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Conserv<strong>at</strong>ion ~ Activity 2<br />
Conserving the environment today is a major<br />
concern as people come to realise how much<br />
damage they have caused in the past.<br />
Some damage is beyond repair, other damage<br />
may need hundreds of years before the<br />
environment returns to its n<strong>at</strong>ural st<strong>at</strong>e.<br />
Choose one of the four main destructive influences on our environment. Use books,<br />
encyclopaedias, newspapers and the Internet to research the topic further.<br />
Logging<br />
Clearing of large areas of old growth forests, cutting the timber and transporting it. Logging<br />
destroys the n<strong>at</strong>ural habit<strong>at</strong>s of many animals.<br />
Farming<br />
Damage to the Environment<br />
Clearing of huge areas of land of all trees to grow crops or to keep stock. This can make the<br />
land useless for n<strong>at</strong>ive plants or animals and humans.<br />
Introduced Species<br />
Non-n<strong>at</strong>ive plants and animals are introduced to a country accidentally or to control<br />
another species. Considerable damage to n<strong>at</strong>ive wildlife can occur from introduced species.<br />
Waste Disposal<br />
Humans dispose of many wastes directly into the environment, damaging plants and<br />
animals in the process.<br />
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