Endangered Species
According to the enviornmental assesment by the United States, there are currently no endangered or threatened species in Denali National Park. There are many reasons why this is so. One reason is probably because Charles Sheldon founded Denali as a national park before many humans came to the area and corrupted its fragile enviornment. For hundreds of years, the only inhabitants of Denali were the Athabascan indians and, as we all know, they were probably alot more careful of what they were doing to the enviornment than we were and still are.
Another reason that could contribute as to why there are no current endangered species in Denali is because there are numerous projects and studies that scientists carry out every day in Denali to monitor the enviornment and species within the park. At the current moment, they are conducting greening expirements to see how the pollution effects the animals species within the park. Also, scientists constantly monitor animals that have potential threats posed upon them.
Although there are currently no endangered or threatened species in Denali, there are surely things that could cause some species to be endangered if we do not change.The American peregrine falcon breeds in Denali National Park, however, chemicals such as DDT have resulted in egg-shell thinning causing the birds to become an endangered species as of 1973. Numbers improved thereafter and the species was removed from the endangered list in 1999. Nonetheless, scientists continue to monitor them each year. While not yet on the endangered species list, the NPS states, "The most serious threats to trumpeter swans include habitat loss resulting from expanding human populations, increases in human disturbance, and lead poisoning."
Another reason that could contribute as to why there are no current endangered species in Denali is because there are numerous projects and studies that scientists carry out every day in Denali to monitor the enviornment and species within the park. At the current moment, they are conducting greening expirements to see how the pollution effects the animals species within the park. Also, scientists constantly monitor animals that have potential threats posed upon them.
Although there are currently no endangered or threatened species in Denali, there are surely things that could cause some species to be endangered if we do not change.The American peregrine falcon breeds in Denali National Park, however, chemicals such as DDT have resulted in egg-shell thinning causing the birds to become an endangered species as of 1973. Numbers improved thereafter and the species was removed from the endangered list in 1999. Nonetheless, scientists continue to monitor them each year. While not yet on the endangered species list, the NPS states, "The most serious threats to trumpeter swans include habitat loss resulting from expanding human populations, increases in human disturbance, and lead poisoning."