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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

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Compassionate Conservation


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This article has a lot of good information in the introduction about the foundation and mission of compassionate conservation. It is written neutrally and presents both sides of the argument about compassionate conservation. It is well-cited as most statements have a citation. There is currently no talk page about this article, so there is not a lot of debate about the current article. There is room to improve in two areas: 1) a section on conservation groups and 2) a section on the important people involved in compassionate conservation. Neither of these sections currently exists, and I believe they would both be helpful in understanding the history and current impact of compassionate conservation.

Current compassionate conservation wiki
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Conservation welfare versus compassionate conservation

International Wildlife Coexistence Network & history of Arian Wallah (pioneer of compassionate conservation)

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Human-wildlife conflict This article was originally created as part of a Wikipedia Ed page and is now rated a high-importance article. However, it is still ranked as a Start-class article. At first glance, there are a few minor edits that can be made to formatting and in-text citations still being left in the article. There is great information and a lot of sources, but some additions can be made in the "Examples" section and the "Hidden dimensions of the conflict" talking about the impacts this has on health and the economy. In the "Examples" section, there could be more research into organizations that are major contributors to the human-wildlife conflict and mitigation strategies. The "Hidden dimensions of the conflict" section has great information, but not as much as the other sections. Looking into the recent impacts of the human-wildlife conflict would be beneficial. Examples of human-wildlife conflict and mitigation strategies
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Conservation medicine This article has great potential, but is still very underdeveloped. It is listed as a Start-class article and one of mid-importance. It has a solid introduction section and the "Social Impact" section, but no other sections. I see a lot of crossover between this article and my other classes which makes me excited about this article. I think there could be many other sections that can be added that relate to the environment and health concerns, and why ecology plays directly into public health. Specifically, sections about diseases that are impacting humans because of conservation issues. The article is neutral and the information is presented in a non-biased way. There are currently only a few citations, so there is a lot of need to review this article and cite the information properly. Conservation medicine (organization)
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Animal health and threatened species

Zoonotic diseases (top 10 and causes/ treatment/ prevention) from the CDC

Zoonoses (categories, what they are)

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Biodiversity and Drugs This article could use some help in making it more comprehensive by adding more information and citations. The first paragraph of the article did not use many citations, and the section on Antibiotics didn't use citations at all. However, this topic is very interesting to conservation biology, as pharmacological drugs are often derived from plants. There have been many studies that connect the active agents in pharmacological drugs to naturally-found proteins and substances in plants. Therefore, protecting certain plants and overall biodiversity is necessary for the future of medicine. The overall article was written neutrally and did not have any obvious flaws, but can definitely be modified further. Plants and hypertension
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Plants and acne treatment

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Key Biodiversity Area This article is a Stub-class article with a simple introduction to what a key biodiversity area is, but not much information besides this. The Talk page is relatively empty, and the article itself has four citations. This article would be great if it had more information on where key biodiversity areas can be found and why they are important in terms of global biodiversity and conservation. Key biodiversity areas organization
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How using key biodiversity areas impacted the approach for the conservation of seabirds

List of publications that have used key biodiversity areas in their research, and how maintaining key biodiversity areas has impacted conservation of many organisms and habitats