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Philippines’ rich bird life is more threatened than we thought, study says

Philippines’ rich bird life is more threatened than we thought, study says

July 19, 2021July 17, 2021 Supertrooper 1 Comment

The Philippines is made up of more than 7,000 islands, supporting an extraordinary number of species that occur nowhere else on the planet. Eighty-six new endemic bird species have been described in the Philippines in just the last decade — more than all avian endemics ever recorded in either China or India. Nevertheless, the country’s […]

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7 stunning forest birds we could soon lose forever

7 stunning forest birds we could soon lose forever

November 25, 2016December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Deforestation, either to meet global demand for timber, or so land can be converted for agricultural use, is one of the biggest threats to bird biodiversity across the world. Over 60% of all bird species worldwide require forest habitats, and BirdLife estimates that figure includes some 76% of globally-threatened bird species. BirdLife and its Partners […]

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