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People and wildlife now threatened by rapid destruction of central America's forests
2017-07-25 06:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] NEW YORK (July 25, 2017) - Central America's largest remaining forests are disappearing at a precipitous rate due to illegal cattle ranching, oil palm plantations, and other human-related activities, all of which are putting local communities and the region's wildlife species at high risk. A new comprehensive study by WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) titled the “Human Footprint and Cow's Hoofprint Analysis” was presented this month for …
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