Monday, November 5, 2018
Sophie Knox- Wildlife endangerment
Summary: The WWF recently released new, concerning information about wildlife populations around the world. The report shows the populations from 1970-2014, and shows that around 60% of vertebrae animals have been wiped out. In Central and South America, there was a total of 89% drop; otters and spider monkeys were the species most effected. In addition to all of this, freshwater habitats have been hit the worst with populations collapsing by over 83%; Indian crocodiles are on the verge of extinction. The world has lost about half of its shallow water corals in the past 30 years, and if this continues, 90% could disappear by the mid century. Also, 1/5 of the Amazon has been destroyed in only 50 years. The main cause of this is the over exploration of animals and agriculture and conservation ( only 1/5 of the world is free of the effects of humans),
Analysis: Clearly we need to make many changes in our lifestyle. Nature isn’t something just nice to have, it’s something we depend on. If we keep ignoring this issue, it will be too late and we won’t be able to reverse all the negative impacts we’ve left on the earth; many species may become extinct if we don’t help preserve them. Unfortunately, this information aslo came out when China stated they would allow the trade of tiger bone and rhino bone for “medical” reasons. We can somewhat compare this to the fur trade in America, but, this can also be connected to Japan since Japanese whalers killed over 333 whales (includeing 122 pregnant whales). (Most countries except Norway, Iceland, and Japan have banned whale hunting). We can also relate this situation to President Roosevelt because he spent his presidency by protecting wildlife by setting up national forests and bird reserves.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/living-plant-wwf-2018-1.4882819
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I think this is a very important and necessary article to read knowing that we depend on fresh and clean air every day in order for everybody to survive. It is sad to hear that more species are becoming extinct every single day. We definitely need to makes some changes in our lifestyle. Thank you Sophie! -Paige McManaman
ReplyDeletethis is so sad but important for us to learn about because that is the first step at creating action and getting other people informed.
ReplyDeleteThe statistics make your draw drop. We can do better and be must do better. Preserving every living creature on earth as well as protecting mother earth as a whole is our duty as human beings who happen to be living at a time where we can flip the norm.
ReplyDeleteFiona Graybill