Jeff Wells

Since humans are moving into the natural habitats plant species are dwindling in numbers. Which alters the habitats for which birds relied on for a camouflaged and protected home? Migratory birds are also moving to other areas due to the land pollution. Human waste, cigarette butts, snack wrappers, and beverage containers are all contributing to the growing land pollution.

In this situation, not only did one species’ population decline, but a study showed that almost one third of the current species of birds are endangered. There reason for declining has more to do with the changing environment around them rather than the changing humans around them. Granted, the environment is changing substantially due to humans, so they are technically similar in the sense that in both problems, humans contribute to the downfall of species. There was also some good news in the article, stating that certain other species did rise in population, similar to how the wolves’ population has gotten bigger up until

(2a) The numbers of 20 common North American bird species have dropped by 68 percent on average since 1967, due to variety of factors. (2b-Suppressed)

Many of America’s most important species, including the Bald Eagle and Amur Leopard, are in danger of becoming extinct. The amount of extinctions have exceedingly increased during the late 1900s and early 2000s. Humanity has taken most of the blame for some of the species to become threatened, endangered, or extinct. On the other hand, more species develop when others die. Even though the extra space is filled with new wildlife, it’s tragic to lose a small scale but important species. Once a species dies out, it’s gone forever with no point of return. Human activities, including hunting and fishing, are critical factors considered for the explanation of the exotic animal population decline. Progression could be the biggest factor to the endangerment and extinction of different species. Construction and manufacture destroys their habitats, which causes the species to migrate to another habitat. The safety and preservation of endangered and threatened species improved when legislature and the world took a stand to protect their beloved animals.

1. Surface mining of coal causes direct and indirect damage to wildlife. The impact on wildlife stems primarily from disturbing, removing and redistributing the land surface. Some impacts are short-term, and confined to the mine site; others

The increase in global warming is a huge factor that decreases biodiversity by destroying habitats of certain organisms.

What are some of the impacts that global warming would have on wildlife in your state? Give at least two examples.

A: The animal population is going down due to human activity, mainly habitat destruction and overexploitation of wildlife. We as humans destroy the many habitats of animals for our agricultural needs, and we also just really like to eat animals.

Humans are changing the animal's population by destroying habitats, destroying food resource, polluting the water resources, and pulling animals out of their homes. For an example, in the early 1800s there were 2 billion pigeons in the U.S. Some were killed for fun,or for food and the last one died in a zoo in 1914.

(6). The National Audubon Society found that the number of various kinds of the birds decreased.1

These species are being threatened by the amount of pollution that we put in our oceans. Our oceans cover about 71% of the Earth, and was once home to up to 80% of all life on our planet, but now it is estimated that only 15% live in our oceans. Once upon a time, it used to be a clean home to these many species, but as time has gone on it is no longer clean. According to the World Economic Forum, the amount of trash used to fill a garbage truck is dumped into our oceans every minute, which over the course is 8 million tons of trash. That isn’t the only way that we are polluting the oceans, but we also spill 1.3 million gallons of oil into the ocean every year as well. Animals can get caught in the trash, which can cause them to suffocate. Sometimes if they were to get caught when young, it can cause growth defects because they’ll grow around the piece of trash. Other animals mistake the trash for food and ingest it, which can cause major digestive problems, eventually killing them. Oil in our oceans changes the everyday life for many species in the ocean, because it alters their ability to perform the basic needed functions for their survival, making them more susceptible to the threats of nature, as well as to the animals who hunt them. Ducks and birds who get oil in their feathers become unable to fly and lose their ability to regulate

Coal causes local and state water supplies to become contaminated with acid. This is bad for all the fish. The fish in that water die due to the acid corroding their insides. Also the wildlife that drink that water may not survive. The gases coal gives off are highly polluted and not only that but, sulfur is included with coal and when that sulfur mixes with oxygen it creates sulfur dioxide which destroys the atmosphere and is one of the biggest causes of pollution. Coal also ruins ground and surface water causing permanent damage to local ecosystems that use that water

First supporting idea: The nature is heavily affected by global warming causing increased sea levels, air pollution, and breakdown of the ozone layer.

Burning Coal: Although coal is really burned by people to create new energy, it may also mess up the atmosphere that surrounds it and therefore only adds onto global warming; this could easily kill species, causing them to become extinct.

It's thought provoking to see how the birds will affect the environment and if they help or harm the local fauna. I'd like to see if the birds are could cause a native speicies to go extinct or if they will become intergrated into