User:Mineolafrenchie/Deforestation in Costa Rica
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*Notes: I added a paragraph about logging, added agricultural data, a sentence about agricultural runoff, a paragraph about another conservation park and I think 5 sources*
Deforestation is a major threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in Costa Rica. The country has a rich biodiversity with some 12,000 species of plants, 1,239 species of butterflies, 838 species of birds, 440 species of reptiles and amphibians, and 232 species of mammals, which have been under threat from deforestation.