animals can use it.

This will mean that Commonwealth environmental water will be used to protect habitat such as permanent waterholes that support the survival of water dependent populations of native plants and animal life,» he said.

We are helping to preserve crucial habitat for thousands of distinct plants and animals that need large intact tracts of forest to survive.

Many of the world's natural habitats, plant species and animal species are in decline or at risk of extinction.

The macaw is just one of many magnificent animal species at risk from habitat destruction, including the jaguar, the night monkey, and the resplendent quetzal, Guatemala's national bird.

In general, the palm oil industry has been linked to deforestation, habitat degradation, climate change, animal cruelty and indigenous rights abuses as the land and forests must be cleared for development of plantations.

Based on a plan drawn up free of charge by a Seattle architecture firm, the new zoo maintains the intimacy of the old zoo — a rustic place with dusty paths, teetering structures and the occasional mango tree in bloom — while enabling people to see animals in their natural habitats: paca in river forest, pumas in pineland, jaguarundi at the forest edge.

Don't be alarmed by Animal Kingdom «s size — most of the over 500 acres is for all the animals» habitats.

Our on - site programs offer opportunities to investigate the ecology of New England habitats and the adaptations of animals and plants that live here.

Our teacher naturalists work with students to help them develop an appreciation for native plants and animals and their habitats as well as the relationships of these ecological communities to our agricultural practices.

In 2015, as a project of the Fund, Wachusett Meadow installed the Dianne Engelhardt Discovery Trek, a self - guided activity that directs children and families to sites along the sanctuary's trails where they learn about the many animals and plants that thrive in the diverse protected habitats.

These animals offer insight into unique adaptations and habitat needs of many species of Massachusetts» fauna.

On Thursday, the museum — which bills itself as the oldest in Chicago — will turn out some of its rarer animal specimens, including a small rodent called a southern rock vole and two specimens of prairie chicken, a species whose population has rapidly declined due to habitat destruction.

During this engaging program students will listen to a guided imagery story while sitting in a natural setting; learn the life cycle of a bird through imaginary play and determine what makes a good home for specific native animals as they explore and compare the resources available in forest and field habitats.

Since 2010, the property has undergone a tremendous freshwater wetlands restoration — the most ambitious effort of its kind ever in the Northeast — in which wildlife agencies, including the state Division of Ecological Restoration and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have been working with Mass Audubon and the visionary couple who currently own the property to convert the agricultural land into a vibrant and beautiful habitat for plants and animals that were once commonly found throughout southeastern Massachusetts.

While playing an active game, students discover how animal populations are dependent upon the availability of resouces in their habitat.

A contingent of residents who live near the site expressed their outrage at Village Hall last month, voicing concerns that the controlled burns that are part of the plan would disrupt the habitat that is currently home to myriad bird and animal species.

Join us inside the penguin habitat to observe these animals up close and learn some of the surprising ways in which Shedd staffers care for these charismatic birds.

The zoo is pretty impressively situated and unique in its man - made animal habitats, especially for being in the middle of a city!

Mass Audubon embraces a vision of a Massachusetts in which people appreciate native plants and animals and their habitats and work together to ensure that they are truly protected.

With the objective of finding iguanas, assessing their health, tagging them and releasing them to their respective habitats, the group of scientists obtained unique slow - motion footage that shows off the animals» speed and strength.

As part of the Microbial Ecology Lab, he will help survey the many distinct habitats of Shedd's animal populations, analyzing how unseen members of complex ecosystems are impacted by changes in the environment, advancing the understanding of how these tiny microbes affect animal health.

Organizations like Shedd Aquarium are pivotal when it comes to inspiring guests to care for animals and habitats in every corner of the Earth.

Students will compare and contrast the different elements of each habitat including the plants and animals that live in each.

Grasslands and shrublands provide critical habitat for a wide range of plant and animal species, yet they are among the most rapidly declining types of habitat in Massachusetts.

In the curving gallery's big floor - to - ceiling habitats you can see animals that live in the river, on the floodplain forest floor and even up in the canopy — together — in a portrayal of the most diverse and complex freshwater ecosystem in the world.

The Chicago Zoological Society (CZS), which manages Brookfield Zoo, is taking the lead in the largest - ever, multi-institutional study of how physical habitat, environmental enrichment, and animal training impact the welfare of cetaceans in zoos and aquariums worldwide.

These biogeographical attributes are known to have created the complex and rich environment of habitats that supported the evolution of its fantastically wide range of plant and animal lives.

Come March, the first 25 of a planned 500 animals will be flown from enclosures in Abu Dhabi to be released into their native habitat in Chad.

The tiny swimming larvae of these sea creatures, also known as moss animals, may live up to a week, long enough to settle in to a new habitat.

Observing the human animal in its natural habitat — the shopping mall — they documented 1200 instances of laughter, and found that only 10 to 20 per cent of them were responses to anything remotely resembling a joke.