The Gordon Act, which established a wildlife refuge in the Big Dark Swamp, is currently up for reauthorization. The act prohibits the building of roads or cutting of old growth trees in the swamp, though it permits hunting. Many blamed logging activities for the decline of the bird population, especially that of the dappled grackle. The grackle population has continued to decline since the passage of the law, demonstrating that the Gordon Act has not been sufficient to protect the species. Another nearby refuge, the Wayne County Marsh Habitat, bans all mining, logging, and hunting. Wayne County officials have not reported a decline in the grackle population there. This proves that hunting, not logging, was responsible for the population drop in Broomall County. Thus, Broomall County should not reauthorize the Gordon Act unless it is amended to include the same provisions as those in Wayne County.
The preservation of the rights of man is the end of almost all political rivalries. The rights among others are liberty, security, and property ownership. The right to property ownership was given much more consideration than the others. The Gordon Act established a wildlife refuge in a big dark swamp that is currently up for being officially approved. The act prohibits the construction of roads or the felling of old-growth trees in the swamp but allows people to kill wild animals.
The argument that hunting and not logging was then responsible for the population drop of the bird species in Broomall County is not well reasoned since not only hunting and logging can lead to the extinction of a certain animal or plant species in an area. Additional pieces of evidence would strengthen the point that hunting and not logging was then responsible for the population drop of the bird species in Broomall County. For example, at one given point, the Gordon act was considered very useful since it prevented logging and that the trees were the main habitat for the birds in that ecosystem. The prohibition of road building in the swampy area prevented the opening up of the area to overexploitation. This helped prevent the exploitation of the natural resources present in the area such as the forest cover because of the good accessibility of the area. Also, if we assume the most widespread sporting activity being considered to be hunting, a larger number of the bird species would have been killed on daily basis resulting in them being extinct and this would have strengthened the point of the argument.
At some point, additional evidence would weaken the point. For example, if we assume the most widespread sporting activity is being considered to be hunting, a larger number of the bird species would have been killed on daily basis resulting in them being extinct. It does not mean that people go hunting for sport, one can also hunt for food.
Therefore, the reauthorization of the Gordon Act by Broomall County should be subject to its amendment to include similar provisions as those in Wayne County. The area residents blamed the act of cutting down forest trees especially for timber for the decline of the bird population, especially that of the dappled grackle that breeds in the east of the rocky mountains usually from Florida to Canada. On the other hand, Wayne County marsh explained how some of the human activities such as agriculture led to desertification, degradation of forest land, extinction of certain animal and plant species, and more so the change in weather patterns. Human and other living organisms’ health is of significant importance and should have been included in the argument. The protection of human health is a central and valid focus for the conservation movement and should be given much consideration for a better tomorrow. This could be easily achieved through the formation of strong environmental governing bodies that will help preserve our environment. National reserves should also be included in the argument, and they should be built in the area to prevent the extinction of certain species as the dappled grackle bird species. The ruling government of the area should educate the residents, support environment-friendly legislation through funding and managing them and help assure that federal and state laws are thoroughly enforced. This way will make the argument valid.