81. Science In The Rainforest: Take A Walk In The Rainforest Tropical rainforests are home to 5090% of all the world's species of plants andanimals. Most of the monkeys and apes in the world live in the rainforests. http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/rainwalk.html

Take a Walk in the Rainforest A Self-guided Tour Tropical Rainforests are home to 50-90% of all the world's species of plants and animals. Rainforests provide us with oxygen, help maintain our climate and give us essential foods and medicines. Rainforests have intense tropical sunlight, high temperatures and virtually constant rainfall. This environment has enabled organisms to develop specialized adaptations to the environment and to each other. Over time, this specialization has promoted extraordinary biodiversity in the rainforest. Please follow this self-guided tour of some of the various plants and animals you would see as you take a walk through the rainforest. Begin your tour by selecting an arrow that interests you: Most of the monkeys and apes in the world live in the rainforests. Monkeys spend most of their time leaping around the trees of the the rainforests. Rainforests are also very busy at night when different animals, called nocturnal animals, wake up. Some of the sounds you would hear at night are frogs croaking,monkey hooting, and bats squeaking as they fly. Many different types of plants can be found in the rainforest. The plants live at different locations in the rainforest depending on their need for light and water.

82. Hotel Si Como No - Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica {Official Web Site}, Hotel Si Como Surrounded by tropical rainforests, beaches and rivers. Ocean and river kayaking, sportfishing ,white water rafting available. http://www.sicomono.com

Manuel Antonio C.R. New features Area Attractions Butterfly Gardens Manuel Antonio Nat. Park River Rafting Boat Tours Horseback Riding Quepos Sportfishing Ocean/Estuary Kayaking Mangrove Tours Personal Watercraft Sunset Sailing Nature Refuge Canopy Tours Carara Biological Reserve Resort Facilities Rooms Family and Adults Pools Private Theater ... click here! " Si Como No " expresses the magical nature of Costa Rica's incredible bio-diversity. It creates a vacation experience deeply rooted in the culture and pace of this unique Democratic country. Even the name " Si Como No ", which means "Yes, why not?", reflects the warm and engaging personality of Costa Ricans, people blessed with easygoing charm and optimism, complemented by their high level of literacy and good health care. Family Pool Adult Pool Located in Manuel Antonio, a veritable treasure chest of natural beauty, Hotel

83. Going Places - Volcanoes And Rainforests on the Rio Toachi River. All on GOING PLACES Volcanoes and rainforests. ,Click here to HIGHLIGHTS. Find out more about nine http://www.pbs.org/wnet/goingplaces2/ecuador/

Volcanoes and Rainforests Highlights The Insider's Guide Interview Take a virtual tour through Ecuador in this Slide Show O n this program, GOING PLACES takes viewers on a trip to Ecuador for a jaunt through the Amazon rainforest and a climb up an active volcano. Visit the historic city of Quito, hunt for bargains at the Otavalo market, and take a white-water rafting trip on the Rio Toachi River. All on GOING PLACES "Volcanoes and Rainforests." HIGHLIGHTS Find out more about nine sites featured on the show using our interactive map of Ecuador. THE INSIDER'S GUIDE GOING PLACES on the Web found people who are famililar with this South American country and asked them for their recommendations for travelers. Check out what Steve Nomchong , head of Quito's Yacu Amu Rafting, recommends. Also featured are Quito native Xavier Silva , an authority on Ecuadorean butterflies, as well as Jean Colvin , who has traveled to the country at least 18 times. INTERVIEW In our GOING PLACES interview, Philip Klint discusses his visit with the Achuar Indians in a remote section of the Amazon rainforest and tells of his ride down the rapids in an adventurous white-water rafting trip. South Africa Ireland San Francisco Miami ... Sydney Volcanoes and Rainforests Highlights The Insider's Guide Interview Postcards ... Thirteen Online All information and links included in this Web feature are valid as of June 12, 1998.

84. COCORI Complete Costa Rica-Nature's Cathedral-Rain Forests Article on the conservation of the rainforests, by Cocori. http://www.cocori.com/library/eco/naturcat.htm

