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 carry viruses, bacteria, protozoa, and other microscopic life wherever they go. While weâd prefer that they didnât, since many of these stowaways are the very source of our tick-borne illnesses, in the grand, ecological scheme of things these microorganisms are part of the diversity of life on Earth.