| Animals are considered endangered when
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| | tracts of jungle for cattle grazing and
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| they are at risk of extinction, either
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| | crop production, may result in unknowable
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| because there are only a small number of
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| | consequences for the entire planet. The
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| them left, due to threats from changes to
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| | Amazon has been called the lungs of the
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| their environment, shifting of predator
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| | planet, and its further destruction could
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| to prey ratios, and other factors.
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| | accelerate global warming, with
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| Nations over the last 50 years have
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| | devastating consequences for humans and
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| developed laws to protect species form
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| | most of the species on Earth.
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| becoming extinct; however few species
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| | Some endangered species of Peru are:
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| actually get on these lists. Many become
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| | The Andean Cat, (Oreailurus jacobita)
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| extinct without the attention or
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| | considered among the five most endangered
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| protection of humans, though it is true
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| | cats in the world, is considered
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| that in probably all cases over the last
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| | critically endangered. It is found in the
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| century, the machinations of humans have
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| | high regions of Peru, Argentina, Chile
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| caused the imbalances that have led to
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| | and Bolivia, and is one of the shyest and
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| the disappearance of thousands of animal
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| | least known cats in existence. About the
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| and plant species.
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| | size of a housecat, Andean Cats feed on
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| Especially within the last century and a
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| | several classes of mice, small birds and
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| half, species have been becoming extinct
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| | rodents. Along with the Pampas cat,
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| at a higher rate than at any time in
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| | (Oncifelis colocolo), it is known as
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| history. In the case of the Amazon
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| | "osqhollo" by the Quechua. Factors
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| Rainforest, which covers parts of Peru,
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| | contributing to its declining numbers may
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| Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia and
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| | include reduction of prey, harvesting of
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| Brazil, the loss of habitat created by
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| | plants that their prey is dependent on,
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| farmers who cut down trees and burn whole
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| | and hunting by humans.
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