Full Sentence Outline: Endangered Species
Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) is an endangered animal and interventions aimed on assisting them regain its population level is heroic and will give more income opportunities in place of loss of livelihood to poachers, herding villages and more predation to herds. 1. The Population of snow leopard is rapidly declining due to poaching and revenge killing of livestock. A. The World Wildlife Fund and the International Snow Leopard Trust in 2003 revealed a sharp decline in snow leopard population which were fewer than 4,000 to 7,000 snow leopard left worldwide( Klappenbach, 2003). B. Klappenbach (2003) reported that the snow leopard inhabit scrubland and grazing
areas in attitudes of 2000 to 6000 meters above sea level but despite this high altitude, poachers kept hunting them throughout their range interested in their pelts, use in traditional medicine and also in retaliation against them for killing the herdsmen livestock. C. Being adapted to cold climate, the snow leopard has long fur covering its body down to its feet turning grayish white with brown or black spots in winter and turning yellowish brown with black spots in summer; a very attractive pelt color
selling $ 400 a piece from herdsmen and poachers ( Klappenbach 2003). II. In India and Pakistan, the snow leopard population is also under intense pressure A. The loss of habitat caused by deforestation and dam projects in Jammu and Kashmir resulted to declining prey population which are the food sources of the snow leopard (kewa. org, 2000). B. The kewa. org (2000) revealed that the 8 year old armed conflict in Jammu and Kashmir resulted to illegal trade of about $1 million worth of fur coming from 1,366 of endangered wild cat species including snow leopard.
III. There are innovative ways of saving the snow leopard from extinction in exchange 2 for giving up poaching and revenge killing of the animals. A. Rodney Jackson, a biologist and founder of Snow Leopard Conservancy revealed that in his 30 years of experience, he assist the herdsmen of Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Nepal, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia to erect concrete pens and corals by giving them cement and roofing in exchange for their labor and commitment that they will not kill nor poison the snow leopard now that
they have safer places for their herds (Butler, 2008). B. The International Snow Leopard Trust operating in China, India, Kyrgyz, Mongolia and Pakistan gives poverty stricken women training and equipment to produce camel-wool products and sold internationally giving 30 to 40% more profit to them thus the male herdsmen don’t have to poach for the snow leopard for their medicine, school supplies and daily food (Marshall, 2009). Where did you place the most effective arguments in your paper? Explain your reasoning.
How did you address counterarguments without weakening your own premise? The most effective argument lies in the documented fact of assisting the herdsmen erect strong fortification by building concrete pens where the herd can be kept at night safe from the attack of predators like fox, lion, tigers and including the snow leopard. This is in exchange for their labor and commitment that they will not hunt nor poison the snow leopard. Giving this documented reason will answer the counter argument of increased herd attack should the snow leopard population increase.
Giving the women training and equipment to make camel-wool products and assisting them sell internationally to regular customers thereby increasing their income by 20 to 40%. The male herdsmen need not poach anymore the snow leopard due to the fact that they have already extra income for their medicine school bills and food. This strengthens the argument that increased income will result from protecting the endangered snow leopard in place of the poaching income. 3 References Butler, R. A. (2008). How to Save Snow Leopards: An interview with Dr. Rodney Jackson
of the Snow Leopard Conservancy. Retrieved June 04, 2009 from http://news. mongabay. com/2008/1028-interview_jackson. html Kewa. org (2000). Snow Leopard Endangered. Retrieved June 04, 2009 from http://www. kewa. org/snow. html Klappenbach, L. (2003). Snow Leopard Populations in Sharp Decline. In Laura’s Animals / Wildlife Blog. Retrieved June 04, 2009 from http://animals. about. com/b/2003/08/15/snow-leopard-populations-sharp-decline. htm Marshall, S. (2009). Saving the Snow Leopard. Retrieved June 04, 2009 from http://www. ethicaltraveler. org/news_story. php? id=1132
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