Argentina

Argentina Alyssa Woodall

Southern river otter(lontra provocax)- habitat distruction and killing for fur
 * South America, bordered by Bolivia and Paraguay on the north and by Uruguay and Brazil on the east, plain
 * Republic Government led by Cristina Fernandez
 * 323 provinces
 * Spanish (official); English, Italian, German, and French also exist in some areas
 * 40,412,376 (2010)
 * the whole country is considered a Hotspot for biodiversity
 * MDC-almost no growth rate
 * includes: tropical rain forest,grasslands,temperate deciduous forest,wetlands,desert (e.g. Patagonian Desert)
 * Andean Cat(felis jacobita)-poaching, local superstisions
 * Red-bellied Gracile Mouse Opossum-Listed as Extinct because it has not been recorded since the year 1962, the entire area where the type specimen was collected has been converted to agriculture and industry and extensive searches over the last 44 years have failed to locate this species
 * Demographic Growth Rate: 0.94%
 * 74 and a half year doubling time
 * Less people are having babies



Sanborn's Grass Mouse Blackish-blue Seedeater Rufous-tailed Hawk Gray Grass Mouse Calilegua National Park Campo de los Alisos National Park Campos del Tuyú National Park Chaco National Park Copo National Park El Palmar National Park El Rey National Park Iguazú National Park Lago Puelo National Park Laguna Blanca National Park Lanín National Park El Leoncito National Park Lihué Calel National Park Los Alerces National Park Los Arrayanes National Park Los Cardones National Park Los Glaciares National Park Mburucuyá National Park Monte León National Park Nahuel Huapi National Park Perito Moreno National Park Predelta National Park Quebrada del Condorito National Park Río Pilcomayo National Park San Guillermo National Park Sierra de las Quijadas National Park Talampaya National Park Tierra del Fuego National Park
 * Stage3 moving into stage4
 * No family planning, abortion is illegal
 * tropical rain forest, grasslands, temperate deciduous forest, wetlands, desert
 * 11 Wetlands
 * they are protected under the law so no human impact
 * Black Spine-necked Swamp Turtle
 * Habitat destruction and poaching
 * No laws in effect to protect any animals
 * Lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium
 * Baritú National Park
 * focus on the production of cereal, oil grains and seeds, sugar, fruit, wine, tea, tobacco, and cotton
 * Low need for pesticides
 * Over 25% of people are living on or below the poverty line
 * Large rivers and aquifers represent the main source of drinking water supplies
 * Problems with water quality in lakes and reservoirs in Argentina have increased due to agricultural activities, deforestation, logging, animal production, mining activities, urban run-off, and the discharge of untreated sewage.