31. WWF - Philippines Moist Forests
soil erosion, and hunting. Regular burning in some areas prevents forest regeneration. Mindoro is now one of the most severely deforested islands in all of the Philippines.
The Philippine warty pig and the Philippine deer suffer
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/philippines_moist_forests.cfm - 49.4kb
32. WWF - Guinean Moist Forests - A Global Ecoregion
extinct due to constant hunting for the fur of its unique red belly and white front legs. Though a small group was found near the Niger River in 1988, this monkey is still endangered. Females giving birth to one offspring and man-made threats
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/guinean_moist_forests.cfm - 48.1kb
33. WWF - Northern Indochina Subtropical Moist Forests
tourism, logging, and hunting for food and income. Almost all of the ecoregion forests that occur in Vietnam have been cleared for agricultural expansion.
Extensive illegal hunting poses the greatest danger to this ecoregion's
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/northernindochina_moist_forests.cfm - 47.1kb
34. WWF - Guianan Moist Forests
gold mining , logging, and hunting are now encroaching on the area and will increase exponentially if unregulated.
In particular, logging activities threaten to destroy and fragment the intactness and connectivity of habitats across the
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/guianan_moist_forests.cfm - 46.9kb
35. WWF - Protected areas in the Green Heart of Africa
logging and intense bushmeat hunting, it is more important than ever to protect areas of high biodiversity values.
However, equally important in the process is demonstrating to local communities that the establishment of protected areas will
http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/where_we_work/congo_basin_forests/wwf_solutions/protected_areas/ - 46.2kb
36. WWF - Chimpanzees
areas, leading to increased hunting pressure.
More on habitat loss
Bushmeat
'Bushmeat' has always been a primary source of dietary protein in Central and West African countries. However in recent years, hunting for bushmeat,
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/chimpanzees/ - 67.5kb
37. WWF - Western lowland gorilla
are the main threats?
Hunting and trade
Hunting is the main threat to western lowland gorillas. Gorillas are sought after as food (bushmeat) and pets, and their body parts are used in medicine and as magical charms.
The impact of
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38. WWF - Saola
threats to the saola are hunting and fragmentation of its range through habitat loss.
Snares set in the forest for wild boar, sambar or barking deer, also trap saola. Locals set some snares for subsistence use and crop protection, but recent
http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/species/profiles/mammals/saola/ - 50.4kb
39. WWF - From Estonia to Poland – one of Europe’s largest predato...
mainly threatened by hunting and habitat loss, in the Polish red Book of Animals in 1995.
‘The lynx’s survival is at stake in Poland. With the transfer of animals from Estonia, we hope to repopulate the forests and prevent
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/poland/?197275/From-Estonia-to-Poland--one-of-Europes-largest-predators-relocated-for-survival - 50.5kb
40. WWF - New hope for survival for elusive saola
by illegal hunting with snares and dogs for its horns, the current population of saola is thought be to a few hundred at maximum and possibly only a few dozen at a minimum. None have survived in captivity.
Since the species
http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/laos/?200029/New-hope-for-survival-for-elusive-saola - 50.9kb
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