BIOC58H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Grasslands National Park, Torpor, Artificial Insemination
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Lecture 11 policy & mitigation towards climate change. Captive-breeding at toronto zoo: example: black-footed ferret, red list status: endangered (extirpated in canada before introduction to. Captive-reared animals may be less fit: relaxed selection animals in captivity not exposed to natural stressors (example: predation, need to find mate, environmental variation) > less fit individuals have higher fitness that would in wild. Juveniles released into natural and created wetlands of rouge national. 2020: agreed on by 197 countries, ratified by 113 countries as of november. Epa and the clean air act: deregulated clean air, allows companies to easily pollute (few consequences) Technological advice (sbstta) < with many subgroups: makes all binding decisions but these take years, developed and developing countries have different roles (most. Intergovernmental panel on climate change: falls under un environmental program (unep, purpose: provide updated scientific summaries for public and global policy.
