Lake Huron is one of the Great Lakes and a major part of our fresh water system, which contains many wildlife and species. The lake however, is in a real danger, adversely effecting habitats, fish, wildlife, and human lives. Lake Huron has become a dumping ground for many companies, dumping waste that contains many pollutants. Bacteria levels have increased in the lake which can cause serious illness. These pollutants have reduced water quality, contaminated soils, and damaged the Lake’s ecosystems.
Contaminating these waters will not only harm the wildlife, but it will kill a source of food that is so dominant in Newfoundland, and also will harm hundreds of people’s jobs. Oil spills cause a lot of problems in our ocean and to our marine life. Everywhere you look people are trying to create a more sustainable ocean, and this is hard to do when there is so much pollution and threats to our environment all around us. We, as youth need to step up and try to make a change and help to make our province a better place. We can help thousands of animals survive by taking action against oil drilling in our
One of America’s most productive and environmentally sensitive ecosystems is facing collapse (America’s Wetland Foundation, 2009). Louisiana has sustained more wetland loss than all the other state in the continental United States combined due to a combination of natural and anthropogenic factors, including sea-level rise (Glick, 2013). Impacts of both humans and nature are devastating this diverse region and making a huge impact on biodiversity and also a way of life. The impact on these wetlands are far reaching. Wetlands perform many essential ecosystem services- carbon storage, flood control, maintenance of biodiversity, fish production and aquifer recharge, among others-services that have increasingly important global consequences (Keddy, 2009).
These scientists play a very important role in developing new ways to protect the seal population. In relation to this article Duke University faculty and the International Fund for Animal Welfare were major stake holders in publishing the study. The issue of the decline in harp seal population is global, economic and biological. The warming of the oceans’ waters is a problem that humans and wildlife are facing all over the world. It is also a problem that does not have many possible solutions, causing it to be the most detrimental to harp seals.
The loss of biodiversity around the world has become acknowledged as a growing issue globally. in 2006, the IUCN Red List contained 40,177 species, 16,119 of them threatened with extinction. Of the groups for which every species has been assesssed globally, 12% of all birds are classified as threatened, 23% of mamamls, 33% of amphibians, approximately 42% of turtles and tortoises, 25% of conifers, and 53% of cycads. Therefore it is important to conserve them in order to continue a diverse life on Earth, and this is the main aim by conservationists; to decrease the destructions and decline to those habitats. However, there is an argument to their conservation, they have a high economic value which may be seen as an issue to some people, mainly conservationists, as they may feel that by using those economics values different species provide us, it could lead to their extinctions.
Me and Mitch worked together to guess the overall density of each of the plants in the square. We classified betugland, salex, moss, pyrola and carex in are survey. Im not sure as to how the plot we did would be classified in the Canadian wetland system but the problems we encountered were being able to survey in deeper water as well as working around such uneven terrain. Any human activity in a wetland can be seriously harmful and even irreversible. The Fen we looked at behind Copperridge biggest fear would be man kind putting more houses or trails around it, because wetlands are fragile
However researchers are not completely sure what is polluting the lake but they say they need find out soon so the fish can be saved and the lake can be salvaged. Vast amounts of wilderness has been ripped up from the soil to make room for this large project to take place, this has affected the once natural Greenfield site and disrupted the biodiversity of the land. People living in the area say that is looks like ‘mother nature has been raped’. An economic effect includes the amount of money that has to be spent on infrastructure of the project and also the clean up process after the job has been done.
Firstly, the Everglades are an important ecosystem which reduces flooding and replenish aquifers but human actions are having a huge impact on the landscape. The rapid urban and agricultural development in the area has decreased the size of the wetlands dramatically which affects the organisms found there. This is especially important as it is home to several endangered species. Not only that, but invasive species that threaten existing wildlife by preying on or competing with them. According to Everglades.org, they’ve “contributed to nearly 70 percent of extinctions in the United States” and are the “primary cause of species endangerment.” The water itself is a major cause of decline to the area, firstly because of poor water management leading to water levels being too low or too high at the wrong times has caused a decline in many species.
The mountain pine beetle epidemic is causing environmental and social impacts to much of British Columbia. Our forests are very important and will no longer be able to maintain their role if changes are not made. The devastation has had a sweeping impact on B.C.’s ecological, and economical well-being. Additionally, recent studies are drawing attention to the carbon-emitting properties of the dead forests, which is a global concern. A popular misconception developed that the current provincial mountain pine beetle epidemic began in Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.
Tourism has caused habitat loss for those endemic animals of the environment, specifically the pygmy possum. The pygmy possum is endemic to this environment, coz of its extreme weather for breeding and hibernation. The construction of homes and resorts at Mount Kosciuszko has resulted in the loss of habitat for the pygmy possums. The loss of habitat has resulted in man-made homes for these animals. The location of this home for the pygmy possum was made difficult for breeding of these animals.