Wasting Away Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is slowly eating away at much of the population of white-tail deer, moose, and elk in North America. CWD deteriorates the brain of an animal. It is infecting many of the deer in the Midwest and spreading all over the nation with a rapid pace. This horrific disease has been found as far north as Wisconsin and all the way down to New Mexico. There are many things that cause CWD, and it needs to be stopped before our white-tail deer population is considerably damaged.
Some of the many traits of this area include inland rivers and lakes; Douglas fir, hemlock, spruce, cedar, and fir forests; many islands; mountains near the coast; deep fjords; and, a variety of beaches that are wide and narrow. The mountains near the coast are positioned in a way that block off most cold air coming from the interior. Rain forests of all types are used by the native peoples as sources of firewood and building materials, materials for rigging, clothing and bedding, canoes, and many tools. The forest's perimeters are inhabited by many species of animals such as deer, cougars, moose, bear, mountain goats and sheep; other animals include fox, coyotes, and beaver. While the forests are full of animal life, the sea and ocean along the coastline is heavily abundant of all types of water species that include whale, seal, sea lion, sea otter, many species of fish; these are all considered to be a subsistence for food production and trade.
These areas may be drier than wetland areas, but life is still abundant. As you get higher in elevation, you begin to leave the montane areas and enter the subalpine ecosystem. The bent and twisted spruce and fir trees say that the top of the mountain has very hard winters and summers. There are a lot of animals in the Rocky Mountain National Park. There are elk, mule deer, moose, bighorn sheep, coyotes, black bears, cougars and hundreds of smaller animals that live in the park.
Their natural habitats are old-growth forests and these can be found in places that range from northern California, all the way to British Columbia, Canada. There are only around 2360 Northern Spotted Owls left in the wild. The owls do not migrate or move from their territories unless there is a disturbance in their habitat. An example of a disturbance would be if a lumber company wanted to tear down the forests for the wood.The owls would be forced to leave because those trees are not only home to the owls, but they are also home to the owl’s food source. The Northern Spotted Owls are very territorial.
Social life is at its most high in the winter and this is when healing rituals, as well as, other ceremonies occur. Summer months, is when the Nestilik Inuit breaks into much smaller groups. (Sect 3.4) .These groups are more advantageous in other types of hunting, such as, following the migrating salmon, water fowl, and caribou (Bakikci, 1968, p. 80) Compared to society today this kind of kinship does not impact these same behaviors, because living in this society we rely
The effects of pollution on the Great Lakes Region: The Great Lakes are located on the north-eastern border between the United States and Canada. They include lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior. Together they form the largest fresh water collection on Earth (Wikipedia, 2010). The surrounding American and Canadian population of the Great Lakes basin is 36 million people and covers an area of 75,000 square kilometres (Tremblay & Gilman, 1995). As a result of the large number of inhabitants surrounding the lakes and the many industries that depend on the area, the environment is subject to several ecological hardships such as sewage disposal, agricultural/urban runoff, and industrial effluent (Beeton, 1965).
(Endangered Species List) The Polar Bears live in an Arctic ecosystem as they rely on sea ice for their habitats where they can live twenty to thirty years. However, although these excellent swimmers prefer ice islands, edges of floating ice and ice floes they can occasionally be found on land located in the Arctic Circle. (Glick. D 2006) The endangerment of the Polar Bear has a negative effect on biodiversity as it will make negative changes on the Arctic food web. The Polar Bear is at the top of the food web in the Arctic and relies heavily on seals as their main food source,
Also, since new species of plants have invaded the arctic some animals can’t adapt to them, like the Caribou which numbers have decreased. 4. If climate change continues then half of the arctic tundra could be gone replaced by trees and lush vegetation by 2050. This would cause most plant
Reem Abdelrahman Canadian History 10 Miss Joanna February 11, 2013 Why Canada Is Great Canada, oh Canada, our home and native land. If you ever come to Canada some of the most distinctive features of this land are: snow, Tim Horton’s, hockey, beautiful cities, our flag, excellent education, multiculturalism, and so much more. Canada is the second largest country in the world! (Next to Russia) Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories, 4 of those provinces have the 6 cities that have a population of over 1 million; Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. In 2011, Canada was recorded to have a population of 34.3 million, but Canada has the fourth lowest population density, (which the number of people living in a certain area) with only 3 people living per
A country with such extreme weather its hard to cope. But; Canadians are more than just extreme weather. Canadians are a quiescent people with magnificent, diverse land that shapes who we are. Canadians have many stereotypes that are false. Some examples include polar bears everywhere, snow all year round, everyone loves hockey and everyone drinks beer.