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Created with Fabric.js 1.4.5 WETLAND ANIMALS Protecting these species also contributes to a thriving, healthy planet for peoples health and well-beingfrom forests that slow climatechange and filter water to oceans that provide more than one-sixth of the worlds food. Animals and wetlands reply on one anotherto survive Other How to protect the animals and rainforest - Volunteer to help restore wetlands- Raise awareness of the situation of the animals in the wetlands - Advocate for more funding for wetland protection Endangered Species in Wetlands Importance of animals in wetlands Without the migration, some bird species may become extinct and affect ecosystems Disruption of Water Cycles Birds and migration Species survival Fish rely on wetlands for breeding, feeding and shelter. Many species of fish rely on wetlandsto breed and nurture their young before returning to the open ocean or inland rivers. Animal Species Breeding There are at least nine species of mammal that rely on wetlands. Most species are dependent on wetlands for all or much of their life cycle. Inbalance in trophic levels &increased fighting for living area.-> Extinction How wetlands harbor animals SOURCES: -http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/unbweb/human.pdf-http://water.epa.gov/type/wetlands/vital_status.cfm-http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/la-wetlands/-http://www.worldwildlife.org/species-http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/wetlands/wetlandplantsAnimals.htm The Cycle Importance of protecting these species Louisiana's barrier islands are eroding at a rate of up to 20 meters per year; so fast that, USGS estimates, several will disappear by the end of the century. Leading animals to move or die. Some scientists estimatethat human activity is responsible for the extinction of 100plants and animals each daythats almostfour species extinctions per hour. Sea TurtlesDolphinsSalmonTigersGorillas How the world will be affected With these species extinct with the destruction of wetlands, whole ecosystems will be gone causing a horrible ripple effect.
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