Only 38 per cent of tropical forest is ‘wildlife friendly’ as a result of deforestation, increasing the likelihood that vulnerable species will go extinct, say scientists. Researchers from the University of Sheffield and University of York have discovered how deforestation and climate change — two of the biggest drivers of species’ extinction — interact with each other to magnify their effects. Tropical deforestation between 2000 — 2012 led to a vast amount of forest area, bigger than India, losing its ability to link tropical wildlife with a habitat that would protect them from rising temperatures.
— source sheffield.ac.uk | Jul 8, 2019