This is how mass deforestation is wiping out species around the world
These iconic species could be gone within decades.
The mass-clearing of trees will be the doom of many forms of life on this planet.
Forests are critical to the Earth's ecology. They capture and store carbon out of the atmosphere. They can alter the air quality and quantity of drinking water. And they provide the most habitat for the world's terrestrial species.
And yet, alarming rates of deforestation are continuing all over the globe, despite warnings from scientists and urgent calls from environmental activists to cease the clearing as much as possible.
รีวิวเว็บสล็อตThe planet is losing an estimated 137 species of plants, animals and insects every day due to deforestation, according to the World Animal Foundation.
Here are four important species at risk of extinction, each in a region heavily affected by deforestation.
Harpy eagle, the Amazon rainforest
Populations of the harpy eagle, one of the largest eagle species in the world, are dwindling as tree canopies in the Amazon rainforest disappear, and along with it the habitat for the eagles' preferred prey, a new study published Wednesday in Nature Scientific Reports found.
The eagles rely on specific prey that live in the canopy forests: two-toed sloths, brown capuchin monkeys and grey woolly monkeys, but as the food supply decreased, the eagles did not switch to alternative prey, the researchers found.
The eagles would then deliver prey to their hatchlings less frequently, and when they did, the animals tended to have a smaller estimated weight in landscapes with 50% to 70% deforestation, according to the study.
The researchers observed multiple eaglet deaths from starvation and did not locate any nests in areas with more than 70% deforestation.