Cottonsoft supports rainforest destruction - Greenpeace claims...

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Cottonsoft supports rainforest destruction...




Greenpeace claims:

: Only 400 or so Sumatran tigers are left in the wild... A well-known toilet-tissue brand is being accused of sourcing its paper from Indonesian rainforests, the home of critically-endangered Sumatran tigers. Greenpeace, the Green Party, and WWF New Zealand have spent eight months investigating Cottonsoft, and sent samples to a US laboratory for testing. Greenpeace spokesman Nathan Argent says traces of mixed tropical hardwoods were found. "Cottonsoft is owned by one the world's most notorious rainforest destroyers, Asia Pulp and Paper, and over the years Greenpeace has repeatedly shown that Asia Pulp & Paper's suppliers are trashing tiger habitats to feed its paper mills." Cottonsoft has refused to divulge where it sources its paper. Greenpeace says companies such as Kraft, Nestle, Unilever, Tesco and Carrefour have stopped working with Asia Pulp & Paper because of its actions. "We're asking customers to tell retailers to stop selling toilet paper that has come from trashed rainforests," says Mr Argent . One in four rolls of toilet paper sold in New Zealand are made of paper sourced from Indonesia. There are only about 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. Follow 3 News on Facebook Ecospree

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The Sloth - slow-moving animals living in Central and South American rainforests

The Sloth:


Rainforest Animals:

Sloths are extremely slow-moving mammals found in the rainforest canopies of Central and South America. There are two species of sloths:two-toed and three-toed. Most sloths are about the size of a small dog and they have short, flat flat heads. Their hair is grayish brown but, at times they look grey-green in color because they move so slowly that tiny camouflaging algae grow all over their coats.
Some sloths stay in the same tree for years.

Their huge hooked claws and long arms allow them to spend most of their time hanging upside-down from trees. Since they have a slow metabolism, they need very little food. They feed on fruit, leaves, buds, and young twigs. Sloths also sleep upside-down for up to 18 hours at a time. Mothers also give birth to babies upside-down. Babies cling to their mothers until they are able to take care of themselves. Sloths are nocturnal and sleep curled up with their head placed between the arms and the feet drawn close together. This disguises them as part of a tree so that its enemies like the jaguar do not see them. Sloths rarely climb down from the trees and can live for up to 30 years.

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