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PROTECTING AND PRESERVING NATURAL RESOURCESAND ANIMAL SPECIES

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                                                                                   Rhino Black Rhino (Diceros Bicornis), Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. ADOPT A RHINO Give a gift that will help protect the future of nature. Make a symbolic adoption in support of WWF's global efforts. SPECIES RHINO Top FACTS POPULATION Around 27,000 Length 4-10 ft. HABITATS Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannahs and shrublands, tropical moist forests, deserts and shrublands Diceros bicornis Black rhinoceros Desert species adapted to extremely arid habitat Kaokoland, Namibia. Learn more about the five different species of rhino. Rhinos once roamed many places throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa and were known to early Europeans who depicted them in cave paintings. At the beginning of th...

DEFORESTATION

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  Deforestation means cutting down trees and burning them at random. But trees are part and parcel of our environment .They keep the balance of the environment and protect us from various kinds of natural calamities. However, people cut down trees for various reasons. The most common causes of deforestation are cutting down trees and burning them. Though trees are cut and burnt for the sake of agriculture and habitat, it has a negative effect on the environment. It causes serious damage to the soil as trees give protection to the soil as well. Other wise the soil gets sediment in the riverbed and causes frequent floods. It also causes global warming which may bring about a serious cause of sufferings for the human beings in the near future. So, we should plant more trees for a healthier, happier and better life Forests are a resource, but they are also large, undeveloped swaths of land that can be converted for purposes such as agriculture and grazing. In North America, about half ...