Save the endangered Dongbei Tiger!
The Dongbei tiger, also known as the Amur , Manchurian , Korean , Altaic or North China tiger, is a rare subspecies of tiger, mainly living in northeast China, Korea Peninsula, northeaste Mongolia and southeasten Russia (Wikipedia-Siberian Tiger，2007).
Nowadays, due to the fast development of industry economy, more and more trees have been cut down to support the flourishing industry. Especially in the northeastern part of China, where most of Dongbei tigers live on, a great deforestation has been made. The deforestation has seriously destroyed the living environment of Dongbei tigers and led to a drastic decrease in Dongbei tigers’ population. In addition to deforestation, poaching is also a threat for Dongbei tigers. According to my research, by 1990, due to the severe poaching, the estimated number of Dongbei tigers has rapidly dropped down to fewer than fifty in the Russia Far East and only three hundreds in neighbor of China (Landmark Survey, 2007). Thus, Dongbei tigers are really in danger of extinction.
Therefore, I have proposed two solutions, building some protected areas and limiting illegal poaching, to help to prevent Dongbei tigers from extinction.
Firstly, in my opinion, it is quite necessary for governments to build up some protected areas to provide a habitat for Dongbei tigers. The possibility of survival for Dongbei tigers of being released into the wild is much larger than breeding in captivity, because there may not be enough food in the wild and some tigers are lack of the skills of hunting (Siberian Tiger Project, 2008). Therefore, building a protected area will be quite necessary to protect the tigers. Through providing them enough food and protecting them from been hunted, we can build a proper habitat for the tigers to live in and maintain the population of tigers. However, to build the protected areas may not be an easy thing, because the cost of building such a protected area is prohibitive and we need to persuade the government provide the financial support.
Secondly, the government should focus on limiting the human’s poaching and educating citizens of the consciousness of protecting Dongbei tigers. In most areas, the poaching of Dongbei tigers is still not abandoned because of the economic benefit. For this case, on one hand, the government should pay more attention on setting up relative laws and regulations to stop poaching and logging. On the other hand, the citizens should be educated to develop a good consciousness to support and make some contributions to the projects which aimed at saving the tigers.
To sum up, saving Dongbei tiger is definitely a hard work. Although, till now, some work have already been done, yet it is still not enough. We still have a long way to go. Otherwise, we will miss Dongbei tiger on earth forever.
References
Landmark Survey.(2007,Feb 26th). National Geographic,44,43-58.
Siberian Tiger. (2008). Retrieved March 20, 2008 from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Tiger
Siberian Tiger Project (2008). Retrieved March 20, 2008 from
http://www.wcs.org/international/Asia/russia/siberiantigerproject
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Impression of the Great Gorges project
My impression of the Great Gorges project can be expressed in two words"great"and "thankful"
Firstly this is definitely a great project of China, what is more i do not think any other country can build such a great project because China is a socialism country the government has the ability to send her wealth to the project while it is not easy for many other countries' government to do so.
Sencondly , the project is ,on the other hand , quite great for once it is completed the citizens through out China will benefit a lot from the project. To me ,i really want to say "thank u" to my country. There are quite a lot of areas where lacking of electricity is a big problem , which means no tv no light in the night........
To sum up, i am proud of my country and the Great Gorges project.
Firstly this is definitely a great project of China, what is more i do not think any other country can build such a great project because China is a socialism country the government has the ability to send her wealth to the project while it is not easy for many other countries' government to do so.
Sencondly , the project is ,on the other hand , quite great for once it is completed the citizens through out China will benefit a lot from the project. To me ,i really want to say "thank u" to my country. There are quite a lot of areas where lacking of electricity is a big problem , which means no tv no light in the night........
To sum up, i am proud of my country and the Great Gorges project.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Congratulations!!!
Mcgrady scored 19 points in less than three quarters and Houston routed cold-shooting New Jersey 91-73 on Monday night for its 19th consecutive victory, matching the third-longest winning streak in league history.
The Rockets won their 10th straight game by double digits, tying an NBA record last set by the Nets in 2004. They also won their 13th in a row at the Toyota Center, the franchise’s longest home-court streak since the 1985-86 team won 20 consecutive games at The Summit.
Most importantly, the Rockets closed within one game of the lakers and spurs for the top seed in the Western Conference. And that’s the number Adelman keeps emphasizing.
In my opinion, no one can stop a brave heart. i believe u can largh until the last minute.GO Houston!!!!
The Rockets won their 10th straight game by double digits, tying an NBA record last set by the Nets in 2004. They also won their 13th in a row at the Toyota Center, the franchise’s longest home-court streak since the 1985-86 team won 20 consecutive games at The Summit.
Most importantly, the Rockets closed within one game of the lakers and spurs for the top seed in the Western Conference. And that’s the number Adelman keeps emphasizing.
In my opinion, no one can stop a brave heart. i believe u can largh until the last minute.GO Houston!!!!
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