Introduction
The purpose of this investigation is to help show how people could help save the Hooded Plovers from extinction. People tend to think that the beaches are just covered in sand. For many years now, people have been visiting beaches around South Australia; and which has out a negative impact on the flora and fauna. The Hooded Plovers are highly endangered. There are less then 800 Hooded Plover in South Australia, and only 7,000 in Australia. The main reason that the Hooded Plovers are under threat is because the birds nest in the sand and are very vulnerable due to vehicles, dogs and people. “Because beach-nesting birds have such poor breeding success, their numbers are declining and it won’t be long before they become extinct. They …show more content…
The primary sources will be used to gain information are interviews (see appendix 1) and a survey (see appendix 2). The interviews will be conducted with beach users. The secondary sources such as books, websites, articles and online PDF’s which will provide evidence. More secondary sources will be used as they are easier to find.
What is a Hooded Plover?
The hooded plover has many different names such as, Thinornis Rubicollis, Hooded Dotterel and their genus name used to be Charduis. The Hooded Plovers lives in the sand dunes along the beaches between South Australia and New South wales. Hooded Plovers are highly endangered, having less the 800 birds left in South Australia. The Hooded Plover are more common to show in Spring and summer. They are a medium- sized sandy brown bird. The male and females are very similar. Young Hooded Plovers look like the adults, but without a black head.
Along beaches where Hooded Plover nest, signs like this are found at the entrances to the beach. This sign is put out to prewarn people that Hooded Plovers live there and to be extra careful. This is an example of a Positive Human impact on the Hooded Plovers.
What kind of beach goers are there?
There are various beach users, such …show more content…
A topic was brought up about the council putting in more protective barriers along the beaches of South Australia, in when the beaches are highly used such as summer, making it easier for Hooded Plover to breed. All animals should be protected to the best they can, especially if they are endangered such as the hooded plovers. If barriers would be put in place they would be thin wire, making it easier for people to break it and hurt the animals. A respondent in my survey stated, “A protective barrier would be important because it would be highly unethical to ignore native species in need of protection from our own selfish recreation” All animals deserve a right to a natural habitat, and it isn’t fair that because some people want to have some ‘fun’ at the expense of these creatures, that they lose that right. The environment should be taken care of and maintained as it is without the influence of society damaging it. As stated above, some people go through the sand dunes but they do not go through the protected area. If a nest is noticed through the sand dunes, then a smaller protective netting will be places are the Hooded Plovers nest. Volunteering groups such as Sea Shepard are helping clean the sand dunes by removing any rubbish that people have left while walking through the sand dunes. They also eradicate plants that aren’t wanted in the sand dunes by the council, they also plant some new plants.
The purpose of this investigation is to help show how people could help save the Hooded Plovers from extinction. People tend to think that the beaches are just covered in sand. For many years now, people have been visiting beaches around South Australia; and which has out a negative impact on the flora and fauna. The Hooded Plovers are highly endangered. There are less then 800 Hooded Plover in South Australia, and only 7,000 in Australia. The main reason that the Hooded Plovers are under threat is because the birds nest in the sand and are very vulnerable due to vehicles, dogs and people. “Because beach-nesting birds have such poor breeding success, their numbers are declining and it won’t be long before they become extinct. They …show more content…
The primary sources will be used to gain information are interviews (see appendix 1) and a survey (see appendix 2). The interviews will be conducted with beach users. The secondary sources such as books, websites, articles and online PDF’s which will provide evidence. More secondary sources will be used as they are easier to find.
What is a Hooded Plover?
The hooded plover has many different names such as, Thinornis Rubicollis, Hooded Dotterel and their genus name used to be Charduis. The Hooded Plovers lives in the sand dunes along the beaches between South Australia and New South wales. Hooded Plovers are highly endangered, having less the 800 birds left in South Australia. The Hooded Plover are more common to show in Spring and summer. They are a medium- sized sandy brown bird. The male and females are very similar. Young Hooded Plovers look like the adults, but without a black head.
Along beaches where Hooded Plover nest, signs like this are found at the entrances to the beach. This sign is put out to prewarn people that Hooded Plovers live there and to be extra careful. This is an example of a Positive Human impact on the Hooded Plovers.
What kind of beach goers are there?
There are various beach users, such …show more content…
A topic was brought up about the council putting in more protective barriers along the beaches of South Australia, in when the beaches are highly used such as summer, making it easier for Hooded Plover to breed. All animals should be protected to the best they can, especially if they are endangered such as the hooded plovers. If barriers would be put in place they would be thin wire, making it easier for people to break it and hurt the animals. A respondent in my survey stated, “A protective barrier would be important because it would be highly unethical to ignore native species in need of protection from our own selfish recreation” All animals deserve a right to a natural habitat, and it isn’t fair that because some people want to have some ‘fun’ at the expense of these creatures, that they lose that right. The environment should be taken care of and maintained as it is without the influence of society damaging it. As stated above, some people go through the sand dunes but they do not go through the protected area. If a nest is noticed through the sand dunes, then a smaller protective netting will be places are the Hooded Plovers nest. Volunteering groups such as Sea Shepard are helping clean the sand dunes by removing any rubbish that people have left while walking through the sand dunes. They also eradicate plants that aren’t wanted in the sand dunes by the council, they also plant some new plants.