Instructions

Below is a selection of texts from reputable news sources, all of which discuss different ecological issues and provide solutions that can be, or have been, enacted. This discussion is intended to get you thinking and get you started on your ecology unit project. You do not have to use the issue/species discussed in the article for your project, but use this as a starting point to determine what you would like to research.

• Could This Tree Be An Eco-Friendly Way To Wean Indonesian Farmers Off Palm Oil?*** IF you can’t open the article, there a MP3 I upload on Files above, you can listen to it***

• ‘Dire Outlook’: Scientists Say Florida Reefs Have Lost Nearly 98% of Coral
• Destroyed Habitat Creates the Perfect Conditions for Coronavirus to Emerge
• How the US Stopped its Fisheries From Collapsing
• In Madagascar, Endangered Lemurs Find a Private Refuge

After reading the article of your choosing, address the following questions in a discussion post:

• What problem is being addressed in the article? Which species is/are affected? Where in the world? What human activity is threatening this, or these, species?
• What is the solution that the article discusses? What are reasons this solution might be effective? What are reasons it might be problematic?
• What are your thoughts and reactions to this article?

***Must be in 8-10 sentences, it is ok to go pass it**