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• Brazil is home to at least 103,870 animal species and between 43,000 and 49,000 plant species.
• Each year about 700 new animal species are discovered in Brazil!
Brazil Facts
• It is estimated that 20% of the world’s biodiversity is found in Brazil.
The Amazon
• The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world.
• The Amazon river is over 6,600 km long.
• The Amazon is home to one in ten of all known animals and plants.
• There are also more than 30 million people living in the Amazon.
•The Amazon provides people with jobs, food and water.
• Unfortunately the Amazon is threatened by deforestation.
The Amazon
Endangered SpeciesMany of the species that live in the Amazon are considered to be endangered species. The conservation status of a species indicates how great the risk is of that species becoming extinct in the near future:
• Extinct
• Extinct in the Wild
• Critically Endangered
• Endangered
• Vulnerable
• Near Threatened
• Least Concern
The Brazilian bared-faced tamarin is Endangered
Your Task
• In pairs, imagine that you are wildlife TV presenters who have been sent into the depths of the Amazon to film a rare endangered species!
• Use the Fact Files provided to find out more about the Amazon and your chosen species.
• You can use this information to create your very own script.