Conservation

  •  Conservation- Andrew Godier     Conservation is the care and protection of earths natural resources for later generations to use. Maintaining  diversity of species, ecosystems, and genes is a big focus for conservationists.  Conservation seeks to preserve nature from human activities like logging, hunting, and mining. These things destroy earth to where sometimes it can’t keep up. Human population growth has led to unsustainable rates of consumption and simply our earth is being destroyed to measures that are irreversible. The Earth is losing its biodiversity. The main factors surrounding a loss of biodiversity is habitat destruction, climate change, invasive species, and pollution. By the loss of biodiversity it’s causing for some animals are close to extinction. Scientists estimate that extinction rates are roughly a thousands times higher than fossil records. Conservation practices and policies range from the removal of invasive species, to setting aside land for endangered species. Yellowstone is an example of a conservation park. They are one of the biggest ones in the United States.



https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/conservation/

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  1. Carliss HowellFebruary 10, 2021 at 7:21 AM

    I really enjoyed reading your blog! I think that it is very important to talk about conservation and how it is damaging our earth. I think these areas are a positive thing in the sense that we are able to store resources for future generations especially because you mentioned that human population growth is increasing. I also think it is a very sad thing that biodiversity is being lost in the hands of destruction causing animals to become extinct due to climate change, loss of habitat, the list could honestly go on, however, I do think it is good that we have an opening of conversation about this topic and hopefully we can open up more parks such as Yellowstone!

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  2. Jordan McalesterFebruary 13, 2021 at 6:42 PM

    I enjoyed this post a lot because my blog was about conservative too. Biodiversity is something more people should be concerned about because the earth is losing it fast. This Is also important because as you said animals are losing there habitats too which is making them go extinct. Great blog!

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