Terrible Home & Life Habits That Are Harming The Wildlife Around You

3.Chemical Use in Gardens

Even though no one wants to have weeds in their garden, there’s a bigger issue at hand. When there are chemicals in your gardens, they harm the wildlife around your home. Pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers can contaminate water sources. In turn, this affects aquatic life and harms insects that are vital for many ecosystems. One solution to this is to opt for natural or eco-friendly alternatives and to use chemicals only sparingly.

According to Nathan Donley, “It’s no surprise that these chemical poisons are causing severe harm to imperiled wildlife since U.S. use exceeds 70 million pounds of atrazine and 300 million pounds of glyphosate every year. It’s long past time for atrazine to be banned, and the EPA needs to crack down on the reckless overuse of glyphosate. Without real conservation action, these pesticides will continue to push our most endangered wildlife closer to extinction.” Try to be a part of the change and use natural products. Some states are already taking action, but it must happen at a faster pace to have a lasting effect (Biological Diversity).