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There are different strata of living organism: animals, humans, plants and insects. Even though all these divisions are crudely divided into separate categories, it is essential to note that they do no exist independently. There is intricate interaction between all the organisms and the one dialogue that this paper will focus on is between humans and wild animals. Various institutions mediate this conversation, but the ones that directly affect it are: the state, markets and local communities. The aforementioned conversation on conservation is very convoluted and elaborate; it has had long-drawn discussions and has had some of the world’s greatest minds working on it. However, since the issue is so crucial it has not been possible to develop …show more content…

States can be an efficient regulator of markets. They can set up measures like the International Whaling Commission, which put a zero quota on whaling. (Ponting, 167) The state can also help in publicizing conservation issues. A meeting like the Tiger Summit attracts attention and possible funds from interested groups. The government is a key element in ecological issues because more often than not, the projects in question require effort on a Sisyphean scale. Successfully running …show more content…

There are some marginalized communities that have suffered more than others. India still consists of about 196 communities that are directly in contact with nature, that is to say, that some aspect of environment funds their livelihood. One such community is of the Jogi-nath snake charmers. The lives of these snake charmers were directly affected when government put a blanket ban on hunting, poaching and illegal captivity of animals. Their rights were not defended by the state-since they are mostly nomadic in nature-or the conversationalist. The Jogi-nath snake charmers have extensive knowledge of medicinal plants, so they also work as healers in quaint villages and towns. However, their main source of income is now illegal, and they are therefore in constant conflict with the law. These conflicts suggests that the current system is not working and that may be the structure needs a revision. Romulus Whitaker, who coordinated with a community called the Irulas, took one such step. Irulas helped his organization in extracting venom from snakes in the forest to make also anti-venom. Their knowledge of snakes also led to a reduction in the number of snakes being killed, since they could differentiate between poisonous and non-poisonous

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The Burmese python snakes are also putting many people in danger. To help this cause the people are doing a python hunt to help kill the snakes. There are many ways the pythons are affecting the everglades. First of all, a Burmese python is not the kind of pet to have. They are one of the most dangerous animals.

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Burmese pythons are negatively affecting Florida’s Everglades. These pythons are originally from Southeast Asia. These dangerous snakes are killing their animals and are destroying the Everglades. Source four tells us that we should do a better job of educating people about their careless actions. Source four also tells us that keeping these malicious snakes as pets is injudicious.

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The snakes found their way to the tropical Everglades that have a similar climate to what they need. These snakes then started reproducing really fast and now there are loads of pythons roaming the Everglades. They are endangering other species who live there and are changing the peaceful environment to a dangerous environment. The presence of Burmese pythons are changing the Everglades by endangering other species, overpopulating, and affecting tourism.

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Recently, someone came up with the Python Challenge which is an event for experienced and inexperienced people to come and hunt these snakes for a prize of about $1,500. Because of this challenge, inexperienced people looking to win some money, are going out and hunting these snakes with little training and information on them. People can get seriously hurt and this can also affect the Everglades

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This is terrible because these toxic snakes may go back into the Everglades and invade it. In Source 3, the author says,”Sign up for the competition to harvest the most Burmese pythons or the longest one and win up to $1,500!” The author explains that people can join a competition and win huge rewards. People can also learn all about the Burmese python and what it is doing to the Everglades. Because the Burmese python is in the Florida Everglades and is taking it over, people can do a python hunt to help the Everglades.

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Burmese Pythons are a species of snakes that originate from Southeast Asia. They are an invasive species, and invade in places such as the Florida Everglades. Many people had them as pets, but when they became too big for homeowners they decided to set them free into the Everglades. As snakes can eat many large and small animals, they have enough to food to survive. But as they are not native to the Florida Everglades they then have no natural predators, so they reproduce, and each egg has about 10 snakes in them, so you can see why that may be a problem.

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It is also feared by local officials that it is only a matter of time before the snakes harm a visitor at the Everglades National Park. David Tuffley, National Resources Management of the Florida Everglades noted, “you can be standing right on top of one of the animals with grass six inches tall and see not see them.” Andrea Sherman, from Scholastic News writes, “ with the overpopulation of pythons this is why there is now a federal ban on the importation of Burmese pythons along with three other snakes and has also became illegal in Florida to have private ownership of Burmese

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