* The region is home to roughly 2.5 million insect species and some 2,000 birds and mammals. * So far, more than 40,000 plant, 2,200 fishes, 1,200 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles have been identified in this region.(1) * It is estimated that one square mile of the region may contain more than 1,000 different species of tree. * The region is also abundant in species that are predatory. This includes jaguars, cougars, and anacondas. In the river, electric eels, and the forest contains many species of poison frogs and vampire bats. * The Amazon Rainforest has long been home to many indigenous people that have learned to live in the ecosystem and live off its renewable resources. * Many of the world’s medicines and antibiotics come from the rainforest. * Unfortunately, the impact of humans on the Amazon Rainforest and other rainforests through deforestation has been devastating. Deforestation has caused some rainforests to disappear completely, and it is estimated that over 3 million hectares of forest are eliminated each year from the region. Brazil accounts for 27% of all accounted for
* The region is home to roughly 2.5 million insect species and some 2,000 birds and mammals. * So far, more than 40,000 plant, 2,200 fishes, 1,200 birds, 427 mammals, 428 amphibians, and 378 reptiles have been identified in this region.(1) * It is estimated that one square mile of the region may contain more than 1,000 different species of tree. * The region is also abundant in species that are predatory. This includes jaguars, cougars, and anacondas. In the river, electric eels, and the forest contains many species of poison frogs and vampire bats. * The Amazon Rainforest has long been home to many indigenous people that have learned to live in the ecosystem and live off its renewable resources. * Many of the world’s medicines and antibiotics come from the rainforest. * Unfortunately, the impact of humans on the Amazon Rainforest and other rainforests through deforestation has been devastating. Deforestation has caused some rainforests to disappear completely, and it is estimated that over 3 million hectares of forest are eliminated each year from the region. Brazil accounts for 27% of all accounted for