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news roundup 04.06.06

Two new species discovered
Scientists have discovered two new species—a parrot and a mouse—that live only on a small island in the Philippines. This island, Camiguin, is the smallest Philippine island, of which there are 7,000, known to support a bird or mammal species that is endemic (lives nowhere else). (via Eurekalert)

Indiscriminate Slaughter of Rare Parrots and Cockatoos
339 smuggled parrots were killed following confiscation, merely out of an imagined fear that they might carry Avian Influenza. (via PRWeb)

| Permalink · 6 April 2006, 04:16 by Andre Quintos

  1. Another fine reason to pay a visit to Camiguin. =) I hope this will garner international attention and enable the province to obtain help in keeping these animals alive.


    — Lynn    10 April 2006, 23:10    #
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