 Individuals are removed faster than they can be replaced  Examples › Dodo › Giant ground sloths › Mammoths › American camels

 American Bison  Population once were million  By late 1800s less than 1,000 were left.  Hunted for hides and meat  Currently, about 500,000 wild and commercial bison

 Passenger Pigeon  Was the most abundant bird in N. America.  Population estimates of over 3-5 million birds  Decline due to hunting and forest clearing.  Last one died in 1914.

 $5 billion to $20 billion dollars annually.  Animals sold for parts, to be pets or medicinal value.  Example: tarsier and slow loris (pet trade) and rhino (medicinal values)

 Lacey Act (1900)  Prohibited illegally harvested game animals across state lines.

 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)  Control international trade of threatened plants and animals  Agreed upon in 175 countries  Red List – countries must monitor threatened species on the list.

 Ecotourism  visiting relatively undisturbed natural areas, intended as a low-impact and often small scale. Provides  Education, funds for conservation, economic development of communities and fosters respect for other cultures

 Community Based Conservation (CBC)  incorporate improvement to the lives of local people while conserving areas through the creation of national parks or wildlife refuges

 Bird Nest Soup  edible bird nest made by birds from their saliva  Harvested 2x/year  Outside of harvesting season groups of men that rotate every 10 days, stay near the cave.

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