RAIN FOREST ANIMALS

          WHY DO RAIN FORESTS HAVE SO MANY ANIMALS?       Tropical rain forests support the greatest diversity of living organisms on Earth. Although they cover less than 2 percent of Earth’s surface, rain forests house more than 50 percent of the plants and animals...

RAIN FOREST DESTRUCTION

          WHY ARE RAIN FORESTS BEING DESTROYED?       Every year an area of rain forest the size of New Jersey is cut down and destroyed. The plants and animals that used to live in these forests either die or must find a new forest to call their home. Why are rain...

WHY RAIN FORESTS ARE IMPORTANT

THE IMPORTANCE OF RAIN FORESTS Flying over the heart of the Amazon is like flying over an ocean of green: an expanse of trees broken only by rivers. Even more amazing than their size is the role the Amazon and other rain forests around the world play in our everyday...