This is how mass deforestation is wiping out species around the world

Deforestation continues to threaten species around the world.

The mass-clearing of trees will be the doom of many forms of life on this planet. Forests are critical to the Earth's ecology. They capture and store carbon out of the atmosphere. They can alter the air quality and quantity of drinking water. And they provide the most habitat for the world's terrestrial species. And yet, alarming rates of deforestation are continuing all over the globe, despite warnings from scientists and urgent calls from environmental activists to cease the clearing as much as possible. The planet is losing an estimated 137 species of plants, animals and insects every day due to deforestation, according to the World Animal Foundation.