Human Impacts on the Snowy Owl
The first reason to why snowy owls are drawing closer to extinction is due to global warming. Along with all the other causes of global warming, deforestation is one of the well know and common cause. Due to the amount of heat emitted by global warming, the snow in the Arctic tundra melts meaning that the snowy owls habitat is being destroyed and eventually they will die. Not only their habitat is being destroyed, but also their preys habitat meaning that they lose their source of food as well as their home. Another reason to why snowy owls are becoming extinct is due to over-hunting. Poachers hunt and kill owls as they find it easier to kill them and take their feathers, rather than catching them and trying to pull off their feathers. Poachers use the feathers to make clothes, coats, shoes and many other valuable items. Due to these reasons the snowy owl is becoming extinct. There are approximately 290,000 snowy owls in the world and they are greatly threatened in the United States. Snowy owls have protection from the Migratory Bird Species Act, but they have met their death through collisions with cars, power lines and hunters who illegally sell their eyes and feet to overseas markets.
The first reason to why snowy owls are drawing closer to extinction is due to global warming. Along with all the other causes of global warming, deforestation is one of the well know and common cause. Due to the amount of heat emitted by global warming, the snow in the Arctic tundra melts meaning that the snowy owls habitat is being destroyed and eventually they will die. Not only their habitat is being destroyed, but also their preys habitat meaning that they lose their source of food as well as their home. Another reason to why snowy owls are becoming extinct is due to over-hunting. Poachers hunt and kill owls as they find it easier to kill them and take their feathers, rather than catching them and trying to pull off their feathers. Poachers use the feathers to make clothes, coats, shoes and many other valuable items. Due to these reasons the snowy owl is becoming extinct. There are approximately 290,000 snowy owls in the world and they are greatly threatened in the United States. Snowy owls have protection from the Migratory Bird Species Act, but they have met their death through collisions with cars, power lines and hunters who illegally sell their eyes and feet to overseas markets.
Economic Importance for humans: Positives and negatives
Snowy owls play a vital role in controlling the lemmings population and other such as rodents. Yet, given their Arctic distribution, this has little economic effect on humans. Although snowy owls have been known to raid trap-lines set out by trappers and after sometime they learn how to follow these tramp-lines regularly costing trappers. Scientist know a few places where snowy owls breed regularly: Barrow, Alaska are the only ones in United states. Located between Chukchi Sea- thick with ice even in July- and the hummock and pond of the tundra. Barrow has a population of approximately 4,600 people. They serve as the municipal center for the States great oil-rich North slope Borough. A decade ago biologist Denver Holt, founder of Montana's Owl research institute, went there because of the "Mythic Lure" of big white birds. A lot of Barrow's summer field work has drawn it's attention between the tie of the owls reproduction and lemming number. Although Barrow is the home to owls and businesses have grown into the snowy owls habitat- such as the natural gas pumping station within the vision of restful chick.
Humans have impacted the Arctic in various ways that include hunting and fishing. Hunting for whales and seals drew people to the arctic ever since the 19th century and after a few decades wildlife population decreased. Fishing is currently the greatest commercial resource taking place in the Antarctic. There is no control over fishing in the arctic and people begin to over fish. Visitors and tourists in the arctic have negative environmental impact as more and more visit each time. The arctic has a number of natural resources including tourism, oil, gold, metals and diamonds. Much of the world relies on the Arctics resources, but the resources have become contaminated by wastes from other places.
Snowy owls play a vital role in controlling the lemmings population and other such as rodents. Yet, given their Arctic distribution, this has little economic effect on humans. Although snowy owls have been known to raid trap-lines set out by trappers and after sometime they learn how to follow these tramp-lines regularly costing trappers. Scientist know a few places where snowy owls breed regularly: Barrow, Alaska are the only ones in United states. Located between Chukchi Sea- thick with ice even in July- and the hummock and pond of the tundra. Barrow has a population of approximately 4,600 people. They serve as the municipal center for the States great oil-rich North slope Borough. A decade ago biologist Denver Holt, founder of Montana's Owl research institute, went there because of the "Mythic Lure" of big white birds. A lot of Barrow's summer field work has drawn it's attention between the tie of the owls reproduction and lemming number. Although Barrow is the home to owls and businesses have grown into the snowy owls habitat- such as the natural gas pumping station within the vision of restful chick.
Humans have impacted the Arctic in various ways that include hunting and fishing. Hunting for whales and seals drew people to the arctic ever since the 19th century and after a few decades wildlife population decreased. Fishing is currently the greatest commercial resource taking place in the Antarctic. There is no control over fishing in the arctic and people begin to over fish. Visitors and tourists in the arctic have negative environmental impact as more and more visit each time. The arctic has a number of natural resources including tourism, oil, gold, metals and diamonds. Much of the world relies on the Arctics resources, but the resources have become contaminated by wastes from other places.