



A new survey shows that even protected areas are failing to stem the tide of plant and animal extinctions
By David Biello | July 26, 2012 | 1
Humans continue to clear the forests surrounding many protected areas, like the deforestation pictured here along the edge of Bukit Palong National Park in Malaysia....[More]
Humans continue to clear the forests surrounding many protected areas, like the deforestation pictured here along the edge of Bukit Palong National Park in Malaysia. In place of the native forest, an oil palm plantation will be grown. [Less] [Link to this slide]
The Asian tiger once spread throughout the Indian subcontinent but has dwindled to a few thousand animals lingering in protected reserves. But tiger numbers continue to decline despite these protected areas....[More]
The Asian tiger once spread throughout the Indian subcontinent but has dwindled to a few thousand animals lingering in protected reserves. But tiger numbers continue to decline despite these protected areas. [Less] [Link to this slide]
The red-eyed tree frog has become an international symbol of products certified to protect the environment by the Rainforest Alliance. But the red-eyed tree frog ( Agalychnis callidryas ) found on Barro Colorado Island off the coast of Panama, among other places in Central America, remains under threat, despite living in one of the protected areas of tropical forest surveyed in the study....[More]
The red-eyed tree frog has become an international symbol of products certified to protect the environment by the Rainforest Alliance. But the red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) found on Barro Colorado Island off the coast of Panama, among other places in Central America, remains under threat, despite living in one of the protected areas of tropical forest surveyed in the study. [Less] [Link to this slide]
Also found on Barro Colorado, the diminutive silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus) is the only remaining species of the Cyclopes genus.
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The iguana is one of the species that continue to thrive, expanding its range as a result of humans spreading the lizard around the world as well as protections that prohibit its trade.
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The skull of a young forest elephant in southern Gabon testifies to continued hunting even inside protected reserves—another driver of extinction risk.
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Add CommentOne tropical plant that everyone loves to grow is the TickleMe Plant. http://www.ticklemeplant.com
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisThe TickleMe Plant will close its leave and lower its branches when you Tickle it! It is more like an animal then a plant