Taiga+Conservation

Mackenzie R.

Conservation

There are many problems in the taiga biome but here are only a few. Acid rain has really impacted the forest in Taiga. The rain comes from bad chemicals in the air, which makes the rain acidic. The rain then kills the plants and in some cases, the fish. In order to stop this killing rain, humans could conserve energy by turning electrical devices such as TVs, video games and lights when they are not being used. You could also encourage your parents to buy things that use less energy. Also, encourage your parents to carpool. Cars and especially trucks produce a lot nitrogen dioxide that can cause acid rain. During the summer, you should use less air conditioning. If we cut down on the use of energy, there will be less acid rain to go around!

There are many endangered animals in the taiga biome. An important one is the beaver. Without beavers, taiga’s many trees wouldn’t be there. Beavers built dams on out of trees, which flooded the marshes, rapids and cleared areas. Aspen and birch trees flourished. Unfortunately, in the 1600’s, beaver pelts prices rocketed and that was the start of endangered beavers. Wood bison also became endangered because of the European hunters. The hunters wanted their fur and sometimes meat. The Siberian tiger is also on the verge of extinction because of pollution in their forest. All of these problems can be solved by more State of National parks that keep the animals safe. Another way would be to put more hunting restriction on taiga animals.



There are both positive and negative human impacts on the boreal forest or taiga. Deforestation and its impact can be harsh on the environment. the Siberia forest is one example of this. One-fifth of the world's total forested land is the Siberia forest. And when the soviet reunion collapsed Russia’s government invested in logging. The forest removes carbon gases from the atmosphere and replaces them with oxygen,as the forest disappears people are becoming more concerned about the greenhouse effect. The greenhouse effect is caused by holes in the ozone, which causes heat to get trapped and the earth to become warmer. So if the forest were to be cut down it could possibly speed up global warming.

Humans can not only damage the environment but they can improve it. One way of improving the environment is by fixing things that have been destroyed, such as forests that have already been harvested, like parts of the Siberia forest. Planting saplings is the best way to replant already harvested areas. If people continue to replant the forest this could reduce the greenhouse effect.

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