The wild boar is found in parts of the South American rainforest, however, the wild boar was once exotic to the south American rainforest because they were native to Europe and parts of Asia. These animals have brought disease with them, which other native animals do not have immunity for. They also have caused disturbance to the rainforest, contaminate water sources, and compete with cassowaries for food, eating cassowary eggs and destroying nests.They are extremely damaging to native flora often destroying plants as they forage for food in the ground.
One of the largest extant species of eagles in the world, the Harpy Eagle, or American Harpy Eagle, is a creature that was once found wide spread throughout parts of central America. Now, this bird can only be found in the most remote parts of the Amazon Basin, as well as some parts of Mexico, and a few of its South American ranges. Throughout all these places, the bird has come to reach multiple status's, near threatened, threatened with extinction, critically endangered, and even extirpated in most of its former range in Mexico. If one thing can be made clear, it is that this species is quickly becoming endangered, and has dwindled greatly in numbers over the years.
The main reason for its decline in numbers is primarily due to habitat loss- from logging, ranching, farming, and mining. The Harpy Eagle is known to rarely go into open areas, and more than often prefers to stay in denser forested areas where it can use the tree canopies as cover for hunting. Because of this, the logging and creation of sudden open places are causing the Harpy Eagle to drive deeper and deeper into the amazon and other regions. While some of the birds have already taken a new hiding, others have been caught in the opened areas- where it is hunted by farmers as a threat to livestock, as well as being made an irresistible target for hunters due to its large size.
Thankfully, some foundations such as, the Peregrine Fund, have taken it into their hands to monitor and track some of these birds, as well as take a few of them into captivity for breeding and research to hopefully keep this species from going extinct anywhere in the near future.
The main reason for its decline in numbers is primarily due to habitat loss- from logging, ranching, farming, and mining. The Harpy Eagle is known to rarely go into open areas, and more than often prefers to stay in denser forested areas where it can use the tree canopies as cover for hunting. Because of this, the logging and creation of sudden open places are causing the Harpy Eagle to drive deeper and deeper into the amazon and other regions. While some of the birds have already taken a new hiding, others have been caught in the opened areas- where it is hunted by farmers as a threat to livestock, as well as being made an irresistible target for hunters due to its large size.
Thankfully, some foundations such as, the Peregrine Fund, have taken it into their hands to monitor and track some of these birds, as well as take a few of them into captivity for breeding and research to hopefully keep this species from going extinct anywhere in the near future.
These little creatures are a tiny species of monkey that weigh only around a pound. These monkeys like to form social family groups, where the males will often help care for the young, and the young will learn from the older. Because Tamarin's live primarily in the trees, during the night they will sleep in hollows and forage by day while travelling from branch to branch.
Unfortunately, these rare primates are being driven to extinction along with their native home in Brazil's Atlantic coastal rainforest's. It's the same common reasons stated again- logging, agriculture, and industry. These factors are causing the Tamarin's habitat to vanish, and are bringing the Tamarin's with them.
Because of things like logging and industry, the parts of the rainforest that these creatures call home are being divided and broken into separate, smaller pieces of land that no longer touch, making it so the Golden Lion Tamarin's do not have large enough patches of land to roam and live in.
Sadly, these species are already on the endangered list, and have little being done about it.
Unfortunately, these rare primates are being driven to extinction along with their native home in Brazil's Atlantic coastal rainforest's. It's the same common reasons stated again- logging, agriculture, and industry. These factors are causing the Tamarin's habitat to vanish, and are bringing the Tamarin's with them.
Because of things like logging and industry, the parts of the rainforest that these creatures call home are being divided and broken into separate, smaller pieces of land that no longer touch, making it so the Golden Lion Tamarin's do not have large enough patches of land to roam and live in.
Sadly, these species are already on the endangered list, and have little being done about it.