Saturday, March 1, 2008

Let's Say Goodbye!

Hi! this is My Reaction about the extinct animal not only in our country but also in other place of the world.but why we have a extinct animal? if we know that life also has an end so if the right time comes in this family of animal there family will be extinct not only in one country but on the whole wide world..like the family of BALI TIGER also called Balinese tiger that can be found in an island of Bali in Indonesia these are one of the tiger that are already extinct and also SUMATRAN TIGER already extinct already if you know that it is the smallest sub-species but it was shot in 1925 it is the last tiger that had been shotted and it's already extinct last September 27, 1937 but we all know that still some tiger are still living are we going to let this animal extinct and cannot be seen by our grandchildren or they will just be our history..so let just try to help to the people who is trying to help them to survive.not only to tiger raise but to other animal that will be extinct also.


-Alyanah Marie G. Estabillo

Saving The Wild From Extinction



"LIFE IS FULL OF BLESSINGS..BUT SOMETIMES, WE ARE JUST TOO BLIND TO APPRECIATE THEM"

Being a witness on an upholding wild is so crucial, thinking that they are the first who lived before us is just as hopeless as an dying eagle and with the thought that it's all OUR FAULT. When and how are we going to withstand this kind of situation? mother nature is one of the best blessings that we could ever have but what have we done? killing them and thinking about nothing even of their rights.
Yes, these animals we're so helpful that they fulfill our needs but even though it happens..still we are not contented and so interested to have and control them in the way we want to and so that we are greedy for having them lifeless in our hands and i think it's now time for us to change and payback all the things that we have done to them. If we will just try to picture out how beauty life is because of these living organisms..well, just see that they are a BIG LOST.. Nature is not to be called nature if it doesn't have these animals.
Looking slowly and closely to this butterfly..many things could pop up in our minds, imagining ourselves happily living with these organisms is just so wonderful because they bring color to our lives. We also know that many kind of species of today are extinct and probably gone by the time we open our eyes.. Many would say "And so?as if i care.." with matching rolling of the eyes. But the question is.. until when are we going to care like nothing? maybe when there's already nothing we could kill.
But, Ahem!for the information of the people who knows nothing but to kill innocent animals.. WE ARE ALSO ANIMALS ..but A HIGHER FORM OF ANIMALS.. just try to think of yourself being used for the sake of others isn't it so cruel? that's what the animals also feels ..
So better stop considering yourself as the superior one because when the judgement day comes.. everything's going to be equal.
Love our nature ..because if we need care and love.. they also deserve to be loved and to be cared of .


-Princess Sakura S. Suzuki

The Devil Frog

Good day ladies and gents! This article of mine talks about the ancient amphibian named the “devil frog”. The “devil frog” is an endangered species that lived in Madagascar in the late 65 million to 70 million years ago. This amphibian is named Beelzebufo ampinga. This prehistoric frog is so big that some say it may have dined on a new born baby dinosaur.
Scientist discovered this creature on February 19, 2008 by a paleontologist named Dr. David Krause. He led a team who discovered and found the fossils of the enormous amphibian on the African island. They say that this fossil weighed 10 pounds, and it is around 16 inches long. The incredible body structures of this amphibian is the one of the most interesting thing about this amphibian, it is sported a protective shield, a very wide mouth, and very powerful jaws. Dr. David Krause said that “It’s not outside the realm of possibility that Beelzebufo took down lizards and mammals and even smaller frogs, and even – considering its size – possibly hatchling dinosaurs.”

This Beelzebufo is said to be closely related to modern South American frogs known as “Pac-Men” because of their huge mouths. But they say that this Beelzebufo is much larger than any of its relatives or any other living frogs. As if it had taken steroids. Some say it is meaner than any of its brethren. Though scientists say that this “devil frog” resides in Madagascar, some of its modern-day cousins are said to live in South America. Scientists indicated that it jumped continents using a land bridge that connected Madagascar, Antarctica and South America.
For me, the discovery of this species is quite interesting. I don’t expect that there is a species like this would exist. An amphibian that weighs 10 pounds and have a length of 16 inches long would live in Earth long ago. But I think this is a great discovery in the field of science.


