Human Impact
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A large threat to the boreal or taiga biome has become acid rain due to fossil fuel burning and mixing with nitrogen oxide, that mixes with water vapor in the clouds. Then the toxic mix rains down on to vegetation, causing depletion and a threat to not only plants but animals as well. In the long term, this acid rain can whipe out some areas of the taiga that are so important to survival of some species.
Another threat that humans pose on the boreal forest is clear cutting.. Humans continuously cut trees, not allowing them to regrow in time, causing soil erosion and large water buildup because there is no plants to soak up the excessive amounts of water.
Larger threats in the near future will include oil and gas exploration, road building, mining, human triggered forest fires and climate changes. In addition, animals are being hunted and killed for their fur, causing a great decrease in their population.
Another threat that humans pose on the boreal forest is clear cutting.. Humans continuously cut trees, not allowing them to regrow in time, causing soil erosion and large water buildup because there is no plants to soak up the excessive amounts of water.
Larger threats in the near future will include oil and gas exploration, road building, mining, human triggered forest fires and climate changes. In addition, animals are being hunted and killed for their fur, causing a great decrease in their population.
Solutions
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The impact humans have on the environment is not only hurting the wildlife, but we are hurting ourselves as well. To save the Boreal forest, we must learn to makes some changes in our lifestyles. Decreasing the use of paper and wood products can save trees. Groups can form in protest for the rights animals have to be protected, especially those on the endangered list. We need to send a message to the world that factories and industries are destroying what has been untouched for hundreds of years. By practicing an eco-friendly lifestyle, we can help to save the planet we have single-handedly as a race destroyed.