by Michael L. Smith It's quiet. Very quiet. But it isn't silent and it's far from dead. Listen closelya faint rustle of leaves high overhead, a bird calls, some strange insect punctuates the air with an alien sound. And the colors! So many greens and browns; with an exclamation of velvety red or yellow or white scattered around; just enough to keep it interesting. The air is warm, humid, sometimes stifling; it stirs very little here. Looking more closely, one realizes that there is tremendous activity all around. This is a unique environment; highly fragile in the hands of man and extremely important to the survival of man. O ne hundred years from now, historians may be compelled to refer to the second half of the 20th century as that brief period of time when much of the earth's biological diversity was eradicated in the name of survival, progress and profits. Paleontologists speak of the end of the dinosaur age as a period of massive extinctions, yet during that perioddespite the assistance of asteroids and volcanic dust cloudsthe planet lost an average of only one species every 1,000 years. Today, human activities are exterminating plant and animal species at a rate of 1,000 each year. By the end of this century, this rate is predicted to reach 10,000 species per yearmore than one species every hour! Unbelievable? These figures are the accepted estimates of some of the world's most eminent biological researchers. Man is on the way to destroying a quarter of all the species of plants and animals that live on the earth today. Most of the species are insects, but they are joined by a large variety of birds, mammals and reptiles, and by thousands of species of plants.

85. Rainforests - Themes At HomeworkSpot.com rainforests Wonder what it would be like to live in a rainforest? ZOOM! rainforestsExplore the layers of the rainforest, its animals, people and more. http://www.homeworkspot.com/theme/rainforests.htm

Back to Home Homeroom Arts and Crafts Foreign Languages ... Contact Us Free Newsletter Enter your e-mail address below: Back to Home Page Search Site Free Newsletter Link to Site Reference Desk Almanacs Ask an Expert Atlases Biographies Calculators Calendars Citations Current Events Dictionaries Encyclopedias Government Homework Hotlines Libraries Lists Museums People Reading Room Quotations Safe search engines Statistics Thesauri Trivia Much More... Current Events HOMEWORK Education Headlines News for Kids K-12 Newspapers Current Events HEADLINESPOT Today's Top Stories Search the News News By City News By State News by Country Education News Health News Political News Sports News Weather Much More... StartSpot Network BookSpot.com CinemaSpot.com EmploymentSpot.com GenealogySpot.com GovSpot.com HeadlineSpot.com HomeworkSpot.com LibrarySpot.com MuseumSpot.com TripSpot.com HomeworkSpot Themes > Rainforests Rainforests Wonder what it would be like to live in a rainforest? The Web provides a jungle of information about the natural wonders. Surf around the following sites for facts, pictures, stories and more. Watch out for spider monkeys! PBS Rainforest Facts A great site with reliable information. Be sure to check out the section on people native to the rainforest.

86. Tanisha Tours, Snorkeling,Fishing, Ambergris Caye, Belize Offer snorkeling, fishing, Maya jungle and rainforests tours. http://www.ambergriscaye.com/tanisha/

with Snorkeling Maya Ruins Wildlife When it comes to wildlife we are the experts and the pioneers. beginning the Lamanai and the Belize wildlife tour from San Pedro in 1993. Scheduled by Request - Full Day BELIZE RIVER / MANATEE WATCHING Take a trip over to the mouth of the Belize River to see the amazing manatees. The wonder of watching these huge animals in their natural habitat is something you will never forget. Then we go up the Belize River, entering the mainland savannah, stopping for sightings of birds, crocodiles, orchids and bats. We also go through the through the Baboon Sanctuary, with groups of monkeys hanging from the trees! Beer, rum punch, and soft drinks included. $90 US per person. Lunch is also included. Mondays and Fridays - Full Day ALTUN HA WILDLIFE TOUR to BABOON SANCTUARY Through the Belize River all the way to the baboon sanctuary. View monkeys, iguanas, birds and crocodiles up close and personal on this river adventure. Howler monkey families watch as we travel upriver through the savannah while iguanas (known locally as bamboo chicken) sun themselves along the river. e provide a light breakfast, lunch, complimentary soft drinks and beers, rum punch, purified water and the park fee at the site. $115 US per person. Scheduled by Request ALTUN HA TOUR We start at 8:30 and cross the bay to the north River which was hand hewn by the Mayas. We follow the River for 30 to 40 min then arrive at the village of Bomba where we board a bus that takes us to the site of Altun-Ha. Here Daniel gives the tour of this fabulous site, followed by another short ride to Maruba resort where we buy. Here we also have the opportunity to do horse back riding or just swim or relax near the pool while there lunch is served. After leaving Maruba we ride back to the boat for the way back to the Island, arriving at about 5:00- 5:30. The price is US$60. and does not include lunch. We do provide complimentary beer, rum punch, soft drinks, purified water, and the park fee.

