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| Some areas are habitats for the [[desert bighorn sheep]]. The peninsula bighorn sheep reside in Anza-Borrego. They have been federally endangered since 1998 and are one of the most iconic species of this state park.<ref name="Negrete" /> Observers count this [[endangered species]] to study the population, and monitor its current decline from [[Habitat fragmentation|human encroachment]].<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009. California Fan Palm: ''Washingtonia filifera'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg</ref> The two biggest threats to bighorn sheep populations are anthropogenic influences and climate change. As humans continue to develop in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the surrounding area, bighorn sheep continue to lose their habitat. Coupled with the increasing extreme temperatures and decrease in precipitation, bighorn shape face a decreasing free-standing water availability crisis. Bighorn sheep face considerable habitat loss at the hands of humans ranging from water diversion to noise pollution and habitat fragmentation. As critical members of this desert biome, it is important to recognize the necessity to protect them and mitigate our impact on their limited and unique environment.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dolan |first=Brian F. |date=2006 |title=Water Developments and Desert Bighorn Sheep: Implications for Conservation |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3784691 |journal=Wildlife Society Bulletin |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=642–646 |jstor=3784691 |issn=0091-7648}}</ref> | Some areas are habitats for the [[desert bighorn sheep]]. The peninsula bighorn sheep reside in Anza-Borrego. They have been federally endangered since 1998 and are one of the most iconic species of this state park.<ref name="Negrete" /> Observers count this [[endangered species]] to study the population, and monitor its current decline from [[Habitat fragmentation|human encroachment]].<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009. California Fan Palm: ''Washingtonia filifera'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg</ref> The two biggest threats to bighorn sheep populations are anthropogenic influences and climate change. As humans continue to develop in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the surrounding area, bighorn sheep continue to lose their habitat. Coupled with the increasing extreme temperatures and decrease in precipitation, bighorn shape face a decreasing free-standing water availability crisis. Bighorn sheep face considerable habitat loss at the hands of humans ranging from water diversion to noise pollution and habitat fragmentation. As critical members of this desert biome, it is important to recognize the necessity to protect them and mitigate our impact on their limited and unique environment.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dolan |first=Brian F. |date=2006 |title=Water Developments and Desert Bighorn Sheep: Implications for Conservation |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3784691 |journal=Wildlife Society Bulletin |volume=34 |issue=3 |pages=642–646 |jstor=3784691 |issn=0091-7648}}</ref> |
| ==Climate== | ==Climate and Its Impact on the Lanscape== |
| Anza-Borrego State Park is located in the Colorado Desert Region of Southern California which is an extension of the Mexican Sonoran Desert. The [[Köppen climate classification|Koppen Climate]] classification for Anza Borrego Desert State Park is BWh. The characteristics of this climate are typically hot and arid along with a deficiency in precipitation due to the continental tropical air mass which has very dry warm air. As climate change increases there is potential for wetter years which bring about "super blooms," that boost tourism during the winter and early spring. Locals began to rely on seasonal tourism to boost their economies, and, along with wet years climate change has threatened the economy as it has the ability to produce longer droughts which threaten the tourist dependent towns nearby. As the environment changes with climate desertification, locals and developers search for ways to maintain tourism, some attempt to maintain steady tourism with mega development of resorts or artificial oases. However, a study conducted on North-West China deserts in 2020 showed that artificial oases vegetation is not acclimated to drought conditions, and they consume large amounts of groundwater which deplete the water table level and outcompete native vegetation that store water in their roots. Since deserts have such extreme weather, the species that inhabit them are highly dependent on each other, and developing on deserts or creating artificial oases will not only impact vegetation but also animals. | |
| Anza-Borrego State Park has a [[hot desert climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|BWh]]) with very hot, dry summers and short, cool winters. | |
| {{Weather box|Jan record high F=90|Jan high F=69.3|Jan low F=44.0|Jan record low F=20|Jan precipitation inch=1.11|Jan snow inch=0|Feb record high F=95|Feb high F=72.3|Feb low F=46.5|Feb record low F=24|Feb precipitation inch=1.08|Mar record high F=101|Mar high F=77.9|Mar low F=50.0|Mar record low F=28|Mar precipitation inch=0.70|Mar snow inch=0|Apr record high F=111|Apr high F=84.5|Apr low F=53.8|Apr record low F=28|Apr precipitation inch=0.23|Apr snow inch=0|May record high F=114|May high F=93.2|May low F=60.7|May record low F=34|May precipitation inch=0.06|May snow inch=0|Jun record high F=122|Jun high F=102.7|Jun low F=68.4|Jun record low F=45|Jun precipitation inch=0.02|Jun snow inch=0|Jul record high F=121|Jul high F=107.4|Jul low F=75.8|Jul record low F=56|Jul precipitation inch=0.28|Jul snow inch=0|Aug record high F=120|Aug high F=106.1|Aug low F=75.5|Aug record low F=55|Aug precipitation inch=0.51|Aug snow inch=0|Sep record high F=117|Sep high F=101.0|Sep low F=70.3|Sep record low F=49|Sep precipitation inch=0.30|Sep snow inch=0|Oct record high F=113|Oct high F=89.7|Oct low F=60.6|Oct record low F=33|Oct precipitation inch=0.30|Oct snow inch=0|Nov record high F=98|Nov high F=77.9|Nov low F=50.4|Nov record low F=31|Nov precipitation inch=0.45|Nov snow inch=0|Dec record high F=87|Dec high F=68.9|Dec low F=43.4|Dec record low F=23|Dec precipitation inch=0.80|Dec snow inch=0.1|single line=Y|source 1=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca0983|location=Borrego Desert Park, CA|precipitation colour=green|Feb snow inch=0}} | {{Weather box|Jan record high F=90|Jan high F=69.3|Jan low F=44.0|Jan record low F=20|Jan precipitation inch=1.11|Jan snow inch=0|Feb record high F=95|Feb high F=72.3|Feb low F=46.5|Feb record low F=24|Feb precipitation inch=1.08|Mar record high F=101|Mar high F=77.9|Mar low F=50.0|Mar record low F=28|Mar precipitation inch=0.70|Mar snow inch=0|Apr record high F=111|Apr high F=84.5|Apr low F=53.8|Apr record low F=28|Apr precipitation inch=0.23|Apr snow inch=0|May record high F=114|May high F=93.2|May low F=60.7|May record low F=34|May precipitation inch=0.06|May snow inch=0|Jun record high F=122|Jun high F=102.7|Jun low F=68.4|Jun record low F=45|Jun precipitation inch=0.02|Jun snow inch=0|Jul record high F=121|Jul high F=107.4|Jul low F=75.8|Jul record low F=56|Jul precipitation inch=0.28|Jul snow inch=0|Aug record high F=120|Aug high F=106.1|Aug low F=75.5|Aug record low F=55|Aug precipitation inch=0.51|Aug snow inch=0|Sep record high F=117|Sep high F=101.0|Sep low F=70.3|Sep record low F=49|Sep precipitation inch=0.30|Sep snow inch=0|Oct record high F=113|Oct high F=89.7|Oct low F=60.6|Oct record low F=33|Oct precipitation inch=0.30|Oct snow inch=0|Nov record high F=98|Nov high F=77.9|Nov low F=50.4|Nov record low F=31|Nov precipitation inch=0.45|Nov snow inch=0|Dec record high F=87|Dec high F=68.9|Dec low F=43.4|Dec record low F=23|Dec precipitation inch=0.80|Dec snow inch=0.1|single line=Y|source 1=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca0983|location=Borrego Desert Park, CA|precipitation colour=green|Feb snow inch=0}} |
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