The news fits the theme of "last chance to see"
http://www.biodiversityinfo.org/sowb/default.php?r=sowbhome
http://www.biodiversityinfo.org/sowb/userfiles/docs/SOWB2008_en.pdf
(14 MB)
The crux of the report is:
"... our data show that the state of the world’s biodiversity, as
reflected by its 9,856 living bird species, continues to get worse,
and that, if anything, this deterioration is accelerating, not slowing.
Moreover, while governments have made copious verbal commitments to
conserving biodiversity and safeguarding the environment, the
resources available for this have scarcely grown in ten years and
still fall far short of what is needed. Alarm calls from the world’s
birds are becoming ever louder and more urgent."
Newspaper items on the report include
September 22, 2008
Severe decline in common bird species around world
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article4799429.ece
2008/09/22 00
World's common birds 'declining'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7622904.stm
Catastrophic fall in numbers reveals bird populations in crisis
throughout the world
By Michael McCarthy Monday, 22 September 2008
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/catastrophic-fall-in-numbers-reveals-bird-populations-in-crisis-throughout-the-world-937573.html
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