Florida Wildlife Corridor: Enviromental by Brianna Shelly https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p en-us 2018-10-31 16:22:18 UTC 2024-10-24 02:20:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Beartoy.png The Florida Wildlife Corridor bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299066388 2018-10-31 16:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299066388 Main Claim: bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299066510 -Protect the FWC (shown through FWC Wildlife 2060 projections and plan)
-FWC is struggling to keep up with urbanization and it can cause:
-Habitat loss, poor alteration of wet and dry seasons,
-Increasing # of roadways, less outdoor sports, animals will be found in dangerous areas]]> 2018-10-31 16:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299066510 Part 1 of Main Claim bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299070662 FWC cannot keep up with urbanization
-"Recent predictions indicate that our state's human population may double to 36 million in the next 50 years"
-One way we cannot keep up on urbanization is through water/wet and dry seasons]]> 2018-10-31 16:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299070662 Details of Part 1: WATER bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299072176 -"Without these alternating wet and dry periods, many animals cannot reproduce, or even survive"
- If the depth or salinity is off, could affect the survival rate of animals
-"Total demand for water is projected to reach nearly 8 billion gallons a day" 
- 4 billion gallons are used for agricultural daily]]> 2018-10-31 16:36:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299072176 Part 2 of Main Claim bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299074646 -Rural areas will now be a bigger development area
-More encounters with wildlife
-Higher habitat loss]]> 2018-10-31 16:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299074646 Details of Part 2: Habitat Loss bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299076251 -Increase of property damage, threats to pets, chance of disease with encounter of animals
-Animals will be found in roadways and backywards
-More encounters with animals altogether
-Complaints of animals on the rise and will increase over time]]> 2018-10-31 16:44:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299076251 Part 3 of Main Claim bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299080145 -Less access to sports and activities outdoors
-Economical shift in activities
-Increased congestion, pollution, etc.

]]> 2018-10-31 16:52:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299080145 Details of Part 3: Activities bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299081530 -"The local economy has changed dramatically, shifting from one based on commercial fishing to a recreational fishery" 
-Shift of sports including fishing, new rules and regulations will need to be in place for future/urbanization
-"Nearly 3 million acres of existing agricultural lands and 2.7 million acres of native habitat will be claimed by roads, shopping malls, and subdivisions"]]> 2018-10-31 16:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299081530 Conclusion bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299098746 -A need for ways for urbanization to go forward without negative impacts
-Help the FWC without threatening it 
-If unhelped, can cause extinction for animals, affect humans badly and affect how they live]]> 2018-10-31 17:27:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299098746 About the FWC bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299303935 -Stands for Florida Wildlife Corridor
-Goal: To manage fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of the people

]]> 2018-11-01 11:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299303935 Projected Urbanization for Florida 2060 Facts bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299307296 -7 million additional acres of land will be converted from rural to urban areas
-18 million new florida residents
-"More than 2 million of 7 million acres projected to be developed by 2060 lie within a mile of existing public conservation lands"]]> 2018-11-01 11:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299307296 Urbanization 2060 Habitat Loss Facts bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299309880 --Landscapes where black bears and turkeys live will decrease by 2 million acres
-Burrowing owls will lose 25% of their current habitat
-1.6 million + acres of woodland habitat may be lost 
-Florida scrub-jays will 64 square miles of habitat]]> 2018-11-01 12:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299309880 FWC 2060 Wildlife Projection bs02153 https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299314164 2018-11-01 12:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bs02153/yjafy3v9ez5p/wish/299314164