Although temperate forests are found in many latitudes between the polar circles and the tropics, the temperate rain forests are restricted to small areas where rainfall levels lay between 200 and 400 cm. Farming, mining, hunting, logging and urbanization are some of the human activities that have affected negatively this biome, resulting in biodiversity loss, pollution, deforestation and habitat loss and fragmentation. Home to many endangered and endemic species, temperate rainforests are…

The study, which did not include Antarctica, also identified opportunities to restore up to 20 percent of land ecosystems

As the human population increases, we use more land for agriculture, cities, and towns, which leads to habitat destruction, degradation, and fragmentation.

Read about the loss of natural habitats due to human activities like agriculture, mining, the logging of forests, and so on. With a vocab list, comprehension quiz and links to related materials. For ESL learners and teachers.

Poor guy.

These powerful, and at times graphic, images bear witness to the plight of critically endangered Sumatran elephants and the work being done to save them

The Asian Elephant was once widespread throughout Asia, but loss of habitat and poaching has forced this magnificent animal onto the critically endangered list.