The lecture apparently refutes the points illustrated by the reading material. According to the reading, the population of otter declines because of the toxic water. On the contrary, the speaker contends a opposite stand that the reason cause otter’s death is actually predators, namely the orca. Doubt is cast on the points in the reading by the lecture in aspects below.
First of all, the reading indicates that the poison doesn’t virtually do harm to the otters, or we’ll be able to see dead otters more often than not. On contrary, the reading contends a opposite stand that the living environment of otters is highly concentrated with poison like heavy medal and exceeding Ph, and so on.
In addition, the speaker adopts another evidence that what cause the orca, that is mainly feed on big ocean animals such as toothless whales, in which case to prey on sea lions is the human’s over hunting on bigger animals. However, The reading states that sea lions also decrease in the area, and it can not because of the preying of orca.
Finally, the speaker raises the issue that the uneven decline of otter’s population is result from the orcas’ prey accustom. Orca only hunts in the deep sea because the preys are bigger there. This directly contradicts what the reading presents, namely the uneven location of the poison.
In conclusion, the contents of the reading is totally jeopardized by the lecture.