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Winged messenger-The decline of birds

Declining bird populations signal disturbing global changes.
Almost 1,200 species—about 12 percent of the world's
9800 bird species—may face extinction within the next cen-
tury. Although many face multiple threats and some bird
extinctions seem imminent, many can be avoided by a deep
commitment to bird conservation as part of a sustainable
development strategy.full text available on ecopy "FL" fieldCall Number: VF 6519,VF 3581,[EL]ISBN/ISSN: 1-878071-68-8

February 12, 2021
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If animals were free to breed and roam without the impedance of human manipulations—from our urban developments to our agricultural fields—the face of the Earth would look very different...In an article published in Ecological Indicators, the authors suggest understanding a species’ pote