As technology advanced during the century, population growth has increased in the central coast of California. The growth of population has caused many wildlife animals to be forced out of their habitat for the availability of houses. An example would be the city of Santa Maria. During the past five years new homes have taken over farmlands, and many areas that were once homes to wildlife animals. Now many of the dirt roads have been turned into cement and concrete in preparation for housing construction.

About 45 percent of the world's plant species occur in tropical rainforests (Charles M. Peter, "Rainforests"). There are over 250 species of trees inhabiting small areas of Asia and S. American rainforests. The orderly cycles o

Conservationists have asked Congress to strengthen the Endangered Species Act along with other agencies involving more science to protect the wildlife species. One solution in protecting the wildlife species and its habitat is to provide incentives for private landowners. 70 percent of all species listed on the endangered species list exist on these private lands. Because the purpose of owning a private land is to produce economic return, the ESA (Endangered Species Act) has come up with three economic incentives. These are the voluntary incentives, dedicated funds, and the credit systems.

The voluntary incentive is the result of voluntary efforts on behalf of the endangered species. It is the landowners' effort to avoid any detrimental activities that are harmful to the species. If there is a change in the health of a species, the landowner will receive recognition of protecting the species if he/she notifies the bureau.

f nature with their simple economy cannot manage such vast quantities of man-made waste (William O' Douglas, "No Waste in Nature"). Many animals such as reptiles, birds, mammals, and a good majority of insects make up the habitat of tropical rainforests and small land areas around the country. Plants and animals are connected to teach other in a system called the food chain. The plants and animals depend on one another for survival. Many of the plants depend on insects and birds to pollinate the flowers, and in return, other animals receive the nectar of the flower. Animals are also depended to disperse the trees seeds (Charles M. Peter, "rainforests"). Ecologists believe that complexity is in part responsible for the stability of most ecosystems (p158 Paul Anne). The more food chains there are in an ecosystem the more chances there are for the ecosystem to compensate for changes that are imposed up on it. Complexity is an important factor in stability. For example, complex communities such as the deciduous forests that cover much of the eastern United States, persist year after year if man does not interfere with them. Entomologists warn that a pure stand forms an ideal situation for damage from insects and diseases; infection is rapid and direct from tree to tree, and if one species is destroyed, there is nothing left (p.141 William O'Douglas).

A dedicated fund is a method in which private and public funds pay the landowners to perform or sustain certain actions. This results in financial rewards, which encourages landowners to allow breeding wolves and other species on their land.

There are many solutions proposed to reduce the growth of population. Among most general approaches to population control, is the Family Planning. Family Planning is the maximum freedom of choice that a family has (p251 Paul Anne). This allows each couple to space their kids in years and allows them to choose how many children they wish to have. However, this measure has not been taken in for co

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