▶ Your Answer : First, the lecturer argues that overpopulation-first issue mentioned in the reading-can be dealt with in some ways. There is a good example of this. In the UK, lizards were moved to an area which never occupied by other animals, being allowed not to compete for survival. Also, with artificial rocks and burrows, the capacity of habitat would be able to increase. This casts doubt on the reading passage's claim that transporting reptiles results in the problem-overpopulation. Second, in the lecturer, the professor points out that it is not true that spreading spread of disease is an incurable problem. Being providing a proper measure, the lizards would be prevented from being sick. For example, we stop transferring pathogens by separating the animal infected. Furthermore, regular visiting and examining, once an infected animal detected, it would be removed to reduce the risk of spreading germ. This conflicts with the reading passage, which contends that transporting the reptiles to new are will cause the spread of diseases. Finally, the lecturer states that it is possible that lizards can be protected from injury and death. According to the professor, with a small amount of water can prevent the reptiles from dehydrated. Also, if the trap has a defensive cover, it would help the animal hide from predators. This counters the reading passage which concludes by describing that injuries and deaths are inevitable things during transporting. |