Persuasive Speech On Rocky Creek Reserve

Good morning teachers and fellow students, the reason that I am up here talking to YOU is a very serious one because our famous Rocky Creek reserve needs fixing. There is an abnormal growth of weeds, litter, and damages to the b¬¬¬¬¬¬arbecue and picnic facilities. These all contribute to upset the biodiversity of the reserve. The reason is that the habitats of many animals and birds are destroyed and subsequently makes it hard for them to live or survive. The biodiversity of the reserve affects our community too. Some of the reasons include:
• The trees provide food and shelter for animals so we don't have to deal with occasions where possums are on top of our house roofs. Everyone has been there? Haven’t we?
• The trees also maintain climate stability by absorbing all the CO2 emissions that are present in the atmosphere. This is important as CO2 is a greenhouse gas and causes global warming
• It allows the flow of the water cycle so there will be no shortage of water supply to drink and for other purposes.
I can assure many of you right now listening to my speech are thinking why do I have to care about biodiversity? Restoring reserves like the Rocky Creek allows you to have picnics which enable
Weeds grow and germinate rapidly and as a result they compete with native plants for nutrients, sunlight and space. This relates to the survival of native animals because weeds smothers native plants and these plants provide shelter, food and other resources to the animals. Furthermore, pollution and litter caused by humans also pose a serious threat to the plants and animals. From my experience, the Georges River in Carramar has plastic bags and bottles which compete with the aquatic animals such as ducks for space. Also, the animals perceive it as food and consume them; this is very harmful as it could lead to the death of that