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==Threats== Logging, long a major threat, was finally banned in 1990.<ref name=global>{{cite web|url=http://globaltrees.org/threatened-trees/trees/monkey-puzzle/|title=Monkey Puzzle|work=Global Trees}}</ref> Large fires burned thousands of acres of Araucaria forest in 2001–2002,<ref name=global /> and areas of national parks have also burned, destroying trees over 1300 years old.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" /> Overgrazing and [[invasive species|invasive trees]] are also threats.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" /><ref name=global /> Extensive human harvesting of piñones (Araucaria seeds) can prevent new trees from growing.<ref name="iucn status 12 November 2021" /> A [[Global Trees Campaign]] project that planted 2000 trees found a 90{{nbsp}}percent 10-year survival rate.<ref name=global /> Another major threat to the survival of ''A. araucana'', is the presence of non-native seed eating species, in particular mammals, which have been shown to severely restrict the reproduction of the tree in comparison to native seed eaters.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Tella |first1=José L. |last2=Lambertucci |first2=Sergio A. |last3=Speziale |first3=Karina L. |last4=Hiraldo |first4=Fernando |date=April 2016 |title=Large-scale impacts of multiple co-occurring invaders on monkey puzzle forest regeneration, native seed predators and their ecological interactions |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2016.01.001 |journal=Global Ecology and Conservation |volume=6 |pages=1–15 |doi=10.1016/j.gecco.2016.01.001 |issn=2351-9894|hdl=11336/60818 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> However it is still unclear as to how large a role these invasive species play in threatening this species of tree. One study in particular found that native species played a larger role in preventing reproduction through seed destruction.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Rosa |first1=Clarissa |last2=Hegel |first2=Carla Grasiele Zanin |last3=Passamani |first3=Marcelo |date=2020-12-04 |title=Seed removal of Araucaria angustifolia by native and invasive mammals in protected areas of Atlantic Forest |url=https://www.scielo.br/j/bn/a/ZQR6dX35Pv47FMx9QTLty3R/?lang=en |journal=Biota Neotropica |language=en |volume=21 |pages=e20201111 |doi=10.1590/1676-0611-BN-2020-1111 |issn=1676-0611|doi-access=free }}</ref> However this may be due to the relatively recent introduction of the selected species, causing their population to be smaller than other invasive species. A study conducted found that cattle ranching by small landowners and larger timber companies within the range of ''A. araucana'' severely affects regeneration of seedlings.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Zamorano-Elgueta |first1=Carlos |last2=Cayuela |first2=Luis |last3=González-Espinosa |first3=Mario |last4=Lara |first4=Antonio |last5=Parra-Vázquez |first5=Manuel R. |date=2012-08-01 |title=Impacts of cattle on the South American temperate forests: Challenges for the conservation of the endangered monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana) in Chile |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320712001802 |journal=Biological Conservation |volume=152 |pages=110–118 |doi=10.1016/j.biocon.2012.03.037 |bibcode=2012BCons.152..110Z |issn=0006-3207}}</ref> {{anchor|Cultivation}}{{anchor|Uses}}
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