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Dr. Duane Kraemer, project leader and associate dean in the College of Veterinary Medicine, said that everyone in the pro gram hopes to slow the rate to ward extinction and provide a backup system in case some species do become extinct. “We hope to emphasize sur vival of the species and main tain genetic diversity,” he said. “If necessary, the genome banks could possibly be used to repopulate a species if extinc tion occurs.” Some sources estimate that more than 2,000 mammal, rep tile and bird species will be ex tinct in less than 100 years if current trends continue. Many species’ current num bers are so low that reproduc tive technologies such as artifi cial insemination, in vitro fertil ization and embryo transfer are necessary to maintain the ge netic diversity essential for the species’ survival. If a species faces extinction, it could be possible to reproduce the species by implanting em bryos in a similar species. Dr. Douglas Slack, professor in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and mem ber of the project’s advisory team, said the number of species in danger is continually growing. “There are 14,577 plants and animals currently listed as en dangered or threatened, as of January 1995,” he said. “That number is growing and the list must be updated frequently. I hope Project Noah’s Ark will al ter the path toward extinction.” Texas A&M’s program is currently focusing on the preservation of mammals be cause scientists have had greater success using reproduc tive technologies on mammals. Project Noah’s Ark focuses on the 339 currently endangered and threatened mammal species, but Kraemer said this is just a necessity due to time constraints. “We must decide which species face the greatest threat and focus efforts on them first,” he said. “But we hope to work with institutions worldwide to eventually preserve reproduc tive and genetic material for all possible species.” Other institutions involved in similar projects within the Unit ed States include the National Zoo, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo, Sea World at San Antonio, Uouisiana State University Kansas State University and tbf | University of California at Davis Dr. Nova Silvy, a professort: wildlife and fisheries sciences said that although the preserve tion of species through scientfi techniques is important, tbs preservation of the species’ h tats is even more important. “Almost all endangerei species are endangered cause of the destructions degradation of their habitats,' he said. “In fact, the termec dangered species wouldbt more adequate if it was rs ferred to as ‘endangered habi tat.’” Slack agreed that habitat preservation is essential. “The single greatest threat: endangered and threatena species is the loss of their) tat,” Slack said. “Humans hav: posed the greatest threatti such species. Approximately it vertebrate animals have gor,f extinct since Kuropeans cameto North America.” Number of people exposed to pollutants decreased □ A&M statisticians de termined that ozone pollution in Harris County dropped 25 percent between 1 980 and 1993. By Brad Dressier The Battalion Texas A&M University statisti cians recently completed studies on the ozone and pollution sources in Harris County. The Department of Statistics was given raw data about ozone and other pollution, gathered from 11 Harris County sites from 1980 until 1993. The studies were sponsored by the Texas Natural Resources Con servation Commission, which also supplied the data. Data about population changes were taken from the 1980 and 1990 censuses. Dr. Joseph Newton, head of the Department of Statistics, said the ozone study focused on the risk to people, not just how much ozone was present. “The study looked at surface ozone and how it related to respi ratory problems, smog and other factors,” he said. “We were con cerned not only with the amount of ozone present, but how many people were being exposed to the ozone or ozone-related products.” Overall, the ozone study con cluded that the level of ozone in Harris County dropped about 25 percent from 1980 to 1993. Using population data, re searchers also plotted a popula tion density graph. Jeff Maca, a graduate student working toward his Ph.D. in sta tistics, organized data for a densi ty graph to show changes in the population from 1980 to 1990. “The data showed a definite population shift away from the center of Houston,” Maca said. “This was due, in part, to the many suburbs in the outer areas that surfaced during that period.” Because of the population movement and the decrease in ozone, 25 percent fewer children were exposed to the ozone and re lated products from 1980 to 1993, the study concluded. The second study examined the sources of the pollution. The study focused on the Gal leria and the Clinton Drive area, where the ship channel is located. High industrial areas and the ship channel area were determined to be major sources of the pollution. Dr. Clifford Spiegelman, pro fessor of statistics, coordinated the study to determine pollution sources. 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