Throughout history, swamps were long regarded as good-for-nothing wastelands and places of pestilence, while those who lived nearby eagerly awaited their removal. But in recent years, with calls to preserve wetland ecologies, environmental groups have begun scrutinizing swamplands for environmental change and establishing preserves for wetland plants.
過去一向被認為爛泥髒污，欲除之而後快的溼地，近年在保護濕地的呼聲下，環保團體紛紛展開監測濕地環境變化、成立濕地植物庇護中心等行動，溼地大量消滅的危機才略為減緩。