animals that have gone extinct because of deforestation?
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Deforestation and tree-clearing is the major cause of habitat loss for many threatened and endangered species. In Asia, this includes orangutans, tigers, rhinos and elephants, some of which are on the brink of extinction.
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['Baiji dolphin. Year declared extinct: 2007. ... ', "Thylacine, also known as 'Tasmanian wolf' or 'Tasmanian tiger' Year declared extinct: 1986. ... ", 'Pinta tortoise. Year declared extinct: 2012. ... ', 'Golden toad. Year declared extinct: 1989. ... ', 'Caribbean monk seal. Year declared extinct: 2008. ... ', 'Caspian tiger. ... ', 'Formosan clouded leopard. ... ', 'Pyrenean ibex.']
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Despite Columbia being a high ranking country regarding its biodiversity, a majority of the mammal species are endangered including the cotton-top tamarin, Pacarana, Ecuadorian sac-winged bat, Colombian weasel, giant otter, Baird's tapir, mountain tapir and Guajira mouse opossum.
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['Sumatran Rhino. ... ', 'Chinese paddlefish. ... ', 'Yangtze giant softshell turtle. ... ', 'Indian Cheetah. ... ', 'Spix Macaw. ... ', 'Catarina Pupfish. ... ', 'Indochinese tiger.']
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["Pangolin. Population: Unknown. The pangolin is the world's only scaled mammal. ... ", 'African Elephant. Population: 415,000. ... ', 'Lion. Population: 23,000. ... ', 'Cheetah. Population: 6,700. ... ', 'African Wild Dog. Population: 6,600. ... ', 'Black Rhino. Population: 5,000. ... ', 'Mountain Gorilla. Population: 880. ... ', 'Addax. Population: <100.']
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And this is a species already threatened by habitat loss and poaching. The other 1.8 million animals that have likely perished include frogs, anteaters, and ocelots, as well as slower and smaller creatures like sloths, armadillos, insects, and reptiles.
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['Rhinoceros. Rhinoceroses are hunted for their horns, which in parts of Asia are powdered and used in local medicines. ... ', 'Orang-utan. Orang-utans live in rainforests and are threatened by the destruction of their habitat. ... ', 'Giant panda. ... ', 'Tiger. ... ', 'Sea turtle. ... ', 'Stag beetle. ... ', 'Grey parrot.']
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Deforestation and the destruction of forest habitat is the leading cause of extinction on the planet. ... On top of that, the capacity of forests to pull greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is lost as forests are cut. Forest loss contributes about 15-20% of all annual greenhouse gas emissions.
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['Polar Bears. Polar Bears are listed as "vulnerable" by the WWF, but global warming is making it very likely that they could be wiped out completely over the next 100 years. ... ', 'Leatherback turtles. ... ', 'Tigers. ... ', 'Javan rhino. ... ', 'Sumatran orangutans. ... ', 'bluefin tuna. ... ', 'Bees. ... ', 'Mountain Gorilla.']
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Deforestation is the removal or destruction of large areas of forest or rainforest. Deforestation happens for many reasons, such as logging, agriculture, natural disasters, urbanization and mining. ... There, the tropical forests, and the species of plants and animals within them, are disappearing at an alarming rate.
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Today, the rate of extinction is occurring 1,000 to 10,000 times faster because of human activity. The main modern causes of extinction are the loss and degradation of habitat (mainly deforestation), over exploitation (hunting, overfishing), invasive species, climate change, and nitrogen pollution.
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['\uf0d8 Endangered animals are the type of animals that are in danger of disappearing forever. ... ', '\uf07d Markhor \uf07d Long billed vulture \uf07d Snow leopard \uf07d Baluchistan black bear \uf07d Green turtles \uf07d Indus river dolphin \uf07d Marco polo sheep \uf07d Fishing cat \uf07d Cranes \uf07d Houbara bustard (IUCN red list of Pakistani species)']
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['African Civet. The African Civet is the largest of its species and resides in sub-Saharan Africa. ... ', 'Grey Crowned Crane. The Grey Crowned Crane is a large, beautiful bird that lives in the wetlands of Africa. ... ', 'Guereza colobus. This monkey species lives in the forests of Africa. ... ', 'Klipspringer. ... ', 'African Wild Dog.']
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['Javan Rhino.', 'Mahakam Dolphin.', 'Sumatran Rhino.', 'Javan Blue-banded Kingfisher.', 'Sulawesi Forest Turtle.', 'Bawean Deer.', 'Sumatran Tiger.', 'Tapanuli Orangutan.']
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The animals called Dinosaurs which lived on this earth in ancient times have become extinct a long time ago. Some of the examples of animals are Dinosaur, Dodo, Cave lion, Caspian tiger, Irish deer. The species which are facing the risk of extinction are called endangered species.
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A: An average of 137 species of life forms are driven into extinction every day in the world's tropical rainforests. The forces of destruction such as logging, cattle ranching have all contributed to the loss of millions of acres of tropical rainforest. Animals and people alike lose their homes when trees are cut down.
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['Amur Leopards. The Amur Leopard is critically endangered with only 60 known animals left in the wild. ... ', 'Pygmy Hippos. Only about 1,000 of these adorable animals are alive in the wild today. ... ', 'Sand Cats. ... ', 'Egyptian Tortoises. ... ', 'Sea Otters. ... ', 'Fennec Fox. ... ', 'Pileated Gibbons.']