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Wetlands were once commonly drained for two reasons. It makes land available for farming and building. Draining also improves health by eliminating waterborne diseases and/or vectors like mosquitos.

Today it is considered unethical to drain wetlands unless human health is in jeopardy. It is environmentally damaging and often does more harm than good. There are several places where government is trying to reverse human damage to wetlands like the US states of Louisiana, Florida, and Maryland.

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