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I'm choosing "Whale Shark"
Submit your save the world rough draft here.
Make sure your proposal addresses the following questions.
What species? Is your species on an endangered-species list? Is your species valuable for medical research? Is your species invasive & threatening native ecosystems or crops? Is your species causing a dangerous disease? Did you choose a single species (e.g. Malaria is distributed by more than one species of mosquito)?
Why? What are the benefits of saving/eradicating this species? Why is this species important? What would happen in the best case if this species were saved/eliminated?
Why not? What are the environmental risks of saving/eliminating this species? What could happen in the worst case if this species was not saved/eliminated?
How? How feasible is it to save/eliminate this species? What actions are you proposing to save/eliminate this species and how safe are these actions?
Can you find any scientific study or data that help you make your argument?
Your proposal should:
Summarize your findings in a proposal (1000 words). Proposals that do not make the 1000 word minimum will not be graded.
Structure your proposal according to the questions listed in the plan.
Use the rubric & the example as instructions for a good proposal.
Include a references page. There is no specific format, but you must list where you information comes from.
Your proposal will be submitted through Turnitin which checks for plagiarism. I will not grade proposals that have a similarity score greater than 45%. I will deduct significant points for scores between 20-45%. Use your own words to write your proposal.