Rainforest Diversity

Animal Resources

San Diego Zoo Animal Bytes

To use this resource

1. look under Animal Categories on the right side to pick if your animal is an amphibian, bird, mammal, reptile, or insect - then click on the right category
2. Now look on the left side of the page for the name of your animal and click on it

National Geographic Animals

Look on the right side where it says Animal and type the name of your animal in the Quick Find box. Some of your animals have several different types that show up (owl, turtle, camel)

Factmonster - Animals

Use the search box to find your animal!

Plants

Amazon Plants

Rainforest Destruction

• Deforestation Overview - National Geographic
• Causes of Rainforest Destruction - National Geographic
  • Fact Sheet: Amazon Deforestation - BBC
  • Rainforest Fact Sheet - Young People's Trust for the Environment
  • Causes and Effects of Deforestation - Buzzle.com
• Deforestation and net forest area change - Food and Agriculture Organization (UN)

Native People of the Amazon Resources:

http://www.survivalinternational.org/about/amazontribes

http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/people-amazon-rainforest.cfm