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    Land clearing in Australia describes the removal of native green plants and cutting down a huge number of trees in Australia.Need to cover the land clearing in general in Australia Since the mid 1990s, the rate of land clearing has been increasing. Approximately 470,000 hectares of land were cleared in 1999 in Queensland alone. Despite the fact that the amazing rates of area, clearing that set Australia in the main 10 land clearing countries on the planet have lessened in the course of recent…

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    The animal I chose for my essay is the Kodkod. It is found in many places but we will focus on the Deciduous Forest the southern part of the coastal Andes.This is the smallest cat and survives in the wild. The biome the Kodkod lives is the Deciduous forest. It can be found in Canada, Europe, parts of Russia, China and Japan but we will focus on the Southern part of the Coastal Andes. The climate can be 46.4 to 86 degrees fahrenheit.The weather is often warm,moist and sunny. There are other 2…

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    having more vertebrae than other primats, they have very snakelike movemnts. This particular primate species is found in asia and Indonesia. The slow loris enjoys warmer climates and can typically be found high up in the trees of places such as the rainforest. Due to habitat destruction, many have been dying off. In some places it is believed that they can be used to cure diseases, so they are hunted…

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    Anything for Profit In a world full of wrongdoing, Sharon Matola, a citizen of Belize who owns a zoo, fights to protect the well being of Belizean communities from destructive forces. In The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw, by Bruce Barcott, the small country of Belize faces environmental devastation due to the greed of companies and the government. In the early 1990s, the Belizean government and Belize Electricity Limited (BEL) proposed to build a controversial dam on the Macal River, to…

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    and Tom Page. This island is right on the waters of Lake Victoria and has a lush array of vegetation to offer. Chimpanzees today face exploitation from humans, whether it is through deforestation or traffickers, but this island’s semi-tropical rainforest has become a home for many primates. The island’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary is overseen by the Chimpanzee Trust. Their approach helps the apes stay fed and hydrated, as well as allowing them free-time, during the day they…

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    provide habitats for many different animals. The trees found in forests are also a vital element in environments. 2. Identify two different types of forest environments. Two different types of forest environments are Tropical Rainforests and Coniferous Forests. Tropical Rainforests are typically dense and are located near the equator. Whereas, Coniferous Forests are located near the two poles and is usually in a snowy environment. 3. Explain the importance of forest environment in supporting…

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    Jaguar Research Paper

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    heavily wooded savannas. Near warm water and low lands. They prefer wet lowlands swampy lowlands and tropical lowlands. They can also be found in shrubby places or small caves. They like living in a wet environment like near lakes or rainforests. Jaguars are carnivores. Which means they eat meat like any other large cat. They can eat fish frogs, and eggs too. They can basically eat whatever they can catch. Unlike other cats they don’t avoid water. So they can catch frogs and fish.…

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    Drought In Canada Essay

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    Canada accounts for roughly 7% of the forests in the world. This implies that Canada has an important role to manage their forests effectively. As we know, there are many factors that can disrupt the forest system, the two major groups of threats are seemed to be the natural disturbances and human activities. In terms of the human activities, such as farming and industrial development, are thought to be responsible for disrupting the forests. It is considered as rather a smaller effect in the…

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    Big Problem With Big Consequences Speaking on Presidential Palace, Jakatra, Prince Charles of wales, who has been advocating for forest conservation for years said, “ Forests are the world 's air conditioning system-the lungs of our planet and we are in the verge of switching it off”(Charles 14).He illustrates the bitter truth which is well known facts to majority of people yet ignored so badly that the amount of forests spreading around our globe has been deteriorating every year. The rapid…

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    When a country goes completely from green to drought caused by industrializing, it loses its rescores due to deforestation, where communities depend on the resources for living, which then leads to poverty and violence. Wangari Maathai, in her memoir, “Unbowed” was telling the effects of deforestation and its horrible chain reaction in Kenya through her teary eyes. She was born in Kenya in 1940, where the colonization and industrialization of Britain caused violence and corruption, which…

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