Sarah raised her hand, "it provides a habitat for animals and is good for biodiversity and the ecosystem. Muggles did not realize the importance of swamps, thinking they were only good for breeding mallaria until just about a century ago when they realized the muggle wildlife was dying out due tot he fact that people were building and abusing the land so the animals had not place to breed. Insects and amphibians are essential in the food web and they like swamps" she said