How To Protect Amazon Animals

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More than 80% of Amazon animals are going extinct. The animals are going extinct because of deforestation (the clearing of trees). Without the trees, animals will have no home. But with the trees, the animals are suffering. They are suffering from the lack of food and safety. Also without the forest we cannot make new discoveries. With all these things happening people do not want to help. But we need to help. Amazon animals are suffering from the lack of food. They are lacking in food because the food chain is not moving right. Some animals have to find other food supplies because the main supply is gone. The main supply either went extinct or is disappearing slowly. Let's say the tapir went extinct without the tapir the jaguar could not eat. So the jaguar has to find a different food supply, because the main one is gone. Animals have a big role in our life, they kill bugs, protect us, and they will even love us. Animals in the rainforest do some of those things like kill bugs for us and sometimes protect us. The amazon animals will kill bugs because that is their food. Just imagine being in the amazon and double the bugs. There would be double the bugs because the other animals did not eat them. They can protect us if we protect them. When we protect endangered …show more content…

I know you're thinking there's more, Well yes there is. The amazon has a river with a Pink Dolphin of course. The Pink Dolphins also known as Boto, is one of the many creatures in the Amazon RIver there are many terrifying creatures you probably never want to meet. Like Bull sharks, they are found 2,500 miles from the sea. They live in the river because they have kidneys to help them adapt to different waters. Red-Bellied Piranhas, yes that right piranhas. They have powerful jaw with sharp teeth. They will pick a prey and attack the animal will be stripped to the bone within minutes. The river animals sound more dangerous than the land

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