87. Rainforests - Stage 3 environment. Question Why do you think the Australian government shouldmake laws to protect our rainforests? Task- Congratulations http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/rainforest_module/

Background Rainforests are a complex balance of plants and animals. This is called an ecosystem. In the past, Australian Aboriginals have found food, shelter and medicine within the rainforest, but have done so, without damage to the ecosystem. Today human involvement is threatening the rainforest environment. Question Why do you think the Australian government should make laws to protect our rainforests? Task Congratulations, your school has chosen you to join a team of scientists who are going on a dangerous two week expedition into unknown territories of an Australian rainforest. You are to provide evidence which will help support the government's decision to implement laws to protect large areas of rainforests. You are to use your time in the rainforest to study and investigate the plants and animals which live there, and their dependency upon one another. You must also consider the overall effects to the environment of any human involvement, and use this information to explain why the goverment should make

88. Man-O-War Bay Cottages Wander through a 1000 acre cocoa plantation. Explore rainforests, bird watch, swim, snorkel. A true naturelover's vacation. http://www.man-o-warbaycottages.com/

Home Information Cottages Rates Things to Do For Reservations Contact: Man-O-War Bay Cottages Charlotteville, Tobago West Indies Phone: 868-660-4327 Fax: 868-660-4328 E-mail: mowbc@tstt.net.tt Information Cottages Rates ... Things to Do

89. TropicalRainforest Tropical rainforests. Introduction. Tropical rainforests are among the mostdiverse and threatened biological ecosystems on earth. http://www.orecity.k12.or.us/ogden/BBBeck/TropicalRainforest.html

Tropical Rainforests Introduction Tropical Rainforest Sites While the Amazon may be the most famous of rainforests because of its size, there are many other tropical rainforest ecosystems around the world. These six web sites all offer some general information about tropical rainforests. Some are more information oriented and some are more activist or conservation oriented. Tropical Rainforest in Surinam is a site with a lot of information about the rainforests in the small South American country of Surinam. While much of the information is general in nature, a lot of the information here deals specifically with the wildlife and people of Surinam. Rainforest Action Network is an organization which is dedicated to helping protect rainforests through education and activism. You will find specific information about how you can directly help protect rainforests as well as general information and a section designed specifically for Kids Rainforest Alliance Site is the starting point to access the Rainforest Alliance and like RAN above has a great Kids space as well as resources for schools and information about conservation.

90. Wings On Wheels Cycle remote beaches, rainforests and kayaking during an allinclusive cycle tour. Includes itinerary, what to bring, photos, registration and contact information. http://www.wingsonwheels.com/

Looking for something new and exciting in your travels? Wings On Wheels offers Canada’s newest most fulfilling cycle tour of the beautiful and isolated Queen Charlotte Islands. Experience peace of mind as lifelong adventurers Paddy and Carole bike you across the rugged terrain and the timeless beauty of Haida Gwaii. Experience the Islands on a low impact bike tour that takes you traveling through the native villages, along the panoramic beaches or kayaking along the beautiful unparalleled coastline. Enjoy the tour at a relaxed pace, giving you time to experience the rugged beauty that combines wildlife and native history. SLOW DOWN Dare to look closely . . . at nature, at your companions. You will be hiking and bicycling, not to test your physical limits, but to share those unforgettable moments that emerge unexpectedly out of the everyday. FEEL FREE Wings On Wheels will look after the logistics of life on the Islands, leaving you free to relax and enjoy perfect biking days. And if you get tired, our private van is there to help out. CALL US So we can custom design an all-inclusive cycling tour for your special interest group, your next family gathering or for your next holiday when you want to get away from it all.

91. Eco-Portal: Land/Forests/Rainforests A Place Out of Time the wonders of tropical rainforests and the perils theyface - information on tropical rainforests, biodiversity, and environmental http://www.eco-portal.com/Land/Forests/Rainforests/welcome.asp

Eco-Portal - The Environmental Sustainability.Info Source Home Land Forests : Rainforests the entire directory only this category More search options Categories: Cloud and Montane Mangroves Temperate Links: 7 Things You Can Do To Save The Rainforest - fact sheet from the Rainforest Action Network (Added: Wed Mar 07 2001 Hits: 7053 Rating: 6.96 Votes: 26) Rate It A Place Out of Time - the wonders of tropical rainforests and the perils they face - information on tropical rainforests, biodiversity, and environmental destruction (Added: Mon Jul 23 2001 Hits: 4036 Rating: 9.23 Votes: 22) Rate It Africa - Information Provided on a Regional Basis - maps and information regarding Africa's forest types by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (Added: Sun Feb 25 2001 Hits: 2729 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1) Rate It Amazon Alliance for Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin - a partnership between indigenous and traditional peoples of the Amazon and groups and individuals who share their concerns for the future of the Amazon and its peoples (Added: Fri Jan 26 2001 Hits: 1141 Rating: 1.00 Votes: 1)

