Invasive species are a bigger problem than they are viewed as. This is shown through Jennifer Klos’ article The Threat of Invasive Species. Invasive species are organisms that cause some kind of destruction to both the ecosystem and the economy, “harmful not because of what they are,but where they happen to be” (Klos.1). As stated before, it isn’t their faults. The main cause for invasive species are humans. Humans that are selfish and don’t think of the consequences of bringing a foreign species into a new land. However, not all species brought to a new place cause danger or harm to others.
In contrast to the species that destroy the new environment that they are in, some species actually help the environment, alot. In the article, Land …show more content…
Most people would see that Johnson C. Montgomery’s solution in The Island of Plenty is a perfect solution to our problem with invasive species. The answer to that: it does not guarantee anything. Limiting the human population will not stop the future of selfish humans from doing what they want. They just won’t care about what harm they have cause because they, themselves didn’t directly do it. We ask ourselves, “why should we “save [those] starving millions”?”(Montgomery.1) And they answer to that is simple. Those starving millions are people too; people with the potential of being successful in life, but they were born in a place where the right resources will not be available to them. They are forced to live their lives in misery, barely surviving, and not being able to enjoy a single speck of life, because it all just blows away like dirt. Why don’t we make people more aware of this problem. Why don’t we make this problem bigger than it is to find a solution to it faster. If global warming is important, then aren’t certain organisms causing problems to its surroundings equally important? We should block off the ways that people have of bringing invasive species in the country. We should have more security in airports by checking luggage and having the security and staff there aware of foreign species. We should make sure that ships don’t accidentally bring foreign organism to a new place. And if we find a person that participates in the smuggling of invasive species then they should pay for their crime. Why should everyone and everything pay for the action of one single selfish
In contrast to the species that destroy the new environment that they are in, some species actually help the environment, alot. In the article, Land …show more content…
Most people would see that Johnson C. Montgomery’s solution in The Island of Plenty is a perfect solution to our problem with invasive species. The answer to that: it does not guarantee anything. Limiting the human population will not stop the future of selfish humans from doing what they want. They just won’t care about what harm they have cause because they, themselves didn’t directly do it. We ask ourselves, “why should we “save [those] starving millions”?”(Montgomery.1) And they answer to that is simple. Those starving millions are people too; people with the potential of being successful in life, but they were born in a place where the right resources will not be available to them. They are forced to live their lives in misery, barely surviving, and not being able to enjoy a single speck of life, because it all just blows away like dirt. Why don’t we make people more aware of this problem. Why don’t we make this problem bigger than it is to find a solution to it faster. If global warming is important, then aren’t certain organisms causing problems to its surroundings equally important? We should block off the ways that people have of bringing invasive species in the country. We should have more security in airports by checking luggage and having the security and staff there aware of foreign species. We should make sure that ships don’t accidentally bring foreign organism to a new place. And if we find a person that participates in the smuggling of invasive species then they should pay for their crime. Why should everyone and everything pay for the action of one single selfish