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Environmental news Yangtze porpoise down to 1,000 animals in world’s most polluted river (05/01/2013) Caught red-handed! Chinese ship carrying illegal pangolin meat hits protected coral reef (05/01/2013) Newly discovered tarantula may be critically endangered (05/01/2013) Aerial drones used to monitor poaching activity in India (04/15/2013) Endangered tortoises rescued from smuggler (04/15/2013) Chameleon’s of Madagascar Migrated from Africa (04/03/2013) More Books Using Recycled Paper (04/03/2013) Africa takes action against elephant poachers (04/02/2013) Scientists have cloned an extinct amphibian species that gives birth from its mouth (04/02/2013) Harnessing Sikh religion to protect the planet (04/02/2013) Common crop pesticides are harming the brains of bees (04/02/2013) Scientists discover 8 new frogs in one sanctuary (04/02/2013) The unfamiliar pangolin is the biggest mammal victim of the wildlife trade (03/29/2013) Lions in Africa may need fences to survive (03/19/2013) Crocodile species brawl for food and shelter and threaten conservation efforts (03/19/2013) Indigenous People Help Map Australia’s Mammal Populations (02/26/2013) New National Park means good news for Gorillas (02/26/2013) Is Half the Food Produced Globally Just Rubbish? (02/18/2013) Listen and You Might Discover Something New, Like an Owl (02/18/2013) China responsible for nearly half of global coal consumption (02/05/2013) Great News for Tapirs (02/05/2013) Illegally logged trees to start calling for help (01/29/2013) Back from the Brink: Elephant seals have a remarkable comeback (01/29/2013) Forests in Kenya worth much more intact (01/29/2013) The Black Macaques Stunning Recovery! (01/29/2013) The Vibrantly Blue, Vibrantly Illustrious Cassowary (01/29/2013) Some Amazon Trees species are more than 8 million years old!?! (12/26/2012) Lemur Meat? No thank you, I’ll have insects (12/26/2012) Temperatures Rise, Seals Suffer (12/10/2012) Half the World’s Wetlands are Gone, Help is Needed (12/10/2012)

All rainforest pages What are rainforests? Where are rainforests found? What makes a rainforest? What is the canopy? The forest floor Rainforest rivers Why do rainforests have so many plants and animals? Mammals Birds Reptiles & Amphibians Insects Plants Animal profiles Who lives in the rainforest? Great rainforest civilizations Medicinal plants and native people What happened to the people of the Amazon? Kids in the rainforest Why are rainforests important? Climate Home to wildlife Water cycle Erosion control Resources for people Why are rainforests disappearing? Logging Agriculture Cattle Roads Paper Minerals and energy Poverty Consumption How can we save rainforests? Education Rehabilitation Sustainable development Parks Eco-friendly companies Ecotourism What you can do Main rainforest site Biggest animals - NEW Smallest animals - NEW

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