Human+Impact+tundra+p6

__ **Human Impact** __ = = Humans have been altering the Arctic Tundra through the years. Some of those ways are: resource exploitation, fire management altered grazing regimes because of the constantly changing patterns of the food that reindeer eat. Additionally, humans have been polluting these areas with chemicals, gases, and oils which is threatening the lives of arctic animals.

The biggest human impact in the Tundra is undoubtably the oil industry. A lot of accidental oil spills happen in the Tundra Biome, when the oil spills. it coats all of the animals bodies and then when it soaks into the body, the oil kills them immediately. It also wrecks all of the homes that animals could of had before the oil spill. Now that the habitat is gone, the rest of the animals die too. Some other human impact factors are people who go and get coal, natural gas, oil, iron ore, lead and zinc. An Example of an oil rig

Some possible solutions for lessening the human impact on the Tundra Biome are to use resources more efficently, Ban Offshore Drilling, Invest in "Green" Technologies, Ban all vehicles to there because of the chemicals they leave on the permafrost, reroute oil lines to help animals retain their homes on the ground, and lastly better oversight and regulations by the EPA on the oil companies drilling practices and reputation.