Question

A)Suppose you are communications director for the United States Secretary of the Interior, and that the U.S. political climate is not especially hospitable to wildlife conservation funding efforts. The Secretary has decided that all American pika conservation work will be defunded immediately. How would you spin this politically-motivated funding decision in a way that highlights its public good from the standpoint of someone concerned about biodiversity and the future of our planet? In other words, for full credit, you must describe why not funding American pika conservation is a preferable funding outcome given the biological and ecological circumstances of this animal.

Remember that government funds are a limited resource and that not everything can be funded.

Answer 1

The American pika conservation is not necessary. These animals wre known to acts as the signals for the global warming as they couldn't withstand high temperatures and move to higher elevations. But the recent studies have found that the American pikas are becoming adaptable to the high temperatures, and thus, can no loger be a reliable indication of global warming. Moreover, the pikas prove to be dangerous for the hikers as they attack them by accumulating in large numbers.