Old Forest

African elephant. The African elephant is the larger of the two and is also sub classed into the African forest elephant and…

The Silent Voices of People from the Endangered Redwood Forests According to Woody Harrelson’s letter to the editor of the San Francisco Examiner, there was a protest on September 14, 1997, of people cutting down many redwood trees that occurred in Northern California. Thousands of people came together during this time to stop the horrible destruction. Charles Hurwitz was the main person who was involved in the logging of the trees and he was the chief executive in charge at the Pacific Lumber…

Deforestation is widespread across the world's forests. Deforestation started in the Mesolithic Period some 15,000 years ago when trees were cleared for livestock (Britannica). Deforestation has been an ongoing debate for a number of years. Supporters of deforestation argue that deforestation doesn't harm the environment, the land is important for farming, and that it isn't a big deal. While those in opposition argue that the destruction of forests leads to changes in the environment,…

environmental effects is deforestation or, in other words, forest loss. Deforestation the the act of removing trees, destroying forests and causing many violent acts in order to turn the wild life into another place. Between the years 2000 and 2012, Malaysia had the world’s highest forest loss rate only because they wanted palm oil as an ingredient in their products (“Mongabay”, 2016). During that period, Malaysia lost 14.4% of its forest and Indonesia lost about 840,000 of its land area due to…

of Natural Forest Fires to Forest Ecology Introduction Since its discovery, fire has fascinated man with its potential. Fire provides light and heat and while it destroys some things that come in contact with it, it is also capable of metamorphosing other things for the overall benefit of life. Natural fires are a routine occurrence in forested areas, especially during hot and dry weather conditions or due to lightning strikes. In the summer of 1988, for example, 42 instances of forest fires…

Vancouver is a coastal city in B.C. It has a population growth of 4.4%. This change had affected Vancouver because they now have more pollution and deforestation. Once Vancouver got more people the demand for vehicles has increased and the demand of other resources has increased as well. Since more people are using vehicles the pollution has increased there. It didn’t affect vancouver that much but, the increase has been a concern to the government. They decided to lower hybrid cars to help stop…

because it's causing deforestation , child labor and unfair pay. Cocoa is causing deforestation in the environment of Côte d’Ivoire. A "significant portion of the Ivory Coast's protected forests have been chopped down over the past few years to make room for illegal cocoa farming" , leaving 74% of the protected forest area ruined for cocoa farming. Researchers have studied the area and…

main environment being of tropical forest. Living in cohesive groups ranging the size 3 to 15 individuals, with sometimes supporting several adult males, that normally comprises of one male accompanying by several females and young. The Guereza colobus freely move about mostly arboreal (tree-dwellers), and diurnal ( active during the day),and have flatten nails, longer legs than fore limbs, and pads on their buttocks, this is typical characteristic of the old world monkeys. With running to…

woodpecker The Red-headed Woodpecker is known for its fiery red-head and black and white body. It resides predominately in the Midwest and East Coast of America, occasionally drifting westward during the summer. It breeds in woodlands, orchards, parks, forest edges and swamps. The red-headed woodpecker is one of the most aggressive members of the woodpecker family. Not only will it attack…

everything from timber to clearing the forest to dig mines. The biggest threat to the tropical rainforest is no other than man itself. Humans have the biggest impact on not only the rainforest, but the environment. (Threats to the Rainforests) The Tropical Rainforest…