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.
The brown dog tick is found on dogs and around peopleâs homes. Almost all of the cases occurred within communities with a large number of free-roaming dogs. Itâs important that individuals remember that diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever are caused by ticks, not by dogs.