threatened habitats
At-risk natural environments
Threatened habitats are ecosystems facing degradation, fragmentation, or destruction—wetlands drained for development, rainforests cleared for agriculture, coral reefs bleached by warming seas.
The term appears in conservation discussions alongside endangered species, since habitat loss is the primary driver of extinction: The bill would protect threatened habitats along the coastline.
- Amazon rainforestLargest tropical forest ecosystem
- Mekong DeltaVietnamese river's coastal plain
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
- tigersLarge striped felines
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
old growth forests · orangutans · coral reefs · Congo Basin · wildlife corridors · Great Barrier Reef · rising sea levels · melting ice caps · urbanization · mangroves · snow leopards · conservation efforts · overfishing · climate change · polar bears · desertification · rhinos · invasive species
threatened habitatsprotected habitats
Areas shielded from development
wildlife sanctuaries · nature reserves · protected areas · national parks · conservation areas
threatened habitatspristine wilderness
Unspoiled natural environment
untouched wilderness · virgin forests · unspoiled nature · remote wilderness · old-growth forests
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