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Assignment 3: Cultural dimensions of wildlife in the Anthropocene (Due Friday, Oct 2, 8 am

Assignment 3: Cultural dimensions of wildlife in the Anthropocene (Due Friday, Oct 2, 8 am.

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Assignment 3: Cultural dimensions of wildlife in the Anthropocene (Due Friday, Oct 2, 8 am

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  1. Assignment 3: Cultural dimensions of wildlife in the Anthropocene (Due Friday, Oct 2, 8 am • Locate wildlife to purchase through online vendors. Provide a price quote if available, a URL for the location advertising the sale, and any other information including but not limited toscientific and common names, place of origin, history of the animal, and/or previous owners. Show the web site with a screenshot or snip. Photos of the specific animal or one of the very same species are also needed. • To buy: • Mammals (chose one): lions, tigers, elephants, chimpanzees, wolf • Reptiles (chose one): poisonous snakes, rare turtles or tortoises • Summarize your purchases in Powerpoint.Four slides are required. Submit Powerpoint in Blackboard. Label files as lastname_first. Work individually.

  2. “Once There Were Lions” • Quiz – Monday • Potential quiz questions • Describe how the distribution of lions has changed though time (p. 24-29) • Describe the way in which the Maldharis have learned to live with lions • Explain how drought impacts relationships among lions, humans, and cattle (p. 45-47, 49-51). • Why are big animals rare irrespective of human impacts? (p. 74) • Describe the human ecology of the Maldharis (p. 100-101) • Explain the circumstances, details, and outcome of the relocation of the Maldharis (p. 100-105) • Explain how these people are different in their outlook on the Gir, lions, and their opportunities: KhimaBhai, LalBhai, AmaraBhai, Ismail Bapu (p. 105-119)

  3. Faunal homogenization • Same species present at one location as another • Increased numbers of species locally is due to widely distributed generalist species • Overall declines in richness over larger extents because specialists and rare species extinct.

  4. Comparison of species richness by site. Color code: yellow = 1896–1950, green = 1950–2013 Species richness (the number of species) higher today due to generalist species becoming more widely distributed.

  5. Diminished turnover in kinds and numbers of species from location to location for 1951-Present. In graph, size of circle indicates relative similarity in the kinds and numbers of species present. There are more differently sized circles in the earlier period (1896-1950), indicating greater distinctiveness of species and their numbers among the different parks. Today, more of the parks have the same kinds of species. Net overall loss of species over entire region, even though local park diversity has increased over time.

  6. Interrelationships among wildlife decline, bushmeat, and fishing in Ghana • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIkyoNMZS4I  (Part 1 - Start at 2:43) • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lWAWZOkc6U (Part 2 to end) • Take notes on the video and be able to address these questions for Test 3 • What explained the increased abundance of baboons and what were the direct and indirect effects of their higher numbers? • Describe the sequence of events that links wildlife decline and bushmeat to changes in the abundance of fish available to eat. • Explain why bushmeat can be a logical choice of food for residents of Ghana • Explain how European countries are implicated in the decline of wildlife brought on by bushmeat harvesting • Describe how the researchers determined the linkages among wildlife decline, bushmeat, and fishing.  What kind of data did they use? How did they gather data?

  7. Test review Number right 82% - MedianMore than half the class made an A or B. 50 questions 2 points each 4 points added to final test grade to account for questions that had low correct response rates

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