Conservation Effort facts
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A 96-year-old self-taught conservationist dedicated the last 40 years of his life to saving North American bluebird populations, building and monitoring 350 nest boxes all across southeast Idaho. In part from his conservation efforts, bluebird populations have significantly rebounded.
During conservation efforts to save the critically endangered toolache wallaby, 10 of the last surviving members of the species were accidentally killed during efforts to capture them for a breeding program. The species is now extinct.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 39 of the best facts about Conservation Effort I managed to collect.
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Horseshoe crab blood, costing $60,000 per gallon, is unique and is integral in FDA testing. This has led to a massive effort by scientists to try to conserve this invaluable resource.
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There isn't really a market for Rhino horn as an aphrodisiac and media spreading that myth actually curtails conservation efforts because it perpetuates the myth that wasn't even there in the first place, causing more demand
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The US Post Office sells a $25 stamp that's required for duck hunting. The proceeds go to conservation efforts.
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In 2015 in LA, 96 million plastic balls known as "Shade Balls" were thrown into the water in an effort to conserve 300 million gallons of water
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The Smithsonian raised $700k on Kickstarter in an effort to conserve the spacesuit that Neil Armstrong wore to walk on the moon, because NASA built it to with a life expectancy of 6 months
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The Boone and Crockett Club worked hard in the early 20th century to help preserve the redwood forests. The club founded the Save the Redwoods League which bought land to include in conservation efforts.
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Efforts to protect Corcovado National Park and Osa Peninsula involve many agencies including The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, WWF - United States, Organization of American States, Catholic Relief Service and the governments of several countries including the U.S. Costa Rica, Sweden, and Holland.
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The "Yellowstone Model." When countries signed into existence the IUPC (the highest international authority on nature conservation) international leaders were so impressed with conservation efforts at Yellowstone that the strategies were adopted as a template and implemented across the globe.
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Other wildlife conservation efforts in Kanha include Project Tiger (1973), the crocodile breeding project (1975), Project Elephant (1991), and Project Hangul (1970), among many more.
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Trophy hunting actually greatly helps conservation efforts
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English Foxhounds were bred as part of a 16th-century conservation effort during King Henry VIII's reign. Because deer populations were depleting, partially due to nobles hunting them for sport, the fox was chosen as a new prey. Foxhounds were a blend of Greyhound, Fox Terrier and Bulldog.
He worked tirelessly to secure funding for conservation efforts.
In 1943, sliced bread was banned by the U.S. government as a wartime conservation effort. The ban was lifted 3 months later as it turned out the savings was less than expected. - source
Rhinos in South Africa are being airlifted to Botswana as part of a conservation effort to protect them from poachers.
Jasper National Park has managed, through conservation efforts, to keep wildlife and plant life thriving. Other parks have not been as successful in their efforts.
Charlie Hamilton James, a man who bought a small patch of Amazon rainforest for conservation efforts that turned out to be a cocaine plantation.
It is believed that Dian Fossey's attempt to stop poachers is what led to her murder. It is believed that it might have been in retaliation for her conservation efforts in regards to the gorillas and the land they called home.
Project Isabela, a "conservation" effort to remove invasive species from the Galapagos Islands. Tens of thousands of goats and pigs were killed. It (mostly) worked.
700km of the Egyptian coast are lined with nets every year, catching and killing millions of endangered migrating birds and negating conservation efforts by other countries.
While it is believed poachers killed her to stop her conservation efforts, the case has never been solved.
