And we humans are fully responsible for the death of this sperm whale.
Abnormal death of whale
Abnormal dying of About the ocean, there is such a unique and romantic saying "One whale falls , all things live." It means that when a whale dies, its lost life will become the energy source of countless marine organisms, gradually forming a small biological settlement. And this lonely and grand ending will last for hundreds of years.
Picture grand and romantic whale falls
However, due to the development of modern cities, serious pollution has occupied the living space of whales. Now this sentence should also be changed to "0,000 dirty things, one whale falls ", which is very ironic.
As human intervention in marine resources and marine ecology becomes more and more serious, whales have fewer and fewer chances of natural death. To this day, whaling ships from many countries are still galloping on the ocean, and these whales killers directly endanger the lives of whales. In addition, marine pollution is also an important cause of abnormal death of whales.
sperm whale stranded on the beach
According to the Miami Herald, the local Marine Animal Response Association posted on Facebook on November 17: "The investigation results are very disturbing. The male whale, which is 45 feet long (about 13 meters) long, died because of a large amount of fishing gear. The stuffed fishing gear in its stomach made it thinner and prompted it to strand on the beach. Shockingly, its stomach is filled with up to 300 pounds of fishing gear." Experts said that these fishing nets and plastics blocked the feeding mouth of the sperm whale, which is also the main reason for the sperm whale's suicide by stranding.
Shocking marine garbage
Every year, countries around the world distribute more than 8 million tons of garbage into the ocean. If they salvage all the garbage in the ocean, it will be enough to cover the entire Europe. These wastes include but are not limited to plastic, discarded fishing net ropes, discarded ship remains, and some heavy metal waste. As seen in Figure 1, there is endless garbage floating on the entire ocean, which shocks everyone who sees it.
marine garbage retention areas near Hawaii
The harm these garbage cause to the marine ecology is also unpredictable. Some are like this sperm whale, which accidentally eats indigestive plastics and fishing nets. These plastics fill their stomachs, block their esophagus, seriously affecting their digestive system, and eventually starve them to death; some are entangled by fishing nets. The fishing nets wrapped around them become deeper and deeper due to movement and growth, causing them to suffer deep injuries, or like some animals that have been entangled by fishing nets since childhood, such as turtle , because of the constraints of ropes, some parts cannot grow up and their bodies are forced to grow into deformities. More importantly, small marine animals , which were restricted by fishing nets and had to stay in place to die. They did not have the power to break free from the constraints, nor did they have the sharp tools like human scissors. Continuous struggle would only make the rope tighter and tighter, and penetrate deep into the flesh and blood. In the end, they would either be eaten by natural enemies or starved to death and trapped in the rope. These all kinds of sins are all because we humans throw all kinds of garbage into the ocean without restrictions.
Deformed turtles due to rope bondage
Freedom bound by the net
In fact, it is not just the ocean, but also the rivers, land and sky. The persecution of wild animals through various nets has never stopped. In August and September this year, a few kilometers of abandoned fishing nets were found in Poyang Lake , which was exposed to the bottom of the lake due to drought; some basins of Yangtze River were also found. Fortunately, some volunteers cleaned it up at their own expense and pulled away several trucks of fishing nets. It is conceivable that among these several kilometers of fishing nets, there were many unfortunate fish trapped in despair, and how many fish died here.
The net in the lake was finally processed, and the birds flying freely in the sky may not be so lucky. When watching a video produced by a bird rescue video author, I saw that farmland set up " bird protection net " to prevent birds from destroying farmland fruit trees. In fact, these bird protection nets are difficult to see from birds' vision, and once they hit, they will be like insects hitting a spider web, which will only become tighter and tighter. What’s ridiculous is that a large number of birds that lose their freedom and life due to hanging the net feed on insects or mice. They are even called "good helpers of human beings" in children's fairy tales. Innocent children and free birds, they may never have thought that they would end like this.
