Animals of the Desert and Human Development - Wildlife and What to Expect

As humanity grows in numbers from the current 6.6or even used desalination techniques to create an
Billion to 10 Billion and beyond in the next 25-30 yearsoasis that serves humans.
one has to wonder where will they all live? ManyIt turns out that the water features they build and
areas that are now considered uninhabitable due toshrubbery they plant causes desert animals to come
climate, resources and water will have to be shapedcloser for water and it is creating quite an interesting
to fit humankind's needs and desires. There are vastco-inhabited playground for these animals. For instance,
uninhabited deserts on the one-third of the Earth that iswhen people plant flowers and flowery bushes the
not ocean and this is one place where humans mayHummingbird's and Rabbits come. This coaxes the
have to call home, if for no other reason than to get aRoadrunners to come and eat the hummingbirds and
little elbow room.have more offspring. The rabbits keep the grass
Still, if mankind inhabits desert areas with sparsetrimmed and eat the flowers, while the owls find
vegetation then will that mean that desert animals willrabbits a nice food supply.
have to leave their homes? Will mankind compete forWith more varmints and critters around the desert
the same resources and cause those animals to dofoxes and coyotes show up to feast and they begin
without? Well, it just so happens that much of this isto multiply in greater numbers too. So, it is truly amazing
being tested, as the encroachment continues. Manyto see what a little water in the desert can do to
desert communities have brought in water, dug wellspromote wildlife in the desert. Please think on this.