Habitat Loss

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Habitat Loss Fragmentation
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Habitat Loss

• Roads Highways
• Farmland
• Urban sprawl
• Over 80 of Ontarios original forests are gone
• Leads to loss of species and loss of biodiversity

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Orange denotes areas converted from natural to
human use
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Green denotes protected natural areas
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Quiz time!

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Habitat Fragmentation

• Ever seen roadkill?
• Animal habitats are divided up by human expansion
• Reduces sustainability
• Increases effect of negative human impacts

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Where did the bear go?
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Habitat Fragmentation

• Animals with large home ranges, like bear, may
  not have enough area to survive

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Activity

• Youre all now grizzly bears
• Lets meet on the front lawn