Namibian Marine Rescue Team rescued the little seals with a rope that were strangled from a very deep wound
I also thought that these were far away from my life, until one trip, I saw a pond where loaches were hanging, and when I thought that those beautiful birds would never have the chance to fly into the sky again, I finally felt sad. What is even more sad is that these so-called anti-bird networks can be purchased directly on Taobao for a few dollars, and the cost of destroying the environment is touching.
The bird hanging on the Internet, this picture was once a preview of the bird catch network selling
When pollution enters the dining table
Compared with plastic garbage 's intuitive impact on the ocean, heavy metal pollution, water resource pollution, and nuclear pollution, it is more difficult to detect, and it is closer to us humans. These pollutions are discharged into rivers and oceans by humans, and then enter aquatic organisms by eating, etc. For these organisms, these pollutions cannot be digested and absorbed and can only be stored in their own bodies. Then, through the food chain, the more contaminated the higher the predators, the later part of them will come into our recipes, endangering our own health. For example, there is very little heavy metals and other garbage or pollution that a shrimp can eat, but Blue Whale can swallow about 2 million krill for one meal, and the food you have to eat in your lifetime is even more immeasurable. These pollutions gather from shrimps to whale belly by eating, and their number will be quite amazing.
food chain, from shrimps to polar bears
, and our human recipes are quite extensive, from various types of plants, vegetables and leaves to poultry and livestock; from advanced carnivores to "pick up garbage and eat" scavengers like crabs and shrimps. When we pollute the environment, some of the pollution will inevitably flow into their bodies, and eventually, what enters our dining plate will also be polluted. Simply put, do you dare to eat the fish from Fukushima ?
Environmental protection and human
Even if we take a human standpoint, protecting the natural environment is necessary and urgent. In the wild in our country, many of them are protected animals, even the most common sparrows and frogs are three-person animals, and they can be sentenced to catch more than 20. Among the flying birds, Owl , Kestrel , common Raptor , etc., all start at level 2. Any bird that dies due to the bird catching net may become a reason for you to go in and "drink tea".
Birdproof net: It is more conspicuous than a bird catcher net
However, most bird catcher nets are used because it is difficult to distinguish the difference between a bird catcher net and a bird preventer net. The net of the bird is very thin, and the bird will be entangled when it hits. A bird-proof net will not be entangled if it hits it. bird-proof net raw material is polyethylene, and the wire is many times thicker than the bird-catching net. The most important thing is non-stick birds. The color of the bird protection net is white. When the sun shines on a web, it will reflect and have a dazzling feeling. The color of the bird catcher is black or bright, and the lines are thinner. When a person walks in front of him, the lines become thinner and thinner, and people may not be able to see clearly even when they get close. Because the bird flies fast, it will only know if it hits in front of you, but it will not come down after hitting it.
Bee Tiger in flight
In addition to rope nets, it is also very important to reduce garbage discarding.Broken wine bottles, weathered plastic bags, plastic bottles containing unknown liquids and other garbage not only make the environment look dirty and messy, but also easily endanger the safety of people and animals. Reduce the use and discarding of non-degradable garbage, such as bringing your own shopping bags when shopping; sorting and recycling glass products, plastic waste, etc., and centralized disposal. Starting from everyone is the key to protecting the environment.
African savannah
belongs to the freedom of every life
Birds flying in the sky, fish swimming in the sea, and wild beasts in the forest. They should be free, they belong to the bondage of nature rather than rope nets; they coexist harmoniously in their own food chain, and evolves together, and should not die of accidental consumption of plastic or poisoning. Humans are at the top of nature, which makes nature more closely connected to us, and our every move is easier to affect nature, whether it is a negative or a positive one. The unconscious actions of many people may lead to the end of a life. Things that are randomly discarded by humans, whether they are ropes that last for several kilometers or small pieces of plastic, may become powerful tools to kill them.
I think the meaning of popular science is to convey these contents and arouse people's thinking. It is hoped that as knowledge spreads, the tragedy described in the article will be reduced until it no longer takes place.
Free killer whale
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