Desert+Conservation

Off roading is a problem that needs to be solved in the desert. It happens when many people drive their cars in unrestricted areas all over the desert. Their vehicles leave tracks on the soil, which stay there for many years. These tracks will also kill a lot of the vegetation. When vegetation is harmed, so are the animals because they need food to survive. In areas where lots of off roading happens the animals that hide in the sand can also be harmed. A vehicle could hit the sand viper, which is in the soil.



Pollution in the desert happens every day from factories sited in the desert. Many toxins are dumped in the middle of the desert and kill many plants and animals off. These also include mining runoff and sewage that is thrown away in the soil.



One negative human impact on the desert is that people have taken out the plants. This is a problem because once the plants are gone it will take a long time to grow back. Since roots hold down the soil, the soil will blow away with the strong winds.

A positive human impact on the desert is that people are placing man-made ponds in it. This helps the animals to get water without waiting for a thunderstorm.

Clay S.

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