What animals are most effected in the rain forest destruction?
An average of 35 species becomes extinct every day in the world’s tropical rainforests. The forces of destruction such as logging, cattle ranching and overpopulation 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. These animals are given no warning to move – no time to pack their bags – and most die when the forest is destroyed. Many large mammals such as leopards and apes need miles and miles of territory to roam and have a tough time surviving in the smaller and fragmented habitats they are forced into by humans. When rainforests are destroyed, animals living outside the tropics suffer as well. Songbirds, hummingbirds, warblers and thousands of other North American birds spend their winters in rainforests, returning to the same location year after year. Less return north each spring, as few make it through the winter because their habitat has been destroyed. The cutting down of trees is n
