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| For purposes of presentation, birdtheworld.com has defined the USA and Caribbean Islands as individual areas, with "North America" including Bermuda, Canada, Greenland and St. Pierre & Miquelon. North America defined in the larger sense to include the USA, is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa. This land mass, bounded everywhere except in its southwestern quadrant by water, has the longest unfortified border in the world, between Canada and the United States. The continent's climate and landscