Elephants in Africa are now more endangered than previously thought. The hard and pink ivory of the forest elephant is highly prized by poachers who are difficult to catch in the cover of the rainforest. Logging is another threat to the forest elephant.
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Researchers believe that there is such a great diversity of animals because rainforest ecosystems have been developing for hundreds of millions of years. Some forests in Southeast Asia have been around for more than 100 million years, when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
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Learn about the Amazon Rainforest and the endangered animals that live there! ... Explore: the African Savanna, Australia's Great Barrier Reef, South America's Amazon Rainforest,; How to Help, and What's the Problem? ; ... usa | world | animals | vocabulary | health | science | math | history | Endangered Animals IN DEPTH...
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Regulations instituted in the 1960's and 70's now protect endangered species of animals. Primary protection comes from the 1973 treaty, signed by over 120 countries. This website is an excellent resource for more information on endangered rainforest animals.
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Though, it is a fact that rainforest is home to 40-75 percent of total organisms worldwide, many animal species are listed in IUCN Red List. Here are some rainforest animals that are endangered. Endangered Rainforest Animals. ... Endangered Species: Endangered Animals Require Human Action To Prevent Imminent Extinction...
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Research Guide for PEGS year 8 Geography students. ... General Rainforest Sites; Amazon Animals; Rainforest Conservation Fund; Rainforests of the world ... General Endangered Animal Sites; Bagheera In the Wild; Wildlife Fund Global Network; Threatened Species; African Wildlife Fund...
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Endangered Animals of the World. Site Meter. . Rainforest Animals; . If you want to browse the shelves in the library to locate information about rainforest and endangered animals, look for these numbers: . Animals of the Rainforest;
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Raintree's rainforest website features indepth information on the problems and solutions of Rainforest deforestation ... Nearly half of the world's species of plants, animals and microorganisms will be destroyed or severely threatened over the next quarter century due to rainforest deforestation.
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Quality Sites that contain information about Endangered Animals ... Sites with Information About Endangered Animals ... Arkive: Explore Threatened Species: An Excellent resource for learning about endangered animals; a unique collection of thousands of videos, images and fact-files illustrating the world's endangered species...
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Caught in gill nets, loss of food due to dams and rainforest desforestation ... Loss of habitat due to agriculture and ranching, overhunting for food and sold caught and sold as pet ... Threatened Rainforest Wildlife...
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