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Cause for Concern in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, Alaska


Nearctic  •  Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. Sonoran-Sinaloan transition subtropical dry forest

Cutting of trees for firewood, cutting of riparian forests such as cypress, logging, overgrazing, fires, overhunting, and taking of young parrots for trade.
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Painting 0245
National Geographic's Wildworld


Nearctic  •  Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. Bermuda subtropical conifer forests

Only very small areas of natural habitat remain on Bermuda today. By the end of the 17th century settlers were clearing the native land for agriculture and introducing new animals and plants. The Bermuda petrel was hunted by settlers and introduced pigs. While Bermudas agricultural importance declined, it remains one of the world's most densely populated countries and 20 of 150 islands are currently inhabited. Half a million tourists descend on Bermuda each year. Fortunately, the islands have a well-managed and well-funded system of protected areas.
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Painting 0246
National Geographic's Wildworld


Nearctic  •  Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. Bermuda subtropical conifer forests

Only very small areas of natural habitat remain on Bermuda today. By the end of the 17th century settlers were clearing the native land for agriculture and introducing new animals and plants. The Bermuda petrel was hunted by settlers and introduced pigs. While Bermudas agricultural importance declined, it remains one of the world's most densely populated countries and 20 of 150 islands are currently inhabited. Half a million tourists descend on Bermuda each year. Fortunately, the islands have a well-managed and well-funded system of protected areas.
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Painting 0247
National Geographic's Wildworld


Nearctic  •  Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. Sierra Madre Occidental pine-oak forests

Logging of the pine-oak forests began in the late 1800s and continues to the present, leaving less than one percent of the original forest intact. Exploitation of dead trees for paper fabrication has driven the imperial woodpecker, which once used these trees for nesting and seed storage, to extinction. Many reptiles and insects have also become threatened as their habitats dwindle.
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Painting 0248
National Geographic's Wildworld


Nearctic  •  Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests

Overgrazing, clearing of forests for timber and fuelwood, and development are the greatest threats to this region. The imperial woodpecker, the world's largest woodpecker at a height of almost 2 feet (60 cm) tall, was once widespread in this ecoregion but is now almost certainly extinct because of the loss of old-growth habitat and hunting pressures.
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Painting 0249
National Geographic's Wildworld


Nearctic  •  Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. Allegheny Highlands forests

Less than one percent of this ecoregion still contains the forest that was here before European settlers arrived. Much of the Allegheny Highland Forests was cut down to clear land for agriculture. Other threats in the northern parts of this ecoregion now include habitat loss for development. And in the western part of the region, a booming deer population is currently destroying herbaceous vegetation and preventing trees from regenerating.
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Painting 0250
National Geographic's Wildworld


Nearctic  •  Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests

More than 95 percent of this ecoregion has been heavily degraded over the past 200 years. Only a few fragments of old-growth forest remain, most of which are only a few acres in size. The existing forest occurs in a mosaic, broken by agriculture, roads, power lines, towns, and other forms of development. Even many of the national forests within this ecoregion are under heavy logging pressure, which is usually accompanied by road building and the use of pesticides and herbicides.
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Painting 0251
National Geographic's Wildworld


Nearctic  •  Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests

The Appalachian -- Blue Ridge Forest ecoregion has been altered by agriculture, logging, and, most recently, suburban sprawl. Only a few patches of virgin, or old-growth, forest remain, which means that almost all of the forest existing today has regrown after cutting. Younger forests have few, if any, very large trees and generally are not as biologically diverse as old-growth forests. Another major threat to this ecoregion is air pollution--a by-product of increased urban development and electric power generation, which can cause acid rain. The introduction of exotic diseases and pests, such as gypsy moths, also poses a serious threat to portions of the habitat.
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Painting 0252
National Geographic's Wildworld


Nearctic  •  Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. Central U.S. hardwood forests

Just one percent of the Central U.S. Hardwoods ecoregion remains as intact habitat. Most of the ecoregion has been lost to urban sprawl and converted to agricultural land and pasture. Threats to the remaining patches of the ecoregion include the invasion of exotic grasses, cave vandalism, overuse for recreation, fire suppression, and overcollecting of wild herbs for the medicinal trade.
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Painting 0253
National Geographic's Wildworld


Nearctic  •  Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
© Copyright EqualEarth.com on behalf of Van Xilef. East Central Texas forests

Both ranching and farming practices have heavily altered the natural habitat in this ecoregion. Approximately three-fourths of the natural vegetation has been converted to agriculture, and further conversion is a continuing threat. There are no large portions of intact habitat remaining today and no national forests in the region, and the level of protection for existing habitat is minimal. In the few remaining patches of natural habitat, fire suppression threatens to change the natural composition of species by eliminating certain species.
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Painting 0254
National Geographic's Wildworld



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Nearctic
Nearctic
Gallery One
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