Friday, September 16, 2011
Animal Evacuation
The people of Texas have had to suffer through major wildfires and the worst drought conditions they have seen in years. The drought has not only affected the people of Texas it has become a major crises for some fishes. Two species of fish, the small eye shiners and sharp nose which the state planned to but on the threatened or endangered list are suffer in such bad conditions they have had to be removed from their home waters. These fish require 100 miles of water for their mating area and due to the drought they did not even have this much area. These fish live only two years and they are found nowhere else but in Texas. Wildlife biologists are trying to save them but they are unsure if they will survive outside of their home but with the continued drought and no intervention they will not survive. According to MSN the last time there was a need for such a massive evacuation of a large animal population was in 2000, so this is not something that occurs very often. Wildlife biologists believe that if the drought doesn’t end soon there will have to be more animal evacuations. This show of such a massive climate change should be another indicator of the changes that we are causing. With the more and more pollution that we continue to put in the air the more things are going to change. How many animals will die before we do something?
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