Habitat Fragmentation

                      Habitat Fragmentation 

     Habitat Fragmentation is the process by which animal population decreases due to habitat loss, climate change, and building landscapes. Fragmentation can be caused by natural events such as fires, floods, natural disasters, but it's mostly caused my humans. As human activity increases in a small habitat fragmentation increases but in the end leads to devastating effects on native species, and the habitat. Habitat fragmentation interacts strongly with the components of global environmental change, invasive species, land-use, and climate change.

     What we did in class today was each person got 4 different colored cards. After each person got 4 different colored cards they where asked to "mate" and have 4 of the SAME colored cards. Sadly, two people couldn't have the same colored cards so they died. Then we built a bridge/railroad track which affected the bears because we couldn't cross over the bridge or we would die. Now our objective was to have 4 different colored cards. That was a tough one because a lot of bears died. Then we built another railroad track and if we crossed the railroad track we would die. The community spent no money on bears which sooner or later affected the population of bears and was one step closer on becoming extinct.

     Habitat fragmentation is affect our planet because day by day we are losing many different types of species. If habitat fragmentation continues we would eventually lose most of the animals which are a huge benefit to different types of ecosystems. If us humans started spending money on the animals that benefit us then habitat fragmentation wont be a problem. All it takes is money which most people can't afford. If we started funding money on saving animals then our planet would function a lot better.