Hello readers! Today in science we’re learning about conservation efforts.
Why is it important to protect our planet? This is the only planet that we know of that can house us as of now. Any other planets in our solar system and beyond are either inhabitable or too far away.
Why protect the ecosystems? We need ecosystems to support life, without them most organisms will die.
Why protect our waterways like streams and rivers? Water is essential for life, we need it to drink. If it’s too polluted to drink from, we’ll die of dehydration.
What’s so important about them? All of these things are essential for life, without them we can’t survive.
What can we do to help? There are many things we can do but we will look at three ways.
- Habitat restoration – Restore the habitat back to what the species originally had.
- Legal protection – Getting government and international support the species
- Recyle, reuse, refuse – Reduce the amount of waste in waterways and in landfills.
Habitat restoration.
Our planet’s diodiveresty is facing serious challenges, including a rapid massive loss in wildlife. It is up to us to reverse the damage and rebuild ecosystem to their former health, functionally and diversity. This repair process is known as habitat restoration.
Now we had to do a task where we read an habitat restoration website and answer questions on it. I chose an article on Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau which is a wetlands that’s being restored.
Q: How are they restoring the habitat?
A: They are weeding, planting new plants and setting traps to catch pests in the area.
Q: What kind of habitat is it?
A: It is a wetlands.
Q: Where is this happening?
A: It’s south of Dunedin, between lake Waihola and Waipori.
That’s all