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Ponds are teeming with both animal and plant life. Some animals live in the water (fish, crayfish, tadpoles, etc.), some live above the water (ducks, insects, etc.), and others live in the area surrounding the pond (raccoons, earthworms, etc.).
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Ponds are sometimes man-made. Ponds can be made by excavating a hollow in which water may lie, filling an existing depression with groundwater or water diverted from a stream, or by forming a dam to impound the water in a valley.
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Because of the serious disease problems of shrimp farming ,its impacts on investment and degradation of the environment lading to impoverishment of rural people, the world Bank funded a study on the disease problems of Thai shrimp ponds of Thailand. This is to diagnose the widespread disease problems in the area. Surprisingly, the World Bank was simultaneously developing a loan proposal for Mexico to develop shrimp farming based on the same management models with Thailand.
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Why do you love ponds? Different people have different responses to this question. This is likely because a pond can be many things: a thriving ecosystem, a backyard oasis, a beautiful garden accent, a favorite hobby, and much more. A pond is not always the same thing to different people.
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Even in regions where they are found, only about one in ten ponds will have them. If you have them in your pond, you should feel lucky. They feed on worms, insects and larvae. You can find them in moist spots full of organic matter. If you're lucky, you will see them in their juvenile form in the pond. The most common newts and salamanders you may see in your pond are the red spotted newt, spotted salamander, tiger salamander, mud salamander, red-backed salamanders, two-lined salamanders, and the dusky salamander.
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