Umbrella cockatoos
The umbrella cockatoo (cacatua alba) is also known as the white cockatoo. The umbrella cockatoo is a medium-sized white cockatoo. They have a little bit of yellow underneath their wings and tails. They are about 18 inches long. On average they weight between 1-1.4 pounds.
In the wild they can be found in the rainforests of Indonesia. According to the IUCN the umbrella cockatoo is endangered in the wild. Their numbers are decreasing due to deforestation and the pet trade industry.
According to the Rainforest Action Network the Indonesian rainforests face some of the highest levels of deforestation in the world. The pulp, paper, plywood, and palm oil industries are responsible for the majority of the deforestation. Over 2.4 millions acres of Indonesian rainforest is cut or burned each year. It is not only are umbrella cockatoos losing their home so are are Sumatran tigers, rhinoceros, orangutans, and pygmy elephants.
The deforestation of the rainforest doesn't only affect animals. Our existence, regardless of what country you live in is directly tied to the Indonesian rainforest. The Indonesian rainforest stores billions of tons of carbon so when the rainforest is destroyed tons of carbon is released into the atmosphere. In fact, so much carbon is being released from destroyed Indonesian rainforest, Indonesia is now the 3rd largest contributor of carbon in the atmosphere.
According to the Rainforest Action Network, "Five per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions are now coming from Indonesia, which is more than the combined emissions from driving all the millions of cars, trucks, trains, and buses in the U.S. each year combined."
In the wild they can be found in the rainforests of Indonesia. According to the IUCN the umbrella cockatoo is endangered in the wild. Their numbers are decreasing due to deforestation and the pet trade industry.
According to the Rainforest Action Network the Indonesian rainforests face some of the highest levels of deforestation in the world. The pulp, paper, plywood, and palm oil industries are responsible for the majority of the deforestation. Over 2.4 millions acres of Indonesian rainforest is cut or burned each year. It is not only are umbrella cockatoos losing their home so are are Sumatran tigers, rhinoceros, orangutans, and pygmy elephants.
The deforestation of the rainforest doesn't only affect animals. Our existence, regardless of what country you live in is directly tied to the Indonesian rainforest. The Indonesian rainforest stores billions of tons of carbon so when the rainforest is destroyed tons of carbon is released into the atmosphere. In fact, so much carbon is being released from destroyed Indonesian rainforest, Indonesia is now the 3rd largest contributor of carbon in the atmosphere.
According to the Rainforest Action Network, "Five per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions are now coming from Indonesia, which is more than the combined emissions from driving all the millions of cars, trucks, trains, and buses in the U.S. each year combined."
