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How does sound pollution effect Bio diversity? Explain.

Sound pollution has harmful impacts on human and animal lives, some of which are as given below:


(a) Unwanted sound (noise) can damage psychological health, can cause hypertension, high stress levels, hearing loss, sleep disturbances, and other harmful effects.


(b) Unwanted noise can lead to abnormal behavior of animals.


(c) Noise pollution can cause disbalance in the distribution of animal species in the noise polluted area. Also, it can lead to death of animals.


(d) Some animals which are already endangered may get extinct due to the unwanted noise pollution.


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