Question

Why does surface mining cause animals to leave an area?.

Answer 1

surface area causes lots of harm to the environment which in result makes it harder for the animals to survive with a weakened ecosystem and resources and

Answer 2

Surface mining causes drastic landscape altering, such as erosion, contaminating water, diverting or channeling water in different ways, dewatering of wetlands, etx. Basically, surface mining completely changes the environment physically and many animals must leave that area because it is unsafe or they are unable to adapt to the quick changes.

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