Name:_AphichatTonjai_______________________DueDate:__10/19/14__

ArticleTitle:_WHICHSPECIESWILLLIVE?_____________
Author/Source:MichelleNijhuis__________________

WhataretheAUTHORsmajorideas,conceptsorkeypoints?
A:Listthemajorideas,conceptsorkeypointspointbypoint
Likebattlefieldmedics,conservationistsarebeingforcedtoexplicitlyapplytriageto
determinewhichcreaturestosaveandwhichtoletgo
Somespecieshavenobenefittotheenvironmentandsomearevitaltotheecosystem
Endangeredspeciesforitsimportancetoitsecosystem,itseconomicandculturalvalue,
anditspotentialtoserveasaconservationemblem
Limitsofbudgetandresources
theconceptofconservationtriageisbasedlooselyonmedicaltriage,adecisionmaking
systemusedbybattlefieldmedicssincetheNapoleonicWars.
Time,supplies,andexpensearelimited
Thedecisionsbeingmadebyscientistswasdifficultandinvolvedvotingseveral
timesbyassistingtheirstatementswithreasoning.
U.S.CongresspassedtheEndangeredSpeciesAct,themoodwasnotoneofscarcity
butofgenerosityifnonpest
Decisionareagonizingbutforthegreatergood.
Asbudgetsshrink,environmentalstressesgrow,andpoliticiansandregulators
increasinglyfavorhelpingtheeconomyoverhelpingtheplanet,manyscientistshave
cometoacknowledgetheneedfortriage
Allspeciesarefundamentallyequal,andeverythingcanandshouldbesaved,
regardlessofitsimportancetohumans.
Troublearoseinthelate1980s,whenproposedendangeredspecieslistingsofthe
northernspottedowlandsomesalmonvarietiesthreatenedtheeconomicinterests
ofpowerfultimberandfishingindustries,settingoffaseriesofpoliticalandlegal
attemptstoweakenthelaw.
Winnervs.Loser
proponentsfearedthatanyovertattempttoprioritizeendangeredspeciestoapply
thegeneralprincipleoftriagewouldonlystrengthenopponentseffortstotrytocut
speciesfromthelist
Threatenedspecieswithauniquejob,theysay,orumbrellaspecieswhoseown
survivalensuresthesurvivalofmanyothers,shouldbeprotectedbeforethosewitha
socalledredundantrole
EDGEprogramfavorsthemostgeneticallyunusualthreatenedspecies
Inrecentyearsresearchershaveproposedseveralwaystomaketriagedecisions,
withtheaimofprovidingmaximumbenefitfornatureasawhole
someresearcherssaythattriageapproachesshouldselectamongecosystems
insteadofspecies.

B:SummarizetheAUTHORsmainpointorideaatLEAST12paragraphs

Themainpointofthearticleishowtheirmanydifferentendangerspeciesintheworldbut
theirisalimittohowmanycanbesave.Thedecisiontosaveonspeciesoveranotheris
factorinbyecological,economicandethnicfactors.Aspeciethathaveverylittleserviceto
itenvironmentandifithappentodisappearthenitwouldhavelittleeffectontheecosystem
andnotlikelytobeprotected.Butifaspecieisanumbrellaspecie,thenitwouldbea
prioritytoprotectbecauseofhowvitalitistotheecosystem.Theideaofselectingwhat
specietosaveandwhatnottosaveislooselybasedonadecisionmakingsystemusedby
battlefieldmedicssincetheNapoleonicWars.Itisatoughdecisionbutwhenaumbrellaspecies
thatonlyhaveveryfewremainingisnearextinction,itwouldbefavoredoveraendangerspecies
thathaveminimaleffectifitgoneextinct.

SummaryofAuthorsMainPoints:
C:Writeareactionparagraphtothearticlestatingyourownthoughtsonthetopic,
usingspecificcitationsfromthearticletosupportyourviews
MyOwnThoughtsontheTopic

Myopiniononthetopicishowtheiracrisisofchoosingwhethertosaveonespeciesorthe
other.Iusetobelievethatonceaspecieisreportedendangerthanitgoingtobe
protected.Butasresourcesandtimeislimitedandthecrisisofendangeranimals
increase,thenitunderstandableforthetriagemethod.Hopefully,peopleworldwidewould
notonlytakeaefforttoprotectlocallyendangeranimalandalsolesserorpreventthe
causeoftheanimalendangerment.