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Long Term Consequences In The Wilderness

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Overlooked and often forgotten, wilderness is surrounding the envionments humans live in. Wilderness does not have to be a untarnished and completely protected. Just as families have a place to call home, wilderness provides a home and a place of refuge for animals and plants and other non human living organizims. They make up the balance needed to sustance the wilderness. How humans and wilderness intact is what will cause florecment or produce neglect. Neglect will lead to long term negative consequences that would impact both humans and the wilderness. On the surface in most wilderness areas in may seem that life in the wilderness in well and with continues protection will go on. Although, an area of wilderness has been forgotten and is being abused. Thoughforgotten that wilderness needs a home just has much has humans. This envasion happens every summer up and down …show more content…

One gum wrapper may not significantly harm a habitat, but with the amount of visitors beaches have those gum wrappers pile up. It is not just wrappers. There are lost shovels, forgotten water bottles, left behind towels and shoes. And even if you had volenteers who truly understood the imporatnce of taking acre of this enviornment, it would be a battle that would be non stop. The problems do not stop here. Research has shown that sunscreen is having a negeative impact on the health of coral reefs. Trash is dumped and left on beaches daily. Oil spills and boat use disrupt fish and marine life. Erosion has become a big consern for the stability of beaches. Without people realizing the need to take resposibility and take a moment to leave no trace, the place called the perfect vacation spot will lose it 's significance and true purpose. solutions: limits to amount of houses on coast and how close they can be: every certain milage have beach that cannot be traspassed upon and is managed to protect the animal life and plant

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