92. Stikine River Song, Telegraph Creek, British Columbia (BC) Backcountry lodge, river tours, fishing, and hiking. A base of travel from historic Telegraph Creek in the dry northern interior to the rainforests of the Pacific Ocean at Wrangell, Alaska. http://www.stikineriversong.com/

Photo Credits: Gary Fiegehen, Francis E. Caldwell, and various clients this website created by BC Web We offer accommodations canoe and kayak rentals river boat trips and tours on the Stikine River from the ghost town of Telegraph Creek in northwestern British Columbia, Canada to Wrangell, Alaska, U.S.A. Stikine RiverSong is a family operated backcountry lodge located in Telegraph Creek, B. C., Canada. We specialize in providing custom soft adventure packages and support services for small groups of four to twelve clients particularly seniors, fishermen, photographers, families and canoe or kayak parties on the Stikine River. Travel from historic Telegraph Creek in the dry northern interior through four biogeoclimatic zones to the rainforests of the Pacific Ocean at Wrangell, Alaska. Services Available Accommodations and meals in our lodge and cafe River Tours 1 1/2 hour, 1/2 day, day trips and extended motor/float trips down the Great River through the Coast Mountains and the Stikine LaConte Wilderness Area to the Pacific Ocean and either Wrangell or Petersburg, Alaska. Guide Services: Guided sportfishing, day hikes and auto tours

93. Eco-Portal: Forests/Forest Types/Rainforests/Temperate Rainforests Bear Rainforest despite agreements to implement more environmentally responsiblelogging and to protect critical areas of Canada's rainforests (Added Tue Jan http://www.eco-portal.com/Forests/Forest_Types/Rainforests/Temperate_Rainforests

Home Forests Forest Types Rainforests : Temperate Rainforests the entire directory only this category More search options Categories: Canada@ Links: Alaska Rainforest Campaign - works to protect the remaining wildlands of the Tongass and Chugach National Forests from clearcutting and other harmful development (Added: Fri Jan 12 2001 Hits: 1226 Rating: 5.83 Votes: 6) Rate It Coastal Range Coalition, The - campaign to protect temperate rainforests on the Pacific Coast of Southern Chile - one of the most diverse forests in the Americas that contains outstanding biodiversity and extremely high levels of endemism (Added: Fri Nov 23 2001 Hits: 504 Rating: 10.00 Votes: 2) Rate It Coastal Temperate Rain Forest Bioregion, The - Ecotrust provides information regarding their worldwide distribution and uniqueness - found in wet, cool climates where marine air collides with coastal mountains causing large amounts of rainfall (Added: Sun Feb 25 2001 Hits: 1609 Rating: 3.71 Votes: 7) Rate It David Suzuki Foundation - explores human impacts on the environment, with an emphasis on finding solutions, including working to conserve Canada's temperate rainforests (Added: Sun Feb 04 2001 Hits: 434 Rating: 7.75 Votes: 4)

94. Naples Botanical Garden Showcases an extensive collection of subtropical and tropical plants from around the world ranging from deserts to rainforests. http://www.naplesbotanicalgarden.org

95. Bill Gates, Buy The Rainforests Petition dc. Bill Gates, Buy the rainforests. breathe for years to come. Therainforests of the world are disappearing at an alarming rate. http://www.petitiononline.com/raingate/petition.html

Bill Gates, Buy the Rainforests View Current Signatures Sign the Petition To: Bill Gates, Microsoft Mr. Gates, We admire your philanthropy and all that you have done for the world so far. We would like to invite you to make the ultimate move to save the world: buy all of the rainforests to preserve them for our descendants, and so that we may continue to breathe for years to come. The rainforests of the world are disappearing at an alarming rate. If deforestation continues at its present rate, South America will be a desert by the 2040's. However, you can save us. You can buy the rainforests and turn them into protected land, full of happy monkeys, rainbow-colored parrots, and majestic trees filling our air with clean, pure oxygen. We estimate that, according to the figures on the Rainforest Action Network's website (http://www.ran.org) that you could buy all of the rainforests in Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Congo, Ecuador, Indonesia, Cote D'Ivoire, Laos, Madagascar, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Thailand for $28,891,561,120, assuming an average price of $40 per acre. If that is too much money, you could opt to save the rainforests in South America only, or you could ask your friends to help out. Thank you for taking the time to consider our plea.

