Taiga+Conservation

Created by: Kelsey L. and Sophia V.
What is the human impact in the Taiga, both positive and negative?

Well, one way humans negatively impact the Taiga is deforestation. Humans are taking advantage of the 50% of the taiga in Canada that the government said is aloud to be harvested, or cut down, by humans. Only 8% of the taiga in Canada is protected and is not aloud to be harvested by humans. There are several reasons that people are causing deforestation, but the main reason is people want to use the trees for paper, and lumber. One way we can help is by recycling your left over paper and wood to cut down on the cutting down of trees. We can also use non-timber forest products. Humans positively impact the taiga by: Humans have also helped the Taiga biome. they have replanted the trees that they have cut down. There are sevral reasons that people have begun to replant the trees. One reson is that the taiga trees are becomeing lower and lower. Another reeason that the taiga forests have come to our attention is that there has been a lot of forest fires.

What are some problems in the taiga that need to be addressed by humans?

One of the concerns humans have for the Taiga is that we are causing animals to become endangered. One of these animals is the Siberian crane. This animal is close to extinction because of our polluting. The pollution destroys the taiga marshes which are the cranes only nesting ground. Also, careless hunters are shooting the cranes. 98% of the crane population is in China. The hunters need to be more careful about what they are killing. What is also affecting the cranes is the Three Gordges Dam.

Another problem in the taiga that needs to be addressed by humans is acid rain. Acid Rain is when poeple burn fossil fuels such as oil and coal. Then the burnt chemicals rise into the atmosphere and mix with the moisture in the air. After that, the rain falls and weakens the trees and the chemicals get into the soil so it harms almost all of the plants in taiga. Once the acid rain falls and makes the trees very weak, it makes it easier for diseases and insects to attack and kill the trees. The weakened trees may also be injured by being exposed to cold weather. One way humans can help stop acid rain is by trying not to burn so much coal and oil so it doesn't form acid rain. It is important because if we don't stop doing this than the taiga could become extinct and a lot of the worlds trees will have died.

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