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John & Jane Balaban
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Wed, 5 Nov 2003 15:45:18 -0600
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GREENLines, Wednesday November 5, 2003, Issue 1985
A daily news digest from the Endangered Species Coalition
about imperiled species and the people working to stop extinction.
For more on what you can do http://www.stopextinction.org=20
MIXED NEWS FOR WOOD STORKS: USFWS monitoring of wood storks in the=20
southeastern U.S. has found an increase of the number of nesting pairs,=20
9,000, but "a lag in the amount of births per nest" is of concern to=20
some biologists says the Herald Tribune 10/27. Wood storks were listed=20
as endangered in 1984, when the number of nesting pairs dropped below=20
5,000 when water changes, pollution and development in the Everglade=20
forced many birds to move to northern Florida, Georgia and South=20
Carolina. While the number of nesting pairs is exceeding recovery=20
goals, the bird's productivity is a major concern. The largest wood=20
stork-breeding preserve, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, in southwest=20
Florida "reported a more than 755 drop in fledglings from a year ago."
NEW BIRD ALREADY ENDANGERED: Researchers have discovered a new species=20
of finch in a pristine area of eastern Venezuela but by the time they=20
figured out it was a new species the bird's only known habitat on a=20
tiny islet in the Caura River was destroyed to make way for a massive=20
hydroelectric dam says Planet Ark, Reuters 10/24. Venezuela has "some=20
of the world's last unspoiled jungle habitat," that supports a wide=20
diversity of species - in August alone scientists discovered 10 new=20
fish species, "including a 'punk' catfish with a spiky head and pirhana=20
that eats fruit as well as fish." With their habitat destroyed, "it=20
was not clear what had happened to the three Carrizal seedeaters."
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<DIV> GREENLines, Wednesday November 5, 2003, =
Issue=20
1985<BR> A daily news digest from the Endangered =
Species=20
Coalition<BR> about imperiled species and the people working to =
stop=20
extinction.<BR> For more on what you can do <A=20
href=3D"http://www.stopextinction.org">http://www.stopextinction.org</A> =
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<DIV>MIXED NEWS FOR WOOD STORKS: USFWS monitoring of wood storks =
in the=20
<BR>southeastern U.S. has found an increase of the number of nesting =
pairs,=20
<BR>9,000, but =93a lag in the amount of births per nest=94 is of =
concern to=20
<BR>some biologists says the Herald Tribune 10/27. Wood storks =
were listed=20
<BR>as endangered in 1984, when the number of nesting pairs dropped =
below=20
<BR>5,000 when water changes, pollution and development in the Everglade =
<BR>forced many birds to move to northern Florida, Georgia and South=20
<BR>Carolina. While the number of nesting pairs is exceeding =
recovery=20
<BR>goals, the bird=92s productivity is a major concern. The =
largest wood=20
<BR>stork-breeding preserve, Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, in southwest =
<BR>Florida=20
=93reported a more than 755 drop in fledglings from a year =
ago.=94<BR><BR>NEW BIRD=20
ALREADY ENDANGERED: Researchers have discovered a new species =
<BR>of finch=20
in a pristine area of eastern Venezuela but by the time they <BR>figured =
out it=20
was a new species the bird=92s only known habitat on a <BR>tiny islet in =
the Caura=20
River was destroyed to make way for a massive <BR>hydroelectric dam says =
Planet=20
Ark, Reuters 10/24. Venezuela has =93some <BR>of the world=92s =
last unspoiled=20
jungle habitat,=94 that supports a wide <BR>diversity of species =96 in =
August alone=20
scientists discovered 10 new <BR>fish species, =93including a =91punk=92 =
catfish with=20
a spiky head and pirhana <BR>that eats fruit as well as fish.=94 =
With their=20
habitat destroyed, =93it <BR>was not clear what had happened to the =
three Carrizal=20
seedeaters.=94<BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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