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Large Number of Bird Species Facing Rapid Decline in North America

May 17, 2010
Large Number of Bird Species Facing Rapid Decline in North America

Nearly 150 of the 882 land bird species in North America are in sharp decline, especially in Mexico, Greg LawatayA resplendent quetzalaccording to a new report. The report, issued by Partners in Flight — a consortium of academics,conservationists, government agencies, and philanthropists — said that 124 of the 148 imperiled bird species spend much of their time in Mexico, where habitat destruction is occurring more rapidly than in the U.S. and Canada. The threatened...

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