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Leave no tern unstoned ! -Forwarded
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- Subject: Leave no tern unstoned ! -Forwarded
- From: "Thomas A. Driscoll" <tdriscoll@mindspring.com>
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 22:11:09 -0400
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>Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 08:25:59 -0400
>From: TOM DRISCOLL <DRISCOLL.TOM@epamail.epa.gov>
>Subject: Leave no tern unstoned ! -Forwarded
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>Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 17:07:54 -0400
>From: CHARLIE GARLOW <DCWIC01.GARLOW-CHARLIE@RT-MAIL2.RTP.EPA.GOV>
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>SOAR LOSERS
>More than 1,000 bird species are in danger of going extinct over
>the next century, according to a new report released by BirdLife
>International. Birds are threatened by deforestation, logging,
>farming, and mining. Brazil has the highest number of bird
>species at risk, 111, followed by Indonesia (92), China (82), and
>Colombia (81); the highest density of threatened bird species is
>in the Philippines, the report found. A total of 185 bird species
>face a high risk of extinction in the next 10 years, and 1,200
>could become extinct in the next 100 years, with an additional
>600 to 900 on the verge of joining the list. BirdLife is launching a
>plan of action to work with governments to improve resource
>use, protect areas for conservation, and raise awareness of the
>problem.
>
>straight to the source: South Africa Independent, Reuters,
>10.14.99
>http://www.iol.co.za/news/scitech_section_newsview.php3?click_id=143&set_id
=1&art_id=qw939897901388B632
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