-Joseph Karlo F. Babera

Friday, February 29, 2008

The Geologic Timetable - The Earth’s Clock


Some Information’s:
Extinct species are species when it no longer exists.
Species become extinct when there is
no more reproduction and
its population drops to zero.

There are different time span during which organisms evolved and it’s divided into 4 different eras- which is the Pre- Cambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic. Each era is further divided into periods (Epochs) and the different number of years included. Likewise the eras are characterized by the kind of multicellular life that appeared. It shows this time frame and the characteristics of life forms that evolved during each era. An era is a large division of time used by geologist to divide Earth’s history.

The Earth has a “clock” to inform us what and when things happened during those years. The Earth’s past history, with the help of a record in the rocks, is called geologic time scale. This timetable of the Earth’s history and was constructed by the geologists. How did they come up with this “clock”? More than 100 years ago, researchers noticed that some layers often appeared in the same vertical order wherever they were found. It is the position of the layers relative to each other that determines their age. Lower layers are older than upper layers, provided that the layers have not been disturbed since they were formed. Relative dating is a technique used by scientists to determine the age of fossils relative with other fossils in various layer of rock.

Reaction:

In my simple research I realized that we have different life and time span, also that we have layer or different stages in life. I would like to share a simple quotation from H. G. Wells “The past is but the beginning of the beginning, and all that is and has been is but the twilight of the dawn. A day will come when beings who are now latent in our thoughts and hidden in our lions… shall laugh and reach out their hands amid the stars”. I realized that past is past and present is present hat we should be focused in what were doing and in that past experience should be corrected. With that you should face it with light, also there will come a time that you would buried in our hearts and soul. Just face your latent thoughts with a midst of other people guiding you.


-Carisa Pauline Domingo

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Can We Still Save Them?














Many people is destroying our environment, and as you know that we can help the endangered species that are living in that particular habitat. You can just not only help them but you can also help yourselves because you are a part of the group of Homo sapiens living in this particular planet which you stand on, actually it's not only humans who lives in this planet, the animals and the plants which is both gift from God. The animals who sometimes we kill just for our food, and sometimes there are groups who supports the vegetarians who is not killing animal species for their food. We all know that we can really save the endangered species that troubles us, for non-existing in this world in the next centuries to come.

Of course we can still save them by just cleaning or maybe organizing their own clean habitat that is very limited to find as of these days. Because of the destructible human activities, that most of us humans do even though we don't know that is affecting our environment not just only ours but also to the other living things, living here in our planet. It just says that we must not do any other things without thinking about it, because it could destroy some parts of the habitat of the particular animal specie.

Because of human activities, some animals are migrating to other places where there are no destructible human activities happening so that they can live peacefully, and have the right amount of food and shelter. But the question is, is there any clean places where they can migrate as of now, where there are many humans who just care for themselves. Unfortunately, there are not enough animal habitats, where they could live. Why there are many humans caring for themselves, and they don't even know that there are other species who are living at planet Earth, not just them, humans.

Yes, we can still save them. Even though it's kinda late, we must give our one hundred percent dedication in saving such species whose are endangered as of the present time. In the way we help in saving our mother nature, it is the way too for thanking God for all the blessings we have received, even sometimes we don't appreciate it like the way God gives everything each other have's as of now. I think that each one of us don't like their own things be destroyed, it's like too with the endangered species in this planet they just want some care just of not destroying their shelters. Do you want that the worst things that happened to the depleting species of this time, happen to you. Saving the wildlife is like you save also your self because the nature or the Earth is both your home so if you save their home it is like you save you're own hometown. We are both animals but we are just higher form of animal, so it seems to be not right to destroy their environment because it is also our environment so if we are destroying their environment, it looks like that we are destroying our own environment. So it's the time to open your eyes in all the things, good or bad that we have done to the environment and make the Earth to be a better place to live on for animals nor humans.



-Anna Camille V. Villanueva

Why Do Animals Need Us?

First some animals provide us with food, clothing and other materials. If they disappear, we'll lose those things. Some animals may be useful in ways we don't yet know... Also, animals make the world beautiful and interesting place. If we lose them,it shows how little we care for them, for the world and for ourselves.

