Grasslands Through the Years

As the chart above shows, the conditions of the grasslands in India changed drastically after 1950. From 1900 to 1950 it is apparent that the drop in the grasslands is not significant. Compared to some of the other biomes, grasslands experienced pretty insignificant drops in numbers. However, after 1950, the real damage was done. As presented by the chart, it at this time that grasslands experienced the biggest decrease. This is due to the human impacts that were mentioned before. Since 1950, the number of grasslands have simply been decreasing and will continue to follow this trend. According to the IUCN list of threatened species, the occupied area of Bengal Tigers in 2006 was 41% less than the area occupied by the tigers in 1997. This shows that due to the dramatic decline of grasslands, the population of the tigers has also been decreasing. A large reason as to why this is happening is industrialization. Forests were cut and grasslands ruined in order for new buildings and factories to be made. Since then, the value of these habitats has decreased and so has our care for them. It is because of this that the number of grasslands is continually decreasing.