Habitats Overview & Information

Habitats for plants and animals that are at environmental risk include almost all places on the planet including forests for disease, drought and logging; rain forests for logging and drought; lakes and rivers for water usage efficiency and pollution; oceans for warming, increasing CO2 levels, and pollution from plastic garbage and other wastes; wetlands for losses due to agriculture; and deserts from urban sprawl. Animals in these habitats are at risk…from the tiniest insects to the largest mammals and fish. Plants are at risk from pollution and damage or loss of habitats. The environmental issues concerning these habitats have a common theme: human’s increasing impacts on the habitats and ecosystems that allow them to survive.