Impact on People
Wolf Poaching
Wolves are being killed and skinned, and their skin is sold for up to $800, which is rapidly decreasing their population. Traditional tribes like the Inuit also kill them to eat their meat. The extinction of wolves would not have as bigger impact on people as on the environment, but would still have an impact on the way we live.
In the regions wolves live, if they died out, a lot of vegetation humans eat would diminish rapidly (see Impact on Environment), not to mention the animals who consume them. A lot of our domestic farm animals would die too, as we would not be able to supply enough food for them, which leads us back to not having enough meat in our diets. Also, as a much less problematic penalty we would not get to study them and the fact that they are the predecessors of all canines, any scientific study would undoubtedly have some interesting and informative results.
So we have to STOP POACHING NOW!
Wolves are being killed and skinned, and their skin is sold for up to $800, which is rapidly decreasing their population. Traditional tribes like the Inuit also kill them to eat their meat. The extinction of wolves would not have as bigger impact on people as on the environment, but would still have an impact on the way we live.
In the regions wolves live, if they died out, a lot of vegetation humans eat would diminish rapidly (see Impact on Environment), not to mention the animals who consume them. A lot of our domestic farm animals would die too, as we would not be able to supply enough food for them, which leads us back to not having enough meat in our diets. Also, as a much less problematic penalty we would not get to study them and the fact that they are the predecessors of all canines, any scientific study would undoubtedly have some interesting and informative results.
So we have to STOP POACHING NOW!
"If a man aspires towards a righteous life, his first act of abstinence is from injury to animals." - Albert Einstein
Dingo poaching
Dingo poaching is becoming a real problem, as they pose a big part in the Australian ecosystem. Ad explained in Impact on environment, if dingoes died out a lot of small mammals would breed at a considerably fast rate, therefore eating all the plants whose roots secure the soil around them. If these plants disappeared, the soil would loosen and erosion would take place, and the earth would cave in around the area of the plant, creating gaping holes. In city and suburban areas, erosion can be highly inconvenient, not to mention dangerous. On a much lesser note, we would also lose one of Australia's most famous animals.
Dingo poaching is becoming a real problem, as they pose a big part in the Australian ecosystem. Ad explained in Impact on environment, if dingoes died out a lot of small mammals would breed at a considerably fast rate, therefore eating all the plants whose roots secure the soil around them. If these plants disappeared, the soil would loosen and erosion would take place, and the earth would cave in around the area of the plant, creating gaping holes. In city and suburban areas, erosion can be highly inconvenient, not to mention dangerous. On a much lesser note, we would also lose one of Australia's most famous animals.