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Humans have a very big impact on the environment in many various ways, in some ways we are destroying the Jawbone and in others we are helping it grow and strive. For hundreds of years we have self-consciously protected the Jawbone just by having a Rifle Range in front of it, however now that we have taken down the Rifle Range and put up a housing estate. Pollution and litter are finding their way into the waters and harming the wildlife.
By Jack Walker
Humans can easily help the Jawbone by putting their litter inside bins and if you do see any litter lying around make sure you pick it up and keep in mind what affect this could have on the innocent beautiful marine life that's living in the Jawbone.
Not only do Humans have a big impact on the Jawbone so does the environment and weather its self. The Jawbone being a Marine sanctuary also attracts a lot of marine birds as well, however due to storms we are finding more and more of these birds washed up on the shore dead. These birds have very likely been killed in a storm out to sea and as the tide has come in so have the dead birds along with it. The potentially diseased birds can be harmful to the marine life due to infections and illnesses. Which in turn can cause death to other animals!
The Jawbone is a natural marine park inhabited by a wide variety of marine life. It has been protected for over 100 years but was only established as a marine park in 2002. It is part of the 5.3% of the ocean that is protected in Victoria.
Unfortunately there is not a lot we can do to help these poor birds as we cannot control the weather. The tide will eventually wash the dead birds onto shore, so we as the general public could make sure that if we see a dead bird, we let the appropriate authorities know. So that they could dispose of them in a safe manner, this will ensure that they will not be washed back into the waters.
Because of the amount and variety of habitats the Jawbone has there are a whole range of species including Fish, Birds, Snails, Crabs, Jellyfish and many more. Due to changing weather conditions and many storms we have experienced. There is a high amount of dead birds being discovered on the beaches!
The Jawbone for hundreds of years has been protected by being right behind a Rifle Range. Nobody dared to go down to the Jawbone because of the fact they didn't want to be hit by any stray bullets. The Jawbone has a wide range of habitats varying from Salt Marshes to Grasslands. This is perfect for housing a wide variety of marine life because different species like different habitats.
The weather in the Jawbone is very diverse, Being in Melbourne it experiences sudden and dramatic changes in weather. However coming into summer the weather has become quite hot making the Jawbone a lovely spot for tourist's and families