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.
Other major tick species found in the U.S., including the lone star tick and the dog tick, have NOT been shown to transmit the Lyme disease bacterium. But beware: Lyme disease has been reported in all 50 states, as well as in Canada, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America.