.Tuesday, June 8, 2010 ' 11:44 PM Y
This world belongs to everyone and all goodness on it. Both articles are quite saddening that they pointed clearly how much endangerment that various species are facing, especially the marine habitats. Many had said the seas are never as clean as before, after subsequent oil spillage incidents and constant pollutions.
Ocean acidification has affected almost the entire marine population. As explained in an article that it is caused by excessive carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ocean. Unfortunately, such effects are mostly human-generated, by our excessive emission of CO2 on a daily basis. The water temperatures are also rising, making the sea environment less suitable for breeding and growth.
Secondly, global warming is depleting Antarctica rapidly. It causes the sea level to rise at an alarming rate, posing a great danger to most waterfront cities and towns. On top of that, it also reduces the availability for Antarctica’s species to breed and live. With that situation, many of them were under endangerment, or even close to extinction. The same problem also applies to the habitats in Arctic Circle, when glaciers become rivers and tundra become forests, the Arctic animals are losing foothold too.
Lastly, the constant pollutions also make these species become exposed to diseases and unnatural impairments. It totally makes them unsuitable for human consumptions. Perhaps, before they were caught by fishermen’s net, the entire population has shrunken and extinct.
Thus, in order to prevent such tragedies, there is urgency in implementing appropriate measures and regulations. There are short term and long term goals and expectations before we can actually improve these situations. The practical move will be controlled fishing, to allow them to breed and reproduce at a controllable rate. If possible, an artificial sea or a converted lake could be used to breed endangered species. However, the most important way would be reducing the pollutions that are happening every second to the oceans and all its habitats. I agreed fully to Simon Stuart, the Chairman of IUCN’s Species Survival Commission, that “Ordinary people are not powerless to stop these tragic losses.” In fact, it only takes one’s initiative to making the world better.
EDWARD
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