Bald Eagle

were very dangerous. People use to use them on there lawns. Farmers also used DDT to keep the bugs away from there animals and crops. the insects soon trembled and died. Fish turned belly up in the streams. Frogs and other amphibians were killed. Bald eagles ate the dead fish, and when they had their eggs with shells they were too thin to incubate. But when the author went up to that one farmer and told him what harm he’s…

Exxon Valdez was the largest spill in US waters until Deepwater Horizon oil spill, with approximately 11 million gallons of crude oil, but some environmentalist believe it could be upwards of around 38 million gallons of oil. The oil tanker ran aground after unfortunate circumstances of trying to avoid ice bergs. The tanker that was meant for Long Beach, California went aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska. This remote area became one of the biggest human caused natural disasters with oil…

Situated approximately 35 miles east of Orlando and with over 75 miles of beach along Florida’s Atlantic Coast, which stretches from Canaveral National Seashore south to Vero Beach, Florida’s Space Coast is sometimes characterized as a multigenerational destination, with incredible diversity from North to South. This diversity is evident through Space Coast’s designated towns: Cocoa Beach, Palm Bay, Melbourne, Port Canaveral, Melbourne Beaches, Titusville, and Viera. Its identity is drawn from…

Convergent evolution of organisms occurs when different animals, that are not related, evolve in the same location, such as Australia (Rothman). This materializes due to the fact that the animals happen to experience the same surroundings. According the Pennsylvania State University “Analogous structures are the result of convergent evolution occurring when different organisms adapt to the same environment or develop the same novel feature, such as flight.” Convergent evolution is clearly…

concentrations were very high in human milk. Because of the effects on our environment and animals there were many other effects that DDT had on humans, due to the flow of contamination and direct contamination. The fish are affected by DDT and birds and eagles eat fish.DDT was initially used by the military in WW II to control malaria, typhus, body lice, and bubonic plague.Cases of malaria fell from 400,000 in 1946 to virtually none in 1950. DDT is still used today in South America, Africa, and…

The national park boasts an extensive variety of wildlife, including 5 types of fish unique to the area, 200 different bird species, and 26 different types of reptile. There are some endangered species as well including the California Condor, the Bald Eagle, and the Bighorn Sheep. Number Seven: Unique Growth Methods of the Sequoia One of the factors that contributes to these trees being so resistant to fire and living such fantastically long lives, is the way they grow. While other trees bend…

One major public policy in this case is the deforestation of forest lands that are the home to endangered species like the red-cockaded woodpecker. On one side of the argument is the logging industry that makes a living off taking from the land. As a society we need an infinite stream of lumber. This also brings about two major issues on the side against logging. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 has given the government "...the power to protect U.S. species from extinction" (Metrick & Weitzman…

species in the U.S. Some of Finland's most dangerous animals are the wolves and bears. Finland has a rare creature, the Saimaa Ringed Seal, however, the U.S also has a rare creature called the Louisiana Black Bear. The national bird for the U.S is the Bald Eagle and Finland's is the Whooper Swan. Farming in both the U.S and Finland are both very interesting and similar. Farmers in the U.S make an average of $61,000 a year. There are about 2.1 million farms scattered around the U.S. The U.S…

otters, beavers, squirrels, shrews, and minks. Marine mammals such as humpback whales, orcas, and Grey whales are some of Alaska’s ocean-dwelling creatures. Furthermore, a wide range of bird species inhabits Alaska, including the raven, golden and bald eagle, Sandhill crane, Osprey, puffin, and Sandpiper. With a mosaic of plant life, Alaska’s flora ranges from grasslands, tundra thick forests of Sitka spruce, western hemlock, red cedar, white birch, wild flowers and hardy plants, to semi-arid…

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a clear, tasteless, near odorless organochloride made famous for its insecticidal properties and resulting environmental impact. In 1939, the Swiss chemist, Paul Hermann Muller discovered DDT’s insecticidal properties. In World War II DDT was used to control malaria and typhus among civilian troops. It was later used as an agricultural insecticide and as it popularity increased, it gained commercial use. In 1962, Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a…