The Threat to Wildlife in Forests

by Eri
Today, many people have said that global warming is the most important environmental problem, so we need to make an effort to stop it. However, there are a lot of other critical environmental problems which we are not focusing on yet. Pollution of the forests is one of the problems. People throw away a lot of things in the mountains, and the garbage which remains is a factor which poses a threat to nature. Furthermore, the problem intimidates wildlife.

 A lot of trash which was dumped into forests injures animals. The rubbish causes them to get hurt in two ways, from inside of their body, and outside. 

      First, the garbage injures animals because they eat it. This problem is well known in the sea. According to the article, “US bans microbeads from personal care product”, the author says that nondegradable polymers are being eaten by fish as food. In the same way as in the sea, much waste has is being eaten by animals in forests and killed them. For example, only one plastic bag which is eaten by an animal can stop it breathing and rob its life. Therefore, the trash which is dumped into forests and eaten poses a threat of killing wild animals. 

Second, the garbage causes them serious injury when it remains in the forests. Even if animals don’t eat it, it can possibly hurt them. An expert says that a lot of wild animals are at risk of getting hurt by the trash, especially, sharp objects left in forests. This is because the objects fill the road and animals may walk on it. Which is how they can be hurt by the waste to stick them. In addition, there is a possibility that a small animal looks inside of an empty can, and gets its neck stuck in the can. Animals risk injury even if they don't eat the garbage.

In conclusion, because of the garbage which humans throw away, wild animals face the risk of death. People need not only to clean up the forests, but also to think about how to decrease the waste product which we dump into forests, and to realize what a dangerous threat the trash poses to wildlife. Making a comfortable world for both humans and animals is the task that people should do first.