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Preserving Nature

Preserving Nature Chapter 15 What is Wilderness? It is an ecological unit of sufficient size to be essentially self-regulating , and large enough to ensure physical and psychological separation from the human-dominated environment. Why Parks and Protected Areas?

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Preserving Nature

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  1. Preserving Nature Chapter 15 Graphics © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

  2. What is Wilderness? It is an ecological unit of sufficient size to be essentially self-regulating, and large enough to ensure physical and psychological separation from the human-dominated environment.

  3. Why Parks and Protected Areas? • Parks serve a variety of purposes: • nature sanctuary • teach us about our past • havens for the human spirit

  4. Canada's National Park System

  5. www.ducksunlimited.ca

  6. Canadian Plains Research Center

  7. Canadian Plains Research Center

  8. Canadian Plains Research Center

  9. Canadian Plains Research Center

  10. Canadian Plains Research Center

  11. Park Problems • Human pressures – internal & external. • Lack of adequate funding. • Historical wildlife management policies.

  12. New Directions Graphics © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

  13. Protecting Animals in Banff National Park

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