Suppose that poaching reduces the population of an endangered animal by 8% per year. Further suppose that when the population of

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Suppose that poaching reduces the population of an endangered animal by 8% per year.
Further suppose that when the population of this animal falls below 30, its extinction is
inevitable (owing to the lack of reproductive options without severe in-breeding). If the current
population of the animal is 1500, when will it face extinction? Comment on the validity of this
exponential model.
It will take about 47 years for the animal to face extinction.
(Do not round until the final answer. Then round to the nearest whole number as needed.)
Comment on the validity of this exponential model.
The model is
because the initial population is
decaying, the number of years predicted by the model is
to face extinction due to the lack of reproductive options.
and at this rate of
for the population

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