“Specific Page Title or Article Title”
| Why Are Big Cats Endangered |
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)
| Not Given |
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )
| See The Wild |
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)
| The International Ecotourism Society |
Date Page was Last Revised
| Not Given |
Date You Read It
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3 February 2012
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<URL address> (ALL of it)
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FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):
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Most cats that are endangered are in that situation because of "human activities" (See The Wild).
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These wild cars are losing thier homes due to "deforestation" and "agricultural expansion" (See The Wild).
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Cats may prey on the livestock that belongs to farmers, and those farmers sometimes "hunt the cats to protect thier livestock, which in some places is thier only income. Snow Leopards, cheetahs lions and jaguars all face this problem" (See The Wild).
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In some cases, species of wild cats can be very valuable and "are often sought after for parts of their bodies" and fur. These cats are hunted down and killed to be traded for money (See The Wild).
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The human population is growing rapidly, therefore we are taking the main prey of some of these wild cats, and the more we do that, the more they will "need to go further to hunt, or become more likely to hunt livestock" (See The Wild).
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Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
This article is mostly an overview with a few points explaining the main reasons that wild cats are endangered. There are bullet pointed reasons such as global warming, deforestaion, loss of prey and a few others.
Credibility of Source:
Author or Site: Who is the author? What training have they had? If there is no author, examine the site. What is the purpose of the site? Who funds the site?
The purpose of the site is to promote people touring nature, and also to provide information about various place and animals people may want to visit. The Internation Ecotourism Society funds this website.
Attachment: Does the author or site have anything to gain from writing this, or is it simply informative? For example, is it a cigarette business posting an article about the benefit of cigarettes, or is it a scientific community unaffiliated with the cigarette business?
The author does not have anything to gain from this site except to provide people with information.
Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
The only bias I can detect is that the author is obviously in favor of trying to conserve these endangered species.
References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author cites the International Union for Conservation of Nature in his article, further supporting the credibility of his information.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I plan to use this source to show that it is mostly human error that has caused the downfall of wild cats.
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