Fish & Wildlife Biologist (Endangered Species)

Endangered Species Wildlife Biologist - Studying Animals to Protect their Lives
Cormac Bloomfield

A career in Zoology provides countless job opportunities, ranging from studying DNA in a lab to watching lions in Africa. One of the many careers a major in Zoology can go into is a Wildlife Biologist studying endangered species. By studying species that are endangered, these scientists can figure out how to protect them and have them return to their former population. A perfect example of this is the American Buffalo which almost went extinct but with the help of Zoologists, they are now slowly gaining

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in numbers. The government hires many wildlife biologists to work in labs, national parks, and national forests. One of the most beautiful places he/she could work at is in Alaska for the Alaska U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a service determined to protect wildlife throughout this beautiful state.

When I was a little child my dream job was to work outdoors and studying wildlife. I imagined working all over the world, from Alaska to Zimbabwe. I am fascinated by animals and enjoy being in the outdoors watching mammals. Moving around and not being stuck in an office all day is essential for whatever I end up doing when I'm older. As a wildlife biologist I would be able to spend a large amount of my time in the wild studying mammals all over the planet.

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In this fascinating career I would be able to feel accomplished in what I do and know I make a difference in the lives of animals and entire species. When I need to figure out what is wrong with a habitat or why a species is dying out, I am able to go there and visually see the problem at hand. By doing this I will have a better, and clearer understanding of what's going on which will help me perform at my best. I will be able to have a better understanding of that species, like what is currently going on with the White Rhino. The information collected by wildlife biologists today will be essential to future generations to figure out how to co-exist with animals as we take more and more of their land. Picture from National Geographic

Personally, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't want to do this as their job. Spending most of your time outdoors, with breath taking animals and knowing the research you do can save entire species seems like an offer hard to say no to. We need to save these animals, while there's still a chance. By understanding them now, biologists will know how to protect these species for years to come as we take more and more land from them. It's not just important to save these animals, it's our duty. It's our fault they are going extinct. Humans are taking more and more land every year due to our overpopulation. As we grow, animals die. This is why it's essential we have more wildlife biologists working around the world to protect and understand these magnificent creatures. Because let's face it, don't you want your kids to be able to see all those wonderful sights that you have?

Asteroids Killing the Dinosaurs: Scientific Fact or Ridiculous Myth?

An Analysis On What Truly Killed The Dinosaurs

What really killed the dinosaurs? This question has plagued man since the first fossils were discovered. Scientists have given many theories on what brought extinction of so many species of animals and plants millions of years ago ranging from an asteroid impact to volcanism. The reason there are so many ideas on what wiped them out is because none have given all the information to explain the downfall of these creatures. There are so many ideas out there that people are unsure which one to believe and therefore brings all the controversy to this topic.

The most widely accepted theory, the asteroid theory, explains that approximately 65 million years ago an asteroid impacted near the
coast of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico. According to PBS, this collision led to significant amounts of dust rising into the air and blocking off the sun's rays which dramatically decreased the temperature across the globe. After this period of freezing temperatures, green house gasses increased the temperature much higher than before the impact. These two periods
of extreme temperatures is believed to have wiped out up to 70% of all plants and animals on Earth. Evidence of this theory comes from the crater off the Yucatan Peninsula, iridium found in the crater which for the most part exists only in asteroids, patterns in crystals similar to those from asteroid impacts, and records of fossils dating large amounts of deaths in a short period of time. Another popular theory is that all the frequent volcanic eruptions pushed so much ash and gas into the atmosphere that it prevented sunlight from reaching land which took energy away from species everywhere. One of the other theories mentioned by Britannica is that these species of animals and plants were not able to adapt to new conditions which therefore didn't give them the necessary tools to survive which led to their decease. All of these theories provide evidence supporting them and give logical explanations which brings the question; how can there be so many accepted ideas?

In my opinion and the opinion of countless others, the asteroid impact theory is what killed so many dinosaurs and plants 65 million years ago. The staggering amount of information supporting this idea is overwhelming and provides accuracy towards nearly all aspects. However, it does not give evidence on the death of so many marine species. This is one of the key points that disproves this theory. Also, this massive impact of the asteroid hitting Earth could have eliminated photosynthesis which would be the death of all the plants and animals. Even though the asteroid impact theory explaining how so many dinosaurs died has its flaws, it also has overwhelming evidence supporting it which is why myself and many scientists believe that a large asteroid led to the death of up to 70% of all species on our planet 65 million years ago.

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