Article: Fish and Wildlife Issues

Fish and Wildlife Issues

Fish and wildlife depend on water just as humans do. However, humans often reduce the access of fish and wildlife to sufficient quantities of usable water. The water management practices most directly affecting fresh-water fish and wildlife are water storage, water diversion, and channel control. Land-use changes such as deforestation, road-building, and urban development, with their associated pollution problems, are a few examples of various human activities that clearly affect wildlife habitats . However, these topics are addressed elsewhere in this encyclopedia, as are issues surrounding marine environments (e.g., ocean pollution, overfishing, and climate ...

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