According to an article on CNN , Marine life may be facing a mass extinction. Attributing factors to this are global warming, habitat loss and pollution. Included in this is the possible loss of the coral reef as well. The declining speed of loss is faster then was originally predicted. The article states that there are several attributes for the loss of the wildlife one of which was a coral bleaching that occurred in 1998 in which 16% of the worlds tropical reefs were lost. A similar loss is occurring in Japan but that is because of the power plants that were destroyed due to the earthquake.
I feel that there are many animals that are threatened or near to extinction and the world isn't really acting to do anything about it. There are smaller groups that ban together to try to save wildlife, and they do, but there are only so many animals that they alone can save. We need to come together and try to save as many animals as we possibly can.
this is really interesting because some of the reasons are the problems humans are causing. Humans do all these things to cause pollution and taking habitats away and they think its okay to keep doing it because its not first handedly harming them. Whats gonna happen the day where theres nothing left? Of course there are things no one can prevent like natural disasters and things of that sort but the things we can prevent should be worked on to atleast decrease the problems
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this, although it worries me to think what will be left of our planet in the next 50 years or so. Coral is a vital part of a tropical fish's environment, but so much of it has been destroyed due to humans. Coral takes many, many years to grow back and habitats suffer. World leaders need to do something to preserve our ocean and save ALL marine life, from dolphins and sea turtles to coral and other sea plants.
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