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Sunday, May 13, 2012
Endangered Species (continued)
All of the endangered species aren't all just land animals, there are many that live in the water. You may not think there would be any endangered animals in the water because we don't use anything from their habitat or live in their habitat. Some of the time they become endangered because we try to help their habitat. One animal that was affected by this was the June Sucker in Utah Lake in Northern Utah. Humans had brought a lot of Carp to Utah Lake to let it adapt, but over the years the Carp became very numerous and kept eating the June Suckers food and the June Suckers. Carp is now overpopulated while the June Sucker is very rare to find and their species is dying out. Carp make up about 90% of the fish in Utah Lake. Because of this there has been a law made to take out at least 30 million pounds of carp. Without the June Suckers and other rare species of fish, the Carp will become too populated and increase the turbidity of the water. It also destroys submerged vegetation that provides homes for other species of fish.
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ReplyDeleteOne time I saved a carp from a canal bank - the water had become too low and it was beached. If I had known that the carp would take over Utah Lake I probably wouldn't have saved it.
ReplyDeleteThere is so many endangered species in the world today and I'm glad that we can be aware of it. I hope that the June Sucker can stay in Utah lake! The carp seem to be causing problems and hopefully we can fix that.
ReplyDeleteSpecies foreign to local lakes and streams are a threat all over. Pythons from Southeast Asia are eliminating many species in Florida, zebra mussels are creating problems in the Great Lakes are two examples similar to the carp introduced into Utah Lake. It is difficult to track the origin of these invasions. I think we all need to be careful to not introduce these invaders in our local habitats.
ReplyDeleteYour right that we don't use their habitat in one way but we do throw all of our trash in rivers (or near beaches if you live by one) so we are still polluting the water and causing animals to die. Fish go to "take a bath" at coral reefs were there are little fish who eat the dirt off of bigger fish but now they aren't getting more clean they are getting less clean because of how polluted the water is. Scientists say that in fifty to sixty years all the coral reefs will be gone and fish will be dirty all the time.
ReplyDeleteJust last weekend my dad caught some carp while he was fishing; maybe we all need to go fish for carp! Nice research, Annie. I didn't know that the June Suckers were endangered. Being unaware of these things, though, is perhaps the biggest obstacle to correcting the problems, so thanks for helping to inform me about this.
ReplyDeleteWow! I didn't know that the Sucker Fish were endangered and so unpopulated!!!!!:D
ReplyDeleteGood to know!
ReplyDeleteGreat information in all three of your posts. I think water pollution is a huge issue that we often overlook. Being careful about how we dispose of liquids such as paints, oils, fuels, etc. can really make a difference to the water sources in our own areas. Thanks for the reminder to be aware.
ReplyDeleteThe situation for endangered species is very sad, but if we all do our part in not purchasing products that cause harm to those animals and keep the environments safe and clean hopefully we can help correct the problems and get the populations up for those species. Thanks for all the good information!