MPAs primarily regulate human activities by segregating them spatially. MPAs alone cannot address problems such as pollution, climate change, or overfishing. Other management strategies are needed to complement marine reserves. They are most effective when used in conjunction with other management measures.
Ticks are Everywhere. Ticks are everywhere, which means tick disease is everywhere. In fact, veterinary parasitologist Dr. Michael Dryden of Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine calls tick disease an âepidemic.â Tick disease in dogs is a sentinel for people.
Ticks are small, eight-legged parasites that must drink blood in order to survive and reproduce. Ticks donât fly, and they canât jump (unlike fleas). In fact, ticks are more closely related to spiders and mites than to âinsectsâ like fleas. Of the hundreds of tick species, approximately 80 are found in the United States.