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How does deforestation cause species extinction?


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Extinction:

  1. Extinction is an act or process of getting diminished or extinguished.

Deforestation:

  1. Deforestation is an act of purposeful clearing of forest land for obtaining wood for fuel, construction, animal grazing, etc.
  2. The cutting of trees leads to habitat destruction.
  3. Due to this there is a high risk of predation and also there is a reduction in the availability of food.
  4. This leads the species to be endangered and finally under extinction.

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