How does deforestation affect other living beings? Explain.
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Answer:
Vanishing of Species (biodiversity loss)
In most cases, when there is deforestation, many animals that depend on trees for livelihood are disadvantaged. To be precise, birds, reptiles, amphibians among many other classes of animals depend on trees for food and shelter.
Eighty percent of Earth's land animals and plants live in forests, and deforestation threatens species including the orangutan, Sumatran tiger, and many species of birds. Removing trees deprives the forest of portions of its canopy, which blocks the sun's rays during the day and retains heat at night.
Explanation:
Deforestation unfortunately destroys habitats making it very difficult for animals to live. Forests are a source of food and shelter for animals and once there are no available forests to live; they are at risk of being hunted down, dying out from starvation or not being able to live long enough to reproduce.
Deforestation refers to the decrease in forest areas across the world that are lost for other uses such as agricultural croplands, urbanization, or mining activities. Greatly accelerated by human activities since 1960, deforestation has been negatively affecting natural ecosystems, biodiversity, and the climate.