Monday, February 20, 2012

Online Source 5


“Specific Page Title or Article Title”
Niassa Lion Project
Primary Contributor to the Website (if given) (author, editor, producer, etc)
Not Given
Title of the Entire Website (not www. )

Wildlife Conservation Network
Publisher or Sponsoring Organization of the website (if given)

2011 Wildlife Conservation Network
Date Page was Last Revised

2011
Date You Read It
16 February 2012
(ALL of it)




FIVE FACTS FROM THE SOURCE (Embedded):
The African lion population is "half of what it was in the early 1950's" (WCN).
The project dedicated to saving the lions in Africa states that community participation is "an essential element of long term protection" (WCN).
The Niassa Lion Project "conducts an ongoing program of pragmatic research targeted at developing ways to assess and mitigate threats to long-term survival of lions and associated wildlife species" (WCN).
Conflicts between lions and humans has been reduced due to "fencing and other measures"such as educating the youth and teaching the locals that hunting the lions is wrong and dangerous for the safety of thier population (WCN).
In order to keep a good eye on the lions, the Niassa Lion Project decided to use "GPS radio- collaring" (WCN).



Summary of Source (Three-Four Sentences of the Who, What, Where, Why, and How in your own words. NO OPINION):
This source is a description of the Niassa Lion project and how it works. It includes the probelms and several solutions that they have for saving the lions. They are dedicated to the conservation of African lions and other endangered species.
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 this sight is to promote the mission of the Wildlife Conservation Network, which is to protect and conserve endangered species and thier habitats.

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 only thing the author could gain is support and donations from people who think it is a good cause.

Bias: Do you detect a bias (a favoring of either side) in the author's writing?
I detect a little bias from the author. They are in favor of saving the endangered cats.

References: Does the author cite references in the writing? If so, do these add or take away from the credibility?
The author doesnt really cite any references, but it does not take away from the credibility.
Use of Source: How will you use this source in your project?
I plan to use this source to show the people's efforts to save endangered cats.

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