Post by Tyrannax on Feb 16, 2009 22:29:04 GMT
"The turn of the new millennium has brought forth new technological advances and breakthroughs. However, it has also held many problematic issues which put the life of every organism on earth in jeopardy. These issues began at the beginning of the industrial revolution, when man began polluting the earth and ruling over it carelessly. One of the major problems is poaching and over fishing. Unlike indirect harm to animals, like deforestation, poaching is directly killing and endangering species. When we overly hunt a species, we endanger it; eventually this will lead to our own endangerment.
Man has always hunted animals for food. This is fine, and perfectly natural. However, when man developed stronger and less physically tiring weapons like the gun, animals were starting to be hunted more often. An example of this is the near extinction of the American Bison, which long ago was over hunted due to resources such as food, and its hide. Even today, animals like the African Elephant and White Sharks (Commonly called Great Whites) are on the brink of extinction. Sharks and Crocodilians have been around longer than any famous prehistoric animal group, such as the Dinosaurs. Today however, we have forced some of the species of these groups into the endangerment list. The endangerment list is a list that states every animal with a low population. This list was compiled many years ago when man finally realized the harm he was causing to a number of species. This list is very important because it lets us know what animals need to protected (Either by captivity or law enforced restrictions). Today, although animals are still over fished and poached, those of us who care are making a massive difference. Some animals have actually been removed from the endangerment list due to recovered numbers in population. The threat of extinction doesn’t only of course affect the species, but also the species on the food chain that require that targeted species to live. An example of this, unlikely as it is, is if small rodents were to die out. This would directly affect snakes which rely on rodents as food. Not only would the lack of rodents affect birds as well, but also the lack of snakes. Eventually this will catch up to mankind. In all honesty, the only way to ensure our survival as a primal species is to care for and maintain our wildlife.
Basically, when we over hunt and fish animals of our natural ecosystems, we destroy important links in the food chain, which in turn affects the entire food web. It is our job as the dominant species of our planet to provide aid for other living organisms. Very recent movements and laws have helped better our hunting/over hunting ratio, and in the future we may learn to control every living organism, ridding of the need for the endangerment list."
I thought you guys might find this interesting.
Man has always hunted animals for food. This is fine, and perfectly natural. However, when man developed stronger and less physically tiring weapons like the gun, animals were starting to be hunted more often. An example of this is the near extinction of the American Bison, which long ago was over hunted due to resources such as food, and its hide. Even today, animals like the African Elephant and White Sharks (Commonly called Great Whites) are on the brink of extinction. Sharks and Crocodilians have been around longer than any famous prehistoric animal group, such as the Dinosaurs. Today however, we have forced some of the species of these groups into the endangerment list. The endangerment list is a list that states every animal with a low population. This list was compiled many years ago when man finally realized the harm he was causing to a number of species. This list is very important because it lets us know what animals need to protected (Either by captivity or law enforced restrictions). Today, although animals are still over fished and poached, those of us who care are making a massive difference. Some animals have actually been removed from the endangerment list due to recovered numbers in population. The threat of extinction doesn’t only of course affect the species, but also the species on the food chain that require that targeted species to live. An example of this, unlikely as it is, is if small rodents were to die out. This would directly affect snakes which rely on rodents as food. Not only would the lack of rodents affect birds as well, but also the lack of snakes. Eventually this will catch up to mankind. In all honesty, the only way to ensure our survival as a primal species is to care for and maintain our wildlife.
Basically, when we over hunt and fish animals of our natural ecosystems, we destroy important links in the food chain, which in turn affects the entire food web. It is our job as the dominant species of our planet to provide aid for other living organisms. Very recent movements and laws have helped better our hunting/over hunting ratio, and in the future we may learn to control every living organism, ridding of the need for the endangerment list."
I thought you guys might find this interesting.
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