Yaklennium - Plants Back to Yak's Corner Human development threatens plants of the Great Lakes shoreline, including the pitcher's thistle. Half of all plants live in tropical forests, which take up only six to seven percent of the Earth's land. That's pretty amazing. It's also scary because humans are destroying tropical forests at an alarming rate.
Scientists say that many tropical plants are on the verge of extinction.
The harder we work to save as much as possible, the better life will be in the 21st and 22nd centuries. There are about 250,000 plant species on Earth, including trees, flowers, grasses, bushes and weeds. This news upset the Yak, who loves plants and, of course, is a herbivore, or vegetarian. The harder we work to save as much as possible, the better life will be in the 21st and 22nd centuries. The main problem is deforestation, or the clearing of forests for lumber, cattle ranches, farming, mining and new highways, towns and cities.