After the boom-bust-boom of the fifties and sixties, the borough went into a third and more severe decline again in the mid-1970s along with much of the Rust Belt so that population was just 2,804 at the 2000 census. Now in the 2011 Brownsville still has a handful of buildings condemened or just borded up.
Threats to Biodiversity. The primary threats to the savanna biome are humans (for example, poachers are killing elephants for their ivory tusks and hunting animals to the brink of extinction) and global climate change.
LOCATION: Savannas are comprised mostly of grasses and a few scattered trees. They cover half the surface of Africa, large areas of Australia, South America, and India.That is a lot of the earthâs surface! Savannas can result from climate changes, soil conditions, animal behavior, or agricultural practices.NIMALS: There are many different types of animals that live in the savanna. The species found in savannas vary by the geographic location of the biome. Animals native to African savannas include African elephants, zebras, horses, and giraffes.