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I really like your introduction on trophic cascades, great way to introduce the topic of this blog. How will positive attitude be created towards large carnivores? I like how you said it’s not only the animal’s fault that it is attacked. I like how you broke up you blog into sections, even it they are on different subjects, they flow well together. I think it would really add to your discussion of large carnivore attacks if you discussed table 1 you inserted I depth. Especially with those species that are largely responsible for deaths. I do you’re your discussion of the leopards in India. The inclusion of PAs I think really adds to your topic by showing another side of the importance large predators have on ecosystems. The in depth inclusion of specific animals like the Jaguar, brown bear, and cougar all really help exemplify humans and their interactions with animals all over the world. I think your blog would benefit from a concluding entry to sum up your thoughts on human-large predator interactions. It was interesting to read how people dealt with these animals in various ways too. I thought this blog was very interesting and I really enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteThere was lots of information on human and species interactions. Some of the pictures were really shocking like the mountain lion and indoor cat picture which helped bring a realization to how close some people live with large top predators. I did not know that so many people get killed by large predators. It was to my understanding that large predators almost always stay away from humans and do not particularly care for the taste of human flesh. It was even more shocking to see that tigers and wolves were the top predators for human fatalities. However, I know that no one is exempt from the food chain, even humans if put in the wild.
ReplyDeleteI like the way your blog was broken up into distinct posts/sections. This allowed for a given post or writing to have a clear and concise focus which supports for the reader to put together ideas and concepts well. The blog put together history, ecology, and recent news to bring together an overall well rounded story. The data provided alluded to points in the blog and reinforced claims made. Having a blog that wrote about many different predators specifically showed the connection to how conservation of these animals in relation to human inhabitance should be analyzed as a whole as well as their specific species needs.
I like how you chose fierce animals for your topic, it totally grabbed my interest. You have a great introduction. You stated clearly what you were going to discuss and did an excellent job incorporating different subjects with relevant information and having coherent thoughts throughout the blog. I like the point you made on urban carnivores. If these animals were not killed, they are experiencing losses of habitat patchiness caused by deforestation which hence indirectly causes more extinctions. You also went in depth in specific urban carnivores as examples, which made me feel for the issue at hand. You discussed a huge number of large cats were slaughtered for the safety and industry development issues. In addition to your study, areas where large predators once roamed have been taken over by people, and these large cats such as leopards and tigers are hunted for their beautiful coats and other body parts, which some cultures believe has mystic qualities. Another issue that these large predators face is people keeping them captive in backyards and basements, on farms and ranches, in garages and sheds. Private owners who acquire big cats as cubs are often not able to manage them once they’re fully grown. As a consequence, the animals may be poorly fed, abused and left to spend their entire lives in cages with barely enough room to move. Not only this problem, dangerous incidents can also occur. Overall, I thought your blog was very informative with lots of good information. Great job!
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