Many people believe that we should save animals just because they exist. Animals have as much right to be on this planet as we do, and we should treat them with the same kindness as we'd wish for ourselves.

Everyone can help to save endangered animals. We can join groups that are trying to protect them. We can be careful about the things we buy, And we can take less from the natural world and make less mess around us.

Why do animals need us? In most cases, animals are becoming endangered because of things that people do.animals can not speak so they need some of us to speak for them. And they need us to stop the bad things that other people do and save them.



-Gypt Minierva

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Depleting Species

Species are endangered today around the world due to the effects of human activities.

The only permanent in this world is change. Meaning to say, the things we want most and need could only be acquired when time gives it to us, and even unwanted things. Time could also get, whether you like it or not, some things you should loose and let go off by a moment. These things have the ability to change human life style and the world.

The idea is that the world is changing as time pass by. I should tell you that at this very moment, some animals are already extinct and the reason why this continues to happen is because of abusive human activities.

It is very sad to say that animals of some type are slowly vanishing and yet there are no discoveries of other new species. So as a living thing, why don’t you help conserve these animals that we could also call as “treasures of the earth”? They do have the right to live in peace because they share a part in this world. They supply our needs in terms of food (e.g. milk of cow), clothing (i.e. from different skin of animals), protection (like of dogs that guard our houses) and so many more. Always remember the earth is not for us only.

Even you are only one, your care for animals count for if we combine altogether, we can win against the people intentionally harming this world and those who are illegally doing activities like illegal loggers on the first place that cut young trees instead of old ones that results to the lose of their habitat called deforestation. Think about it before it's too late and before time runs out.

“The nature has given man one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice more than we speak.” -Epictetus


-Eric James H. Pastor

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

They Need Us...♥♥♥

Every single life in this world is planned. We cannot say if it is our time or not. But I guess, some people are planning to end the lives of those species in just one click.

Those irresponsible and undisciplined people are so insane to destroy the habitats of the animals in wild life. And these leads to endangerment. Those people are not aware of the mistakes that they are doing. They are just aware of the money they'll get after those bad deeds. There are so many animals who are suffering because of those deeds that they keep on doing.

Sometimes, i just want to let them feel what the animals are feeling. I want to ask them, "what would you feel if i will destroy your home in just one click?". And i guess making them feel or just simply letting them know what the animals feeling would teach them a lesson. And if they will not listen nor learn, let's give them a lesson.

Those species are really a great help in our daily life. they could help us for our medicinal, agricultural, ecological, commercial and recreational needs and yet, we are not treating them well.Let's just return our favors to them. let us treat them well. I guess we all have the rights to protect ourselves in this world. As well as THEM.



-Denise Nepomuceno

The Gray Wolf


General Information: The Gray Wolf, being a keystone predator, is an integral component of the ecosystems to which it typically belongs. The wide range of habitats in which wolves can thrive reflects their adaptability as a species, and includes temperate forests, mountains, tundra, taiga, and grasslands.

my Reaction:
The gray wolf (Canis lupus), also known as the timber wolf or wolf, is a mammal of the order Carnivora. The gray wolf is the largest wild member of the Canidae family and an ice ageLate Pleistocene around 300,000 years ago. this animal is really terrific. and I'm sad because its already extinct because of the environment and the uneducated humans that hunts timber wolves
this animal symbolizes a lot of things example of it is the team in NBA Minnesota Timber Wolves.
this animal is real wild its a carnivores. it eats other small animals, the gray wolf is also a predator. You can usually find the gray wolf in cold places but not almost also in temperate forests and grass lands. If I'm given a chance to fix all the mistakes of uneducated people in the past.. i will do it so that our beloved creatures will not suffer also us but unfortunately past is past, never to be present again. i hope the gray wolves will survive i hope they will not permanently vanish in this world. thats why we must take care of the mother earth..
thats all. thanks you.. bye..!!!!!!!!!!



-Karlo Miguel Hervera

Monday, February 25, 2008

Take a Stand, Save the Wildlife

Take a stand. Think about humans gradually decreasing. We slowly become endangered and then extinct. What would we feel? What if we become the victims of hunting or our homes have been destroyed? Will we like it?

