In 1987 Thailand built a dam across
the Khlong Saeng River creating a 60-square-mile reservoir. As water levels
rose they flooded the river valley and turned 150 hills into islands.
Scientists began investigation how long it took certain species to go extinct.
Dr. Gibson and his colleagues have tracked mammals on these islands and report
that their extinction is going dangerously fast. Sometimes we change a species
habitat and they survive but have to go through the stress of adapting to the new
environment. Also on these islands the population of some species that
mutations form and these animals are prone to diseases. Scientists have used
these islands to study these species extinction. Scientists tagged these
animals to track them and noticed that they are rarer on these islands than the
mainland. Dr. Gibson returned many years later and found one species of a field
rat. The rat hadn’t even lived there at first, it swam to the island in the
years the scientists hadn’t visited the island. These islands are prone to an
invasion of rats.
The more we destroy these tropical
forests the faster these species are going to go extinct. When we reduce these
animals to a small habitat they are not going to be able to keep their
population. As well as destroying these species habitat we are making these
lands inhabitable for humans. These forests become infested with rats and that
makes it hard for us humans to live there because rats carry deathly diseases.
Unlike some species that once we destroy their habitat it takes those centuries
to go extinct these animals in these forests can go extinct within a decade.
Mutations are formed and the whole population dies off.
This article really brought my
attention to these awful events happening in our world. These mammals are dying
and also the birds in the Amazon are dying off. We are also destroying these
animal’s homes just to make our lives better. We don’t NEED a dam we just will
benefit from it in the long run. I hope we can fix these problems soon and
maybe these species will thrive once again.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading Lindsay’s summary on, “ In Fragmented Forests, Rapid Mammal Extinctions” I thought it was very informative and got the point across. I liked how she incorporated history in the beginning so we as readers had some background information. I thought her choice of wording was spot on and really made me want to read more. She points out that the reason these mammals are becoming extinct is because of the human race. I think this is very important because we should be responsible for our actions, good or bad.
ReplyDeleteFor starters I believe what could have made this review better was including the name of the article and who wrote it. Personally I like to know what I am reading and who wrote it, as a point of reference. She could have included what was happening with the rats and what people are trying to do to get them off these islands, if anything.
I have learned lots of information from Lindsay’s review but one thing that stands out in my mind is how dangerous rats are. I mean yes, I knew they carry diseases but I never knew how life threatening they are. Also how far rats can swim especially through treacherous waters.
I really enjoyed reading Lindsay’s review. One thing that I think she did particularly well was giving background information on what had happened to cause these islands to form. This was very interesting to read about. Another thing that Lindsay did well is that she really put emphasis on her own opinion. I liked how she said that it made her realize the awful things that are happening in the world. Third, I liked how Lindsay used the word “we”, referring to people of the entire world, because we are all in it together to sustain the planet’s natural environment.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I think Lindsay could have worked on in her review is the construction of some of her sentences. In some places, there wasn’t punctuation where there should have been, which caused me to have to go back and read the sentence again a few times. Also, I would’ve liked to see some statistics, which always interest me in an informational piece of writing.
What really impressed me was how much Lindsay seemed to understand the article she read. She made connections to other things that she knows about in the world. I really enjoyed reading Lindsay’s review.
I liked the way the author of this summary got straight to the problem that the dam in the Khlong Saeng River is destroying habitats surrounding the dam. Also, that the article was optimistic about the future for the animals in that area. She also went into depth about the damage that the dam has caused, such as the fact that if scientists do not act, some species around the area will go extinct. However, it was waited in her point of view and focused less on the other side of the story. It is almost to the extreme that it diminishes the argument. She also could have made the article summary better if she had not discussed the rats. I felt that it strayed a little from what the thesis of her summary. One fact that astonished me about this article was the destruction that the dam created.
