| Albatross race ends in tragedy |
| An annual race of endangered albatrosses from Australia
to South Africa has ended in tragedy with all 18 competitors dying
along the 10 000-kilometre route, organisers said on Monday. |
| IOL |
| First curassow sighting for 36 years |
| Earlier this year, a team from Asociacion Armonía (BirdLife
in Bolivia) saw one and heard three more Southern Helmeted Curassows
Crax unicornis koepckeae in the Sira mountains of central Peru;
the first time the distinctive endemic Peruvian race of this Endangered
species has been seen since 1969. |
| Birdlife
International |
| China goes green for the economy |
| China plans to have a quarter of the country covered
by forest within 15 years as it tries to repair the damage loggers
have done to fuel the runaway economy, state media said on Monday. |
| IOL |
| Myanmar forest officials receive U.S. Prize for environmental
and wildlife conservation |
| A U.S. environmental group has honored two Myanmar
forest officials for their outstanding efforts to protect the environment
and wildlife, state-run media reported Saturday. |
| Environmental
News Network |
| Loss of wolves changes Canadian ecosystem - study |
| The loss of once-plentiful wolves in a part of Canada's
west allowed the elk population to mushroom, pushing out beavers and
songbirds and showing the importance of top predators, Canadian researchers
said on Monday. |
| Reuters |
| Robin, not crow, may be West Nile culprit |
| The beloved American robin, not the annoying, raucous
crow, may be the more potent source for West Nile virus, according
to new research. |
| Environmental
News Network |
| Logging threatens Louisiana's bald cypress |
| Bald cypress, Louisiana's state tree, has never been
sacred. If anything, using the great wood has always been the Louisiana
way. |
| CNN.com
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