This area is one of the densest concentrations of sea birds anywhere in the whole world. Even a small amount of oil can cause death in many of these animals because they can die from ingesting the toxic material, and lose their insulation when they are contaminated with oil. In 2004, two mechanical failures led to the loss
The poisons will kill fish and the reef in which the fish live because there is no precise way to deliver it. The fishermen will dump the poison on the water in a likely spot and catch what floats up. The problem with poison is that it does not choose what it kills, so it kills reefs and poisons the area for new generations, then the fishermen go on to another area to repeat the destruction. [ (Coral Reef Destruction and Coversation) ] 2. Red is the endangered areas In image 2, the most endangered reefs are in areas that are considered “Third World”, where populations have limited access to education.
The extinction of animals will cause more of what they eat this can affect humans by more humans being bite by mosquitoes. The mosquitoes population will increase and anything else that they eat. The recovery and preservation of these animals is complicated because many people do not care about these animals and what it does to them when we destroy their homes, places that they feel safe at.
Because people don't dispose of the plastic bags properly they get into water ways which eventually affect the see life as well as all other animals and living organisms including plants. Chemicals are released in the air causing harm to everyone and everything. The plastic ends up around animals or plants causing suffocation and stress to the living, which results to death. Plastic bags have become such a huge problem because of the large amount of plastic bags on earth. If you were in charge, what plan might you propose to reduce or eliminate their use?
(Anderson) When penguins venture out to find food for them and their family, they become covered in algae, which they later ingest when they clean their feathers. When ingesting the algae it can cause fatal symptoms, such as ulcers, and kidney failure. These poor creatures can’t seem to be able to escape the harmful occurrences that are putting their population in
Reducing ground water levels will have consequences on the wider ecosystem and it will affect wetlands. Drilling in the Gulf of Mexico could damage the sea bed and even destroy ecosystems not even discovered yet. Also conflict over who will get the oil in the Arctic will be in dispute and will most likely be economically costly and large social conflicts with tribesmen there and
When we refine or even dig up oil sands we produce harmful chemicals. Since Alberta oil sands are located near major rivers some of those chemicals end up in the rivers. The most famous case is with the Athabasca River, where the water is contaminated by many harmful chemicals. The Athabasca water ecosystem is slowly being poisoned and so are the people that use the water for their water supply. The oil sands maybe a large part of our social and economic structure, but they are slowly ruining our environment.
Some immediate impacts consist of oil coated bird feathers causing birds to lose their buoyancy and the ability to regulate body temperature. Mammals could have ingested oil which causes ulcers and internal bleeding. Sea turtles were covered in oil and dead and dying deep sea corals were discovered seven miles from the Deepwater Horizon well. Amore long term but serious effect is that the BP oil spill hit at the peak of breeding season for many species
Africa and Florida’s environment both have issues and damages. The damages of the environment affect the animals that live in the area. Florida is known for its pollution in certain areas and this is what hurts the animals, from ranches and farms polluting the watered area where animals live they die off because of what is thrown in the water. In 1990, Florida Legislature banned drilling. This drilling happened on the coast-line with this happening most drilling comes with oil and with oil in the way of an animal they’ll get covered in it and soon die.
When you think of oil rigs, do you think of animals slowly dying under a film of oil? Most people don't but with the different spills occurring in the past twenty years they should. Though there are many years of oil left under the ocean floor, it is not worth all the damage done in the process to obtain it. Drilling off shore jeopardizes our ocean's ecosystem's well being; thus, permanently damaging the fisherman's market and increasing the unemployment rate for the lower class. It would take tens of billions of dollars plus multiple years to drill an amount of oil that would make America no longer dependent on foreign oil.