What Happens When Nature

Interacts?By: Hailey and Alexa

Nature

Negative Interactions

Humans are cutting down forests which are habitats for animals.

This harms the foxes

Now the foxes don’t have as many forests to live in.

This fox is in the city streets since

there are no forests.

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“Cities and suburbs are spreading into the countryside, swallowing up the red fox’s habitat. But instead of moving,

these clever wild animals learn to thrive near people.”

African Wild dogs are also being negatively impacted.Careless humans are hunting the dogs for their fur, also people are taking over their habitat.

African Wild Dogs in a pack.

Quote

“Lions and Hyenas eat them, but most of all, African wild

dogs are threatened by people. Humans hunt them, and

ranchers and farmers poison them. Humans are also

destroying the wild, natural habitat they need to survive.”

But… Sometimes nature can interact positively.

Humans can be positive and help the animals.

This is good for the Giant Panda

Here are protected

cubs.

Humans protect the panda cubs because they are endangered.

Humans are trying their best to improve the panda population because of the earthquake.

Humans are also trying to help the Blue Iguana.

The Blue Iguana’s

population dropped to

fewer than 25.

Wangari Maathai

.

Wangari inspired

people to grow trees.

Wangari restored the forests in Kenya by inspiring millions of other people to plant trees.

Wangari wanted to spread the message that trees have many benefits and are a sign of peace.

• Nature can have positive and

negative interactions.

• Nature is almost always not in

balance.

Lesson learned

• Amazing Animals ~ African Wild Dogs

• Amazing Animals ~ Fox Next Door

• Wangari Maathai: My Hero• What’s Wild About African Wild

Dogs• Amazing Animals ~ Panda

Shake Up• Mystery of the Disappearing

Frogs

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