In the name of progress with an eye on commerce, important habitats are steadily losing ground, quite literally. The consequences of these lost habitats are difficult to comprehend, but the results are becoming ever more evident. Abundant plant and animal life gradually dwindles, water and other vital resources diminish, and if the habitat losses continue unchallenged humans are surely the next in line.

Originally released by Film Ideas, 2008. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on March 10, 2015.

Congo Deforestation (3:58); --China's Endangered Alligators (3:53); -- Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden (3:45); -- Elephant Christmas Tradition (2:09); -- Kopi Luwak: Civet Coffee (3:49); -- Chengdu Panda Base (4:27); -- Global Warming and Winter Sports (4:28); -- Credits: Habitat Loss : Green Matters- What in the World is Going on? (0:36); -- dsvf (0:00); .