plants in pantanal Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/plants-in-pantanal Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:23:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Threats to the Pantanal http://travelsfinders.com/threats-to-the-pantanal.html http://travelsfinders.com/threats-to-the-pantanal.html#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2017 03:36:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=233265 The Pantanal is a delicate ecosystem which serves as home to an astonishing amount of animals. It also acts as a regulatory system for the Paraguay River, guarding communities to the south from flooding. Unfortunately, this pristine wilderness is under constant threat by large industries such as mining and agriculture, as well as smaller but equally dangerous enterprises such as poaching. Agriculture in particular is very damaging to the fragile balance of the Pantanal. Clear cutting makes room for grazing cattle while robbing native animals of their habitats. Without trees to hold it in place, soil erodes quicker depositing sediment

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