Habitat+Controversy+Debate

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You will be divided into groups to debate who is entitled to habitat protection, humans or the Puritan tiger beetle. If cliffs in Calvert county are allowed to erode, it will provide better habitat for the threatened insect, but it will mean that human houses will be lost as they erode down into the bay. You will be assigned to debate either in favor of the human residents on top of the cliffs or the Puritan tiger beetles who live in burrows within the cliffs. Each team will present an introductory 2 minute argument, followed by two 1 minute rebutals, and a 2 minute conclusion. In the table below, you will find pro and con arguments to the issue.

//Resolved: Suitable habitat in the Calvert Cliffs should be preserved for the threatened species Puritan tiger beetle, and allowed to erode naturally.// Argue for (pro) support of this resolution or against (con) support of this resolution.

After you have finished with the debate, you and your classmates will have an opportunity to express your opinions and vote.

media type="custom" key="8290400" align="right" Start by watching footage taken by a Calvert county homeowner whose property is disappearing as the cliff beneath erodes. This physical process is at the heart of the controversy. The erosion helps clear vegetation from the face of the cliff, and restores the beach below. Both of these are critical to the survival of species like the Puritan tiger beetle. Reminder: cliff erosion cycle. However, it is a potential disaster for the human residents.


 * ~ Potential habitat in the Calvert Cliffs should be preseved for the Puritan tiger beetle, and allowed to erode naturally. ||
 * ==** Pro **== || ==** Con **== ||
 * Puritan tiger beetles have specific requirements for their reproductive habitat.

@http://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/ || Is this bug on the survival list?

@http://www.somdexpert.com/2011/01/04/the-puritan-tiger-beetle-vs-calvert-county-land-owners/ ||
 * It is all about the ecosystem.

@http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/17039 || Money Makes The World Go Around.

@http://www.somdnews.com/stories/01262011/rectop140634_32393.shtml ||
 * Rivet hypothesis.

@http://www.mdlcv.org/news-media/endangered-beetles-at-center-of-struggle-between-property-owners-environment || Never officially designated.

@http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/08/AR2010100806839.html?hpid=moreheadlines ||
 * Don't Mess With Mother Nature and common sense.

@http://www.somdnews.com/stories/01262011/rectop140634_32393.shtml || Timing is everything.

@http://www.mdlcv.org/news-media/endangered-beetles-at-center-of-struggle-between-property-owners-environment ||
 * Erosion restores beach needed for many species, not just the Puritan tiger beetle

cliff erosion cycle || Common sense.

[|]@http://www.calvertnews.info/news/1497/Puritan-tiger-beetle-cliff-erosion-calvert-county || [] ||
 * || Potential danger to humans

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