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The Amazon Rainforest Size • 2,123,562 sq mi or 1.4 billion acres (Rainforest) • 3,119,884.69 square miles (U.S.) Climate of the Region • A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem that occurs in the equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. • High average temperatures • Significant amount of rainfall. Biodiversity • One in ten known species in the world lives in the Amazon Rainforest • Many endangered animals Giant Otter • A study in 2006 suggested 1,000 to 5,000 otters remain Golden Lion Tamarin • Estimated wild population of approximately 1,500 individuals Hyacinth Macaw • In 1990, the wild population was estimated to be 2,500 birds. Short-tailed Chinchilla • The last short-tailed chinchilla sighting in the wild was in 1953 Jaguar • Jaguars have been eradicated from over 40% of their historical range • They are extinct in two countries: El Salvador and Uruguay. Problems in the Rainforest • Deforestation • Hunting and Poaching • Exploitation of Resources Deforestation • Two main causes: – Cattle Pastures – Agriculture (Soy) http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/planet.in .peril/brazil.html Hunting and Poaching • Wildlife smuggling is Brazil's third most profitable illegal activity, after arms dealing and drug smuggling. • Poachers are taking an estimated 38 million birds, reptiles and other animals from the wild each year. Exploitation of Resources • Oil • Hardwoods • Precious Metals Indigenous People • http://www.uncontactedtribes.org/brazilfoota ge