I do not think we would enjoy if species of our kind were decreasing and our homes were destroyed. We might say, “What about human rights?” It is just too bad that animals could not talk because if they can, they would probably say, “Then what about considering animal rights as well?” It might sound funny or awkward yet isn’t there truth in this sarcasm?

I remember reporting all about wildlife depletion in our Biology class. That is when I found out that the estimated number of species that goes extinct everyday ranges from 40 to 100. It is very alarming indeed but only a few knows about this fact, better yet only a few knows what to do and what actions they should take regarding this fact.

Whether you are human or not we have rights, and those rights should remain respected. The only answer to wildlife depletion is wildlife conservation. Nobody could do this but us humans. Let us prove that we are not only the superior organisms in terms of mental and physical capacity but in dealing and protecting the animals as well. We are all connected to each other and so we must protect each other.


-Kate Kathleen S. Sim

Sunday, February 24, 2008

One for All, All for One, One by One



Would you let this happen? Would you let this POOR little creature to disappear forever? This is a tortured cow. If this torturing wouldn't stop, what will happen to the animals?

There are so many creatures of Earth that is now endangered and few of their species became, sadly, extinct. Why do you think these happen? It’s because of us. Our greed pushes their kind to death and we almost punctured their numbers. I believe in connections in Biology. If we would kill one animal, it would affect many things. For example, if you would bump with your car a dog of your neighbor; it will die; its owner would be mad on you; he/she would report you and many more connections. What if the owner suicide? Didn't you think those things that might happen?

So many animals are being tortured everyday and many people just ignore this because they are not yet affected, but, what if the time when he/she became very affected? That is the time he/she will only work, but, when she worked, did she change what had happened to him/her? Ang pagsisisi ay laging nasa hulihan.” Try working out before everything else.

Many people disregard giving protection to ALL animals. Don’t just help your own specie, help also the others. Do you want to live with only your species reigning? The Eden of Earth would be flabbergasted not because of beauty but because of emptiness. Without those poor creatures, why not just destroy the planet? It is nonsense if we would still live without those animals we continue to kill and endanger. Stop being selfish and start acting now!

Time to make a difference, we can still stop this insanely and humanely activities that keeps endangering those animals. Spread the good news to everyone you know. Tell them what you feel about other animals. Start working now. It’s never too late until we stop these things. Do you still want to see more Green Sea Turtles or Giant Pandas? What about the Tiger or the Wombat; The Snow Leopard or our very own, Philippine Eagle? Then, start working now! Protect them now!

Would you still like to see those Arctic fox that is really cute? Or the Tarsier that we, Filipinos could be proud of? Why are we letting this happen? I just recently realize that we don't take appreciation of those little treasures we have. We only take considerations when something bad already happened. What if the race of Pig or Cows disappear because of us? It is not yet visible but for me, all animals threatened by us are endangered even though it is still maintained.

We can all make great things possible. Animals are simply amazing! Would you let these treasures to disappear? We can join organizations that help the animal protection like PAWS, PETA and more! Or just start it inside us. We can help protecting the animals rught now by stopping right now hurting those animals!

Those poor little creatures of Earth depend ONLY on us. Only US have the power to save them from US, also. We did those things that destroy their number and we need to restore it. Moderate our greed, as they said. Will this money you would earn in killing these animals still be worthy if there is nothing to buy? I mean if those cow, chicken, fish and pigs become extinct, will there be food for all except for vegetables and fruits? What if these plants became also extinct because we only not threaten the animals but also the plants? Would this planet be perfect and pretty if there would be only Humans, Bacteria, Fungi and Protists? We can still eat those mushrooms, but not all the times. Bacteria will destroy us if we would not eat nutritious food. Did you get the logic of connection from the endangerment and being extinct of the animals?

Remember that “Only one species will save it all and all species rely only on one specie – think about it”; this is based on the Animal Planet channel. Remember, start working things out, when it is still not too late. We can protect them one by one and everything would go back to normal where Animals live peacefully. Never let the bad effects happen to you. Save them. Love them. Care them. Protect them.



-Carlos Emmanuel A. Quiapo