By building structures and invading the land, humans have impacted where animals live in a number of ways. There is definitely a reduced amount of reptiles and amphibians on the Cal Poly campus due to the large amount of construction and population. However, some animals have learned how to adapt and live amongst humans. It's not common to see some kinds of reptiles on campus such as mountainous snakes, but there various amphibians live in Cal Poly's gardens and water sources such a ponds and reservoirs. Located on the side of the new student housing complexes on campus there is an artificial reservoir where the Pacific Tree frog and the Red Legged frogs chirp loud enough for the whole campus to hear. In places like these you can also find California Newts and Monterrey Salamanders. Never the less, the more we build the more space we take away from these creatures. Therefore, it is important to learn how to construct environmentally friendly places to live together in and find ways that we can expand our habitat without harming other species.

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