Wetlands

Rainforests

What they are and where they're found... 

Tropical rainforests are found in 85 countries around the world. "Ninety percent of these forests are concentrated into fifteen countries, each country containing over 10 million hectares each.

Tropical Rainforest 

Tropical rainforests contain more than half of the Earth's plant and animal species, yet cover only about 7% of the earth's land surface. A typical forest in the United States contains from 5 to 12 different kinds of trees, while a typical rainforest may have over 300 different kinds.

Wet Tropics: World Heritage Area 

Rainforest areas in Australia.

Preserving the Rainforests 

The world's rainforests are currently disappearing at a rate of 6000 acres every hour (this is about 4000 football fields per hour). When these forests are cut down, the plants and animals that live in the forests are destroyed, and some species are at risk of being made extinct. 

Rainforest Facts 

We are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years.

Rainforest Facts 

Rainforests cover 2% of the Earth's surface, or 6% of its land mass, yet they house over half the plant and animal species on Earth. They originally covered at least twice that area.

Rainforest Animals 

The rain forest is home to over 50% of all the animals in the world. There are millions of different species of animals in the world's rain forests. 

Life in a Rainforest 

Found here are unique and spectacular wildlife and plants, including rare and restricted species found nowhere else on Earth. A rich and varied landscape boasts Queensland's highest mountains, the continents lushest and most diverse rainforests and breathtaking wilderness areas.

Rainforest Animals 

Rainforests are tremendously rich in animal life. Rainforests are populated with insects (like butterflies and beetles), arachnids (like spiders and ticks), worms, reptiles (like snakes and lizards), amphibians (like frogs and toads), birds (like parrots and toucans) and mammals (like sloths and jaguars).

People of the Rain Forest 

We often overlook the millions of people that live in the rain forests. Did you know that there are about 50,000,000 tribal people living in world's rainforests? 

Endangered Species

Animals Engandered by Habitat Loss 

Choose from twenty animals that are endangered because of loss of habitat.

Endangered Mammals 

This site lists the mammals that are currently endangered and provides a short paragraph about each of them including why they have become endangered. 

Endangered Birds 

This site lists the birds that are currently endangered and provides a short paragraph about each of them including why they have become endangered. 

Endangered Fish 

This site lists the birds that are currently endangered and provides a short paragraph about each of them including why they have become endangered.