Acid rain, also called acid deposition, can cause habitat degradation.

Acid rain is formed primarily by air pollution from nitrogen

oxides and sulfur oxides released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, are burned, which degrades habitats
by causing precipitation to contain harmful amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids. These acids fall to the Earth either as wet
precipitation, such as rain, snow, or fog, or as dry precipitation, such as gas and particulates. Some are carried by the wind,
sometimes hundreds of miles. In the environment, acid rain causes the acidification of sensitive forest soils, streams, lakes and
rivers, making the water unsuitable for some fish and other wildlife, contributes to the damage of trees by robbing them of nutrients,
stifling new growth, killing many of the seedlings, making them more susceptible to other environmental threats and causing
damage to the roots potentially leading to the trees death. Source: NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation. Click for source.

Orangutans and other species lose habitat to palm oil plantations

Palm oil plantations in the tropical regions of Africa, Latin America, and Asia have led the large scale destruction of important
habitat for many species. The largest growth of palm oil plantations has been in Malaysia and Indonesia where large tracts of
rainforest are cleared to grow palm oil crops. Orangutans, tigers, elephants, rhinos, and many other species are increasingly
isolated and their sources of food and shelter are in decline. Human-wildlife conflict also increases because without sufficient natural
habitat these species come into contact with humans and are often killed or captured.

SCIENCE

Vargas: We have an operation to do. Take your places, do your part. Time starts now.

Laguesma: My nerve cells sensed that the hormone levels fell towards the end of the menstrual
cycle. It will send more gonadotrophin-releasing hormone. Package sent to pituitary gland.

Vargas: Update came in. Package has been delivered.

Data: Thanks for the package stimulation. Dacer has arrived, together with luteinizing hormone.
Now I will release them into the bloodstream. Dacer, disengage.

Dacer: Roger that. I will now go to Padua for the growth of follicles.

Padua: The follicles have been stimulated. Teodosio, you are ready for flight.

Teodosio: I am now simulating LSH and Dacer. Dumanig, be ready to enter. Where are you
right now?

Dumanig: I am currently in a mature follicle. My release starts in 3, 2, 1…

Cruz: Ovulation has taken place.

All: Success!

In women, when hormone levels fall towards the end of the menstrual cycle, this is sensed by nerve
cells in the hypothalamus. These cells produce more gonadotrophin-releasing hormone, which in
turn stimulates the pituitary gland to produce more follicle stimulating hormone and luteinising
hormone, and release these into the bloodstream. The rise in follicle stimulating hormone stimulates
the growth of the follicle in the ovary. With this growth, the cells of the follicles produce increasing
amounts of oestradiol and inhibin. In turn, the production of these hormones is sensed by the
hypothalamus and pituitary gland and less gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and follicle stimulating
hormone will be released. However, as the follicle grows, and more and more oestrogen is produced
from the follicles, it simulates a surge in luteinising hormone and follicle stimulating hormone, which
stimulates the release of an egg from a mature follicle – ovulation.