Serena Wu

____
Studying animal science research
#39canimals
____
A sophomore at UCI who:
Love bread, love cakes...
Love coffee, love boba...
In summary,
Love fooooood!
:)

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#39canimals even though this image is static, I know what's gonna happen next. Do you ...?

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

As humans can avoid noise by using tools like earplugs, marine animals have no place to hide or tool to use in the ocean. People should admit the problem of noise pollution which is killing the marine animals!

[Vivian Vu @vu_viviann]

#39canimals A great solution to noise pollution is changing ships guidelines "which include changing the design of propellers and the hull to make it quieter and integrating speed limits to prevent excess noise." Check out the article to learn more!
https://t.co/KWtX5YRxVW

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

It is simple to protect the elephants if all people can avoid ivory products. At least we can start from ourselves and slow the poaching number of elephants

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

Wow I didn't know about using GPS to tract animals before! Great to know how we use technology to help protect animals!

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

I agree that a direct way to help the animals is donating to the organizations and allow them to have more financial support to protect the animals.

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

Social media is an easy and effective way to share information. People nowadays are basically living with phones and social media; it is a great tool regardless of their motives (research, education, or advocacy)

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

It is great to know organizations are working to protect the animals out there! But as the title described as "inches" closer to an agreement, we still have a long way to go.

[Abdullah Awad @wr39_c]

#39canimals The World Trade Organization is working to impact harmful fishing subsidies in order to promote better oceanic health https://t.co/k9cR2FDzqx

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

Avoiding animals products are a grassroots solution that everyone can do to protect animals and the ecosystem. Buying sustainable products should be encouraged in the community.

[Abdullah Awad @wr39_c]

#39canimals Avoid products like eating shark fin soup, or buying and using shark fin oil or leather https://t.co/A0NWAqocJ0

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

it is important to maintain a balanced ecosystem and people should think about the future like the possibility of irreversible consequences.

[Abdullah Awad @wr39_c]

#39canimals Without sharks, the little fish population would grow and eat all of the vital plankton who generate ~80% of the world's population. https://t.co/KXwH53Q1Db

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

Great point! People can choose other recreational activities to protect animals; visiting zoos/circus and whale watching are not our only ways to have fun. We should think for the animals kindly like our cousins.

[Iris Vu @iris_vvu]

#39canimals Public support is the best way advocates can fight for animal rights. According to the 2015 Gallup poll, 69% of Americans are very or somewhat concerned about the treatment of animals in circuses. This is a great starting point for activists to put an end to cruelty.

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

plastic pollution affects both marine and territorial animals but Americans are still producing tons of plastics (waste) everyday.

[Veronica Allen @vcallen13]

using less single use plastic to decrease plastic pollution; and donating to organizations that help with oil spills. #39canimals

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#WhatIlearnedin39C The end of this course is to learn about the solutions for the animals and what most people can do to protect them. It is great to know that people can do many things like joining beach clean-up and buying groceries locally.

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#WhatIlearnedin39C For my literature review, I did research on dolphins and spider monkeys. Even though they are living in different habitats, their populations are both greatly influenced by human activities, such as hunting and deforestation.

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#WhatIlearnedin39C it is great to learn how to use Twitter for research, education, and advocacy purposes. People nowadays are basically living with phones and social media; using social media allows us to share information to any audience regardless of their demographics.

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#WhatIlearnedin39C This summer is my first time writing a literature review article; I learned a lot about animal research and their issues. This researching and writing journey allows me to reflect what I can do for our best friends on earth — animals.

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#WhatIlearnedin39C I learned the term speciesism which describes the prejudice from humans against the other species. As Peter Singer described that “humans are not specially created species that got God-given right to rule over other animals.”
We should treat animals kindly.

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#39canimals Studies prove that the underwater noise and the boat presence can affect dolphins by recording and analyzing the dolphin whistle structure. This evidence gives us another reason to not join marine activity like whale watching.

https://t.co/YEAzaSwpMv

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#39canimals Do you know that marine animals like whales with exposure to naval sonar will suffer decompression sickness; some will beach themselves and die which is considered as suicide but a way to relieve their stress.

https://t.co/989vK8rZGX

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#39canimals As most people know, marine pollution greatly affects the animals foraging activity/behaviors and it ultimately leads to deaths. Therefore, a grassroots solution to protect the marine animals is to reduce the use of plastics and join beach or community clean-ups!

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#39canimals ocean noise affects most marine animals. A solution to help the problem of noise pollution is to buy groceries locally and reduce the need to transport good oversea.

[Serena Wu @serena_jyou]

#39canimals Do you know that about 85 percent of shipping noise comes from the propellers? One solution to reduce ocean noise is to redesign ship propellors and/or installing acoustic “curtains”