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... ”(Ehrenfeld 97) Human intervention can also lead to the destruction of a species as presented in Robert Sullivan’s The Meadowlands. ... The animal once abundant is now scarce, due directly to human intervention. ... The human species also has the ability to control population. ... Natural disasters, such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes do take a toll on human population. ... ”(56) The habitat ruined by human intervention made an impact on the bog turtle and in turn the species became rare. ... ” (96) This brings another important factor into the equation, human technology. The technology that human poses are something other species will never achieve, giving us an obvious advantage. ... Intelligence of the human species is one that will keep us the commanding species.
Despite the fact that human intervention has caused the decline of many species, other unexplainable events have occurred. ...
While human intervention does cause a loss in numbers and in some instances extinction of certain species, it is important to point out that human intervention can also lead to the preservation of a species. ... In this case, the human species is joining up with other species, cooperating, so we can both co-exist.
The human species does preserve certain species due to the species diminishing, but at what price? ... In the case of the bog turtle, human intervention and the preservation of the species does come at a cost, that is dollar cost. ... As Ehrenfeld, in The Turtle and the Dairy Cow, describes a situation where human intervention can save a species, Sullivan speaks of human intervention in The Meadowlands, which can cause a species to become extinct.
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Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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