This article is basically about how because of climate change, birds are facing extinction in North America. Climate change disrupts the places for birds to survive and thrive. There has been a change in the growth of plants, and this leads to the change in insects and animals as a whole. This turns into the fact that birds could not have enough places and food to eat for each and every bird in the world. Because of the extreme changes in weather, this could eventually kill all of the nests and flocks. For example, the gray owl thrive for part of their life in the winter time because they can see better for hunting in the cold weathers. With all of this warm weather and less winter seasons, owls will not have anywhere to go and live. Another issue with this is all of the carbon emissions that are in the air, when birds fly it is hard for them to fly with all of the carbon emissions. This relates to the class because we have touched on climate change and how it can impact a lot of different species. We have also touched on extinction and how because of this reason, these species could go extinct. This is an issue that is big in the idea of ecology because everyday there could be a different reason why a specific species could potentially go extinct. I truly believe that climate change is a big issue in today's world and there are a lot of things I would do change our environment and the world as a whole. Not just birds but a lot of species are at risk of getting extinct and I truly believe that no one wants to see any animal just die off. Some people do not believe in climate change and believe that the reason for the climate change issues are due because of other issues. A few things that I would do to try and stop the risk of birds becoming extinct are trying to lower the temperature because some species of birds can not survive in this rising warm temperatures. I would also try to stop the carbon emissions from factories, transportation, etc. This is true because birds have a hard time flying in the air when the carbon emissions are in the air. Some different things need to change in order for birds to not go extinct in the near future.
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I agree in that no one wants to see any species die off because of human causes. What's sad is that many don't understand how we have a greater responsibility to our environment and ensuring that we have minimal negative impacts on it.
ReplyDeleteClimate change effects so many different aspects of the environment. Birds are such an important part of the way this world works, and i wish there was a way to fix this issue
ReplyDeleteOwls are such unique animals and are vital to their environment that we can't afford to lose them for the future. As a society we have to do our best to keep species like these from extinction and invest in protection programs.
ReplyDeleteClimate change has numerous effects on our ecosystem. It was devastating to read that birds are at risk for extinction. Their needs to be a sense of urgency in combating the threat of climate change.
ReplyDeleteNorth America is hot bed of issues regarding abuses to animals. It really grinds my gears to know that birds are becoming endangered due to our human activities. the downright selfishness disgusts me.
ReplyDeleteAlthough many people do not believe climate change is as serious as it truly is, birds show us that if we continue to neglect our Earth, ominous times are ahead. A change now may take decades to have an impact, but with so many birds nearly extinct, action must be taken soon to save the birds.
ReplyDeleteThe effects of Climate Change are much greater than we think and this article proves the point
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