Exposure To Toxic Chemicals
- Chemicals propose the risk of killing off another animal’s food supply which change the overall population of the prey
- Animals can go to the brink of extinction because of the food chain that exists through the different communities. For example, bald eagles, ospreys, and peregrine falcons were facing extinction because their food sources(fish and other birds) were contaminated with toxins.
- We are all connected between the communities of living things. Plants can absorb toxins through their roots and leaves. Animals and humans are always exposed to chemicals by the air we breathe, things we touch, and what we put in our mouth.
- Animals and humans can also eat other animals or plants that are already poisoned which will continue the spread of chemicals, which is referred to as secondary poisoning
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