Saving the Rainforest If someone or something was in danger‚ would you do anything to help? Well the world’s rainforest are currently disappearing at a rate of 6‚000 acres every hour which is equivalent to almost 3‚500 football fields. If you have been unaware‚ rainforests are well on their way to extinction. Rainforest once covered 14% of the earth’s surface; now they cover about 6% and experts say the remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years. Commercial logging is the
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cities and towns‚ there are still many indigenous groups living in the forest‚ some who have no contact with the ’outside’ world and live in a harmonic environment. Rainforests are the most diverse ecosystems on the planet‚ as well as being the home to an estimated 50 million indigenous forest people. These people depend on the rainforest for their way of life. It provides them nearly everything from shelter and food to tools and medicine. The people living in the forest make practical and sustainable
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Mandrill Bright red-and-blue facial markings identify this mandrill as a mature male. Mandrills are the world’s largest monkeys. Photograph by Tim Laman Map Mandrill Range Fast Facts Type: Mammal Diet: Omnivore Average life span in the wild: 20 years Size: 3 ft (90 cm) Weight: 77 lbs (35 kg) Group name: Troop Protection status: Threatened Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: Mandrills are the largest of all monkeys. They are shy and reclusive primates that live only
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Henri Rousseau Henri Rousseau was born in Laval‚ France in 1844 into the family of a plumber. He attended Laval High School as a day student and then as a boarder‚ after his father became a debtor and his parents had to leave the town upon the seizure of their house. He was mediocre in some subjects at the high school but won prizes for drawing and music.[7] He worked for a lawyer and studied law‚ but "attempted a small perjury and sought refuge in the army‚"[8] serving for four years‚ starting
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VALUE OF TREES Trees are an integral part of our environment. Both man and the animals cannot survive without trees. We get food‚ medicine‚ wood and shelter from trees. Trees beautify the environment. We get the most needed rain because of the trees. Trees have a great influence upon climate. Trees preserve moisture. The leaves of a tree are always giving off moisture and this constant evaporation cools the surrounding atmosphere. Trees on hill sides stop the soil erosion and prevent destructive
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Sloths—the adorable and lethargic animals living in treetops—depend on the health and survival of Central and South American tropical forests. They spend much of their lives in the canopy‚ snoozing and remaining hidden from predators. The animals live solitary lives and travel from tree to tree using canopy vines. Located in places such as Brazil and Panama‚ the six species of this strange and wonderful animal need healthy forests to survive. But tropical forests are some of the most vulnerable
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The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) The blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) belongs to the family Corvidae and the order Passeriformes (Cornell University‚ 2015). It is one of the most common birds to be sighted in the United States. It has a range that covers about 2/3 of North America (Johnson‚ 2011). Blue Jays tend to migrate only over short distances‚ and have never been observed anywhere south of the United States. Given their wide distribution pattern‚ many observations relating to their life history
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Many people around the world do not see that their wants and needs for natural resources are destroying the world and the environment. Although you hear about it all over the news‚ people do not realize that the littlest need can turn into a huge need‚ causing the resources to become slim to none. The need/want of natural resources by the society‚ is not only hurting the society‚ but also the biodiversity and the environment‚ which is shown in “The Lorax” and Easter’s End. The use of natural resources
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Mockingbirds Kendrick Sindt Block: 2 The Northern Mockingbird thrills people with its impressive vocal songs(Janssen). These tiny‚ gray birds put all their color into their personalities as they sing almost endlessly(All About Birds). This paper will give information about the Northern Mockingbirds characteristics‚ to their amazing singing abilities‚ how they interact with humans‚ and about their migratory patterns. Mockingbirds habitats are in areas with open ground and with shrubby
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