The National Park I will research is Padre Island National Seashore. I prefer this park because it has a rich ecosystem, and it is also known to be a critical habitat for various endangered animals. Among them, the Kemp’s Ridley Sea turtle is especially endangered. . Researching this endangered species on Padre Island will help improve my understanding of local ecosystems and the importance of biodiversity conservation.
Sources:
Shaver, Donna J. “Threats to Kemp’s ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii Garman, 1880) nests incubating in situ on the Texas coast.” Herpetology Notes 13 (2020): 907-923. https://www.biotaxa.org/hn/article/view/61264
Padre Island National Seashore. — https://www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm
Compose a 750-800 word Proposing a Solution Essay speaking to increased
endangerment of natural species. You will focus this critique on
Parks—Padre Island National Seashore,specifically addressing how the park might potentially slow increasing rates of species endangerment and what the consequences—both good and bad—of that solution would be. This question will be informed by a compendium of collaborating sources accessible
via Canvas but will also require ONE source found in your own research. We will further inform
these ideas via class discussions. Essentially, your prompt is as follows:
How do we slow the increasing rate of species endangerment within Padre
Island National Seashore? or
question regarding species extinction.
Your argument should respond to the question above by first contextualizing the problem and offering a solution to the problem. The majority of your essay should focus on the solution and the potential benefits from instituting your solution.
Purpose: Remember that an Solutions essay is based upon how the audience understands the problem you are presenting and, thus, how they in turn view your solution—in this case, the question is “How do we slow the increasing rate of species endangerment within…?”
Your solution should directly comment on the problem. You will be required to support your solution with AT MINIMUM two sources, one of which may come from our Canvas module and one which MUST come from your own research. Focus your composition on the solution and on the texts that support your solution. Ultimately, your task is to convince the reader your proposed solution is the most effective way to slow speciesendangerment.
Audience:
For this paper, your reader will be familiar with increasing species endangerment as a global trend, but they will not be as familiar with the focused species you address in the National Park you choose to represent. You can also assume your reader knows of the problem on a broad spectrum but not within the more limited confines you are researching. In other words: think of your audience as a class colleague who has the same knowledge base as you
before choosing which park to investigate. This means you need only spend a minimal amount of time summarizing the trend, opting instead to focus on the details of your park, your species, and ultimately your solution.
Format:
The paper must be in MLA format. Consult either The Bedford Guide for College Writers
This paper will require one outside source—other sources may include those linked in Canvas. This means continued practice citing, creating
Works Cited pages and in-text citations that track your research and offer your perspective greater credibility.