96. An A1 Excellent Kauai Kayak Tour Company, Kayak Adventures Guided ocean and river kayak tours to waterfalls, beaches, seacaves, rainforests and hidden coves. Bike adventures include a guided beach cruise, snorkel, and picnic tours! http://www.extreme-hawaii.com/kayak/

Explore the jungles of the most beautiful spots on earth and discover the beauty of its lazy rivers, spectacular waterfalls and lush tropical vegetation. We stop anywhere to explore, swim in pools beneath waterfalls, picnic take a plunge off a rope swing or kayak to secluded beaches and go snorkeling. River Kayak Tour Waterfall Adventure $85.00 Adult $65.00 Children 12 and under Kayak to Waterfalls Enjoy kayaking one of Kauai's exotic lazy rivers nestled in lush green valleys on Kauai's East Shore. Hike along the river to a 125 foot waterfall, swim in pools beneath, enjoy a picnic lunch, breathtaking scenery, cliff jumping, swimming holes and much more!!! This five (5) hour tour Monday-Friday Check-in 7:45 A.M. The river tour involves a four (4) mile round trip paddle, and a short river trek/hike to the waterfalls. River tour groups are to meet their tour on the east side at 7:45 A.M.

97. Australian Rainforest Ecosystem Information and education site with pictures and video clips (RealMedia). Links to other Australian Category Science Biology Ecology Ecosystems Forest Ecology......Australian rainforest ecosystem, rainforests, jungle, trees, rainfall, highrainfall,,environmental video Television programs, wildlife, natural history and http://www.gullivermedia.com.au/rainf.html

This page is an extract of a script that is part of the video series "The Living Landscape-an Australian Ecosystems Series". Visit all ecosystems. RAINFORESTS Did you know the Strangler Fig is one of the best known of all rainforest plants. It actually grows around another tree - and may eventually kill its host. A FEMALE FIG-BIRD FEASTS ON RAINFOREST FIGS A strangler fig starts to grow when a bird or possum dropping, containing the strangler fig seed, lodges somewhere high in the host tree. If nutrients, water and sunlight are present, the seed germinates and soon sends long, thin roots down the trunk of the host tree to the forest floor. Once the roots reach the nutrient-rich leaf litter below, the strangler fig grows quickly. A network of roots envelops the host, and up in the canopy, the strangler fig begins to compete with the host tree for the precious light. In time, the strangler fig can grow to over 45 metres, and the host tree can be overwhelmed, and die. LARGE UPRIGHT LEAVES OF THE 'BIRD-NEST' FERN The bird's nest fern is another plant that attaches itself to a host, though, unlike the strangler fig, it doesn't present a threat to its host. The bird's nest fern is an epiphyte, a plant that grows on another plant, or a rockface, or even a solid enough vine, without taking nutrients from its host.

98. WELCOME To The Rainforest Hostel Located at the Olympic National Park in Washington near the temperate rainforests and the Olympic Coast Marine Sanctuary. http://www.rainforesthostel.com/

[Home] [About] [Rates] [Directions] ... [Credits] The Rain Forest Hostel: hostelling in an international setting A g reat accommodation from which to explore the Olympic National Park and the Olympic Peninsula. One of the more environmentally friendly hostels in Washington State! [Home] [About] [Rates] [Directions] ... [Credits]

99. Tropical Rainforests To provide food, wood, fuel and resources for the world, and to make room for theexploding tropical population, the world's tropical rainforests are literally http://tropicalhardwoods.com/htm/main/tropical_rainforests.htm

Welcome Very Special Offer! What’s New Our Commitment ... How to Contact Us Tropical Rainforests If the present rate of tropical deforestation continues, there will likely be no tropical rainforests left in the world in just 30 years. Deforestation in the tropical areas of the world is following a course similar to the earlier clearing of the forests in Europe and the United States, only more rapidly. Since just 1950, the world's population has more than doubled to more than 5 billion people, with the fastest population growth being in the tropics. Today, more than 2.7 billion people live in the tropics alone, more than lived in the entire world as recently as 1950. To provide food, wood, fuel and resources for the world's growing population, and to make room for the exploding tropical population, the world's tropical rainforests are literally disappearing. Even with tropical deforestation at an all-time high, tropical hardwood prices continue to climb as world demand for tropical hardwoods continues to grow. A single teak log can now bring as much as $20,000. Annual world consumption of tropical hardwoods is now more than 250 million cubic meters, or over 100 billion board feet, per year.

100. Papua New Guinea Rainforest Campaign News Archives This site documents efforts to conserve the rainforests, biodiversity and indigenous cultures of Papua New Guinea, one of the last great tropical wildernesses on the Planet. http://forests.org/pngforest.html

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