There are many strong trends that are continuing in the arena of wildlife protection in 2008 and these trends appear to be thrusting forward into 2009.A few species thought to be endangered are coming off the protected list such as the North American Grey Wolf and a specific species of Gorilla in Africa.In Africa 250,000 more Gorilla were discovered in a remote region where humans rarely go.In North America the Grey Wolf population has grown due to humanity putting them on the endangered list and making it illegal to hunt them.Now, hunting is resuming, but the Grey Wolves are extremely smart and hard to hunt, so hunters are hunting them by air.They are also using traps, which is upsetting animal protection groups, as they call this inhumane.In Oregon large sea mammals that are protected are being shot near the Dams on the Colorado River because they are eating too many salmon near the specially made ladders, which act as a choke point.So mankind is once again interfering in the eco-system and chain.Meanwhile, in Alaska, Global Warming Alarmists have successfully gotten the Polar Bears on the endangered list, which many in Alaska think is ridiculous, thus the fight goes on there.Incidentally, the Polar Bears are breeding with North American Black Bears now, which is making for another interesting argument.If the Polar Bears decrease in numbers is it because they are breeding with Black Bears or because of melted ice causing migration issues and challenges too great for that species.Today, one of the biggest challenges we face is that due to mankind's travels many foreign species are ending up where they shouldn't be.Sometimes they hitch a ride in Cargo Ship ballast tanks, other times they end up in rivers, streams and in the wild due to exotic pet owners who make the fatal error of releasing them into the wild where there are no natural predators and an abundant food supply.This is causing rapid population increases and often causes local species to become extinct, which causes holes in the food chain creating total havoc.The trends in 2008 with regards to wildlife protection shows there is much work to do, and it invites more study to address the ever increasing complexity of these challenges ahead.The Online Think Tank predicts these trends will continue.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
2008 Trends in Wildlife Protection
There are many strong trends that are continuing in the arena of wildlife protection in 2008 and these trends appear to be thrusting forward into 2009.A few species thought to be endangered are coming off the protected list such as the North American Grey Wolf and a specific species of Gorilla in Africa.In Africa 250,000 more Gorilla were discovered in a remote region where humans rarely go.In North America the Grey Wolf population has grown due to humanity putting them on the endangered list and making it illegal to hunt them.Now, hunting is resuming, but the Grey Wolves are extremely smart and hard to hunt, so hunters are hunting them by air.They are also using traps, which is upsetting animal protection groups, as they call this inhumane.In Oregon large sea mammals that are protected are being shot near the Dams on the Colorado River because they are eating too many salmon near the specially made ladders, which act as a choke point.So mankind is once again interfering in the eco-system and chain.Meanwhile, in Alaska, Global Warming Alarmists have successfully gotten the Polar Bears on the endangered list, which many in Alaska think is ridiculous, thus the fight goes on there.Incidentally, the Polar Bears are breeding with North American Black Bears now, which is making for another interesting argument.If the Polar Bears decrease in numbers is it because they are breeding with Black Bears or because of melted ice causing migration issues and challenges too great for that species.Today, one of the biggest challenges we face is that due to mankind's travels many foreign species are ending up where they shouldn't be.Sometimes they hitch a ride in Cargo Ship ballast tanks, other times they end up in rivers, streams and in the wild due to exotic pet owners who make the fatal error of releasing them into the wild where there are no natural predators and an abundant food supply.This is causing rapid population increases and often causes local species to become extinct, which causes holes in the food chain creating total havoc.The trends in 2008 with regards to wildlife protection shows there is much work to do, and it invites more study to address the ever increasing complexity of these challenges ahead.The Online Think Tank predicts these trends will continue.
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