Discuss The Last of the African Lions.
Instructions from Professor about research paper:
Remember, in the first paragraph you must start with a few lines of story of how you got interested in the animal. You can make up a story as long as it is convincing — so don’t say you got picked up by the Star Ship Enterprise, which had a Giant Panda aboard. That is not only not convincing. It is extremely ridiculous.
Also in the paragraph you will say if the animal is endangered.
You will give two threats to the animal, and then two groups helping the animal, and say either if it will or will not SURVIVE. You must say if you think the animal will survive. Now, some researchers may say yes and some may say no, but BASED on what they say (if they say anything), you tell me if YOU think your animal will survive in the future. And we are not talking about the animal surviving in zoos. You must say if your animal will survive in the WILD.
I. Introduction Paragraph
a. How I Became Interested in Animal
b. Threats
c. Groups Helping
d. Chances of Survival
II. Characteristics (Second Paragraph)
a. Where does the animal live?
b. Physical Features
c. Reproduction/Mating
d. Stages of Life/Behavior
e. Population Trends – how many are left (and, if possible, how many were there at one time, years ago)?
III. Challenges and Threats (Third paragraph) Please note…In this third paragraph you must determine what threats your animal faces – you may not have poachers as a threat or may not have natural threats.
a. Poachers
b. Natural Threats
c. Human Activity
IV. Conservation – Groups Helping (fourth paragraph)
a. Two groups trying to save animal
b. Things being done and challenges groups face, such as money issues
c. What Can You Do To Help (donations, websites, etc?)
V. Summary
a. Is This Animal Expected To Survive? (If you say it will survive if it gets certain help – well, then do you think it will get that help? Just decide based on your research if you think the animal will survive).
b. What Are the chances of survival?
c. Number of remaining population (repeat how many of the animal are alive)
