We have all seen beautiful plants while outdoors, but it is not true that we have all thought about its origins. Should it be there? Does it have an impact on our world? Has it ever occurred to us that this concept or belief is troubling a certain demography, or a particular sector of the population? Well it is, but here is the contemplating question. Should humans take steps toward reducing or wiping out the invasive species, or should nature continue to work on restoring its own balance? I believe that we, as ferocious protectors of our world, must step forward and help nature rid of all the invasive species before they damage ecosystems, force native species into extinction, and alter how the environment looks.
First off, invasive species,…show more content… In the article, “The Amazing Story of Kudzu”, the writer says, “The vines grow as much as a foot per day during summer months, climbing trees, power poles, and anything else they contact. Under ideal conditions kudzu vines can grow sixty feet each year....the [kudzu] vines can also destroy valuable forests by preventing trees from getting sunlight,” (paragraph 9-10). This depicts that non-native plants, in this case, the kudzu vine, can harm native species. As seen, these invasive species can demolish native natural beauties, and may soon drive the native species into extinction. This can happen because of many reasons, but the kudzu prevents trees from getting sunlight. Furthermore, the kudzu vine grows very rapidly in favorable conditions, and this creates a bigger problem. Moreover, this invasive plant climbs on virtually anything, and its effects are not just limited to trees and forests. In closure, native species are in grave danger, and with these species popping up out of nowhere, both figuratively and literally, I can see that soon, many of our native species may go…show more content… For proof, in the article, “Animal Abandonment”, the author states, “Those animals that are able to survive often displace native wildlife, destroy valuable habitat…,” (paragraph 6). In this piece of evidence, “those animals” refers to the invasive animals that are released by their owners. One can by this that domesticated animals that are released into the wild often change a plethora of things. Furthermore, when animals like these displace native wildlife, they revamp how the environment or habitat looks. Also, if a habitat is destroyed, it looks different. Now, that is obvious. Moreover, if these animals are the ones that survive, and they find some way to reproduce, then we have daunting problem on our shoulders. Some may believe reproduction is very unlikely, and that it is to much of a hassle to eradicate these invasive species, not to mention the cost, and ergo, nature should take care of it. However, the believers of this are just simply misled. To begin, some of these invasive species have been around for 100s of years. The key word here is some. If nature can not take care of just some of these species over a hundred years ago, it is just ludicrous to think that nature will take care of this now, especially since it is us, humans, that started this problem. Humans have been successfully helping some, but were sadly unable to achieve their goals due to such mistaken beliefs and possibly