ReplyDeleteI liked the way the author of this summary got straight to the problem that the dam in the Khlong Saeng River is destroying habitats surrounding the dam. Also, that the article was optimistic about the future for the animals in that area. She also went into depth about the damage that the dam has caused, such as the fact that if scientists do not act, some species around the area will go extinct. However, it was waited in her point of view and focused less on the other side of the story. It is almost to the extreme that it diminishes the argument. She also could have made the article summary better if she had not discussed the rats. I felt that it strayed a little from what the thesis of her summary. One fact that astonished me about this article was the destruction that the dam created.
ReplyDeleteI liked the way the author of this summary got straight to the problem that the dam in the Khlong Saeng River is destroying habitats surrounding the dam. Also, that the article was optimistic about the future for the animals in that area. She also went into depth about the damage that the dam has caused, such as the fact that if scientists do not act, some species around the area will go extinct. However, it was waited in her point of view and focused less on the other side of the story. It is almost to the extreme that it diminishes the argument. She also could have made the article summary better if she had not discussed the rats. I felt that it strayed a little from what the thesis of her summary. One fact that astonished me about this article was the destruction that the dam created.
ReplyDeleteFor this current event, I read Lindsay’s review of the article, In Fragmented Forests, Rapid Animal Extinction. I really got the idea from reading Lindsay’s review that not only she thoroughly read the article, but she also understood what the author was trying to say. Lindsay had a lot of examples to support her argument that deforestation, especially in exotic rainforests is bad. Also, along with my first two points, I think that Lindsay did an exceptional job at giving background information on the islands and how there were formed by a dam being built.
ReplyDeleteI think Lindsay could have made her review better by digging in even deeper to find even more background information on the topic. I think it would have been better if she had provided information on why the company built the dam in the first place, and why they didn’t predict that a flood was going to happen, and why the government allowed them to do this. I also think that Lindsay could have made her review more solid by providing other instances in which this has occurred.
Overall, what impressed me the most about Lindsay’s review, was her understanding of the topic she was reviewing, and how she made it easier to understand in her own words. --Joe Shively
I like how Lindsay started off with facts from times ago, and transitioned them into her review. I also like how she has proven facts and statistics to back them up. I also enjoyed how Lindsay gave us a portion of things that we are doing wrong in the environment giving us a hint as to what things we do during our day are doing to the environment.
ReplyDeletei wish that Lindsay smoothly transitioned her writing. although it was clear what her topic was about, it kind o f skipped around to different ideas
I learned that some of the things we do to better our lives, are destroying the lives of animals.
I really enjoyed the way Lindsay has crafted her summary. I liked the way she explains facts from some time ago and how the field rat has developed over time. I really enjoyed how Lindsay explained what we have been doing to make this happen and with very good details. I also believe that Lindsay did very well explaining what the scientist think about this event.
ReplyDeleteI think there are something that Lindsay could do well is her transition from one idea to the other I feel like she explains everything way to soon and she goes from one idea and then doesn't explain it as much.
I really learn how issue in other countries are effecting us in a different way and how we are treating this earth is bad. How we are destroying the life of animals.
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ReplyDeleteI think Lindsay did a very good job in her review. One thing I liked was that she gave a lot of background information, which helped the reader understand what has happened, and helps the reader understand it better. Another good think Lindsay did was that she gave examples on what scientists though about this problem, which is interesting, because it is nice to look at the opinions of scientists, and what the have to say about these problems. The third thing that Lindsay did well was the she gave a very strong opinion of her own. She told us how she felt angry with what is happening, and how she really wants all of these problems to be fixed.
ReplyDeleteLindsay did a wonderful job on her review, but there were just two things that she could have done better. One thing that she could have improved would be that she could have added some statistics, which would help the reader see the population decrease, which would really make the problem stand out. The other thing Lindsay could have done would be to maybe say how we could help change what is happening, and maybe if we could make a difference in anyway.
Before this article I had no idea about the water levels rising because of a dam that was built. I found it sad how this dam is causing different animals to get extinct. I really hope that these problems can be fixed, and help this extinction of animals go away.