https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana en-us 2017-01-09 17:14:36 UTC 2023-05-10 00:58:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146117081 2017-01-09 20:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146117081 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146117322 Description: The large lizard can grow up to seven feet in length with an average of five feet. They weigh up to 15 pounds. They have an olive green to black skin with yellow stripes next to the head and tail. They often jump in the water to flee from predators. 

Native Range: The lizards are usually found in Nile River delta and the Sub-Saharan (map shown).

Arrival in Florida: Many people own these reptiles as exotic pet and when they can no longer provide large quantities of food and shelter, they decide to release them into the wild. They are now found in Palm Beach, Miami-Dade, and Lee.

Diet: The Nile Monitor's diet consists of crickets, mealworms, rodents, and eggs. In the Everglades many lizards find an alligator nest, quietly wait for an opportunity, eat the eggs, and continue the process. The Nile monitors also feed on birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. 

Impact: The diet of the Nile monitors cause issues for the other wildlife in the Everglades. Their destruction of nests filled with alligator or bird eggs decreases their population. The lizards feed on endangered species and anything they can over power.

]]> 2017-01-09 20:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146117322 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146296923 An ecological footprint is a persons effect on the community around you and how many resources are required in your lifestyle. Your footprint is what you leave behind and your effect. I have a high footprint requiring 6.1 plants to sustain my lifestyle. I currently eat a lot of processed food and meats along with a busy household that uses an excessive amount of electricity. Some simple ways to reduce my footprint is driving with other people and increasing my recycling. I live in the United States therefore my services footprint is very high because of the many resources like roads, restaurants, and the government that is provided to us. If everyone on the planet lived like America, our ecological footprint would kill the Earth.]]> 2017-01-10 16:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146296923 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146385581 "Nature is not a place to visit. It is a home" -Gary Snyder
An ecocentric worldview revolves around the ecosystem and the belief that the world exists for all species, not just humans. These people agree with economic growth that helps sustain the Earth and disagree with anything that degrades the Earth. They believe that our resources are limited and need to be preserved. Nature does not need humans to control them, but we need to work with nature to preserve the Earth. The quote by Gary Snyder explains that nature is home to many animals. Humans can not come into nature's home and try to rule over it; nature exists for all species. Our generation has the power to change the world by preserving nature. In this day and age, the Earth is deteriorating and we can raise awareness and motivate people to see that Earth does not need humans running the world. Throughout this trip, I have learned the impact that one small action effects. For example, if you touch any coral in the reef it will take a year to replenish it to its original state. One action that people take effect the world in a larger scale that i thought. I now understand that we need to preserve nature.]]> 2017-01-10 20:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146385581 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146650873 The plants are the producers and provide nutrients to the primary consumers. The plants include saw grass, periphyton, and bladderwort. The crickets, raccoon, and fish are considered primary consumers. The secondary consumers are the turtles, great blue heron, and frog. The tertiary consumers include the Florida panther and alligator. These animals are at the top of the food chain.]]> 2017-01-11 20:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146650873 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146844344 The Act protects water to enforce that it is free of all contaminates that may be found in drinking water above and below the ground. It protects the place water is found to make sure it is not polluted. In Florida, the company Zephyrhills is founding next to K.P Hole, where we snorkeled in the spring river. If this company decided to dump chemicals into the spring, the safe drinking water act would be broken. We are fortunate to have safe water to drink daily.]]> 2017-01-12 16:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146844344 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146850440 Scientific name: Concolor Coryi
Classification: Puma
Description: The Florida Panther is a tan cat with light gray bellies and chest. They have a black crooked tail and a patch of black fur on their back. The panthers are 6-7 feet long. 
Biome Lifespan: The panther can live up to 12 years, but is decreasing because of disease.
Diet: They are carnivores and eat raccoon, key deer, hogs, birds, and other reptiles found in their habitat.
Fun Facts: Use claw marks or feces to mark their territory. Communicate by hustings, purring, and growling. When baby panthers are born, they are blind with black fur all around.
Environmental Importance: Helps keep the animals found in their diet's populations in balance. They also protect the plants around their territory by not lets other consumers into their land.
Endangered Species Act: The Florida Panthers were one of the first animals to be added to the Endangered Species List in 1973.
Organization helping/impact: Conservationists are working to find a cause for their disease and improve their health. The Nature Conservancy is helping to find a safe place for panther to live. By donating money, they can save their home and all them to grow into an abundant population.]]> 2017-01-12 17:06:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146850440 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146857585 2017-01-12 17:25:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146857585 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146858492 Watch out for marine life when you are boating. For the sake of the beautiful animals, please go at the limits posted. The motor in the boat pollutes the water and can hit sea turtle's shell. This effects their way of eating because they can no longer eat at the bottom of the ocean. If you want to see more gorgeous creatures.]]> 2017-01-12 17:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146858492 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146860511 2017-01-12 17:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146860511 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146860829 2017-01-12 17:34:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146860829 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146861096 2017-01-12 17:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146861096 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146901166 2017-01-12 19:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146901166 mbyrd2018 https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146904217 2017-01-12 19:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mbyrd2018/flordia_IT_mylana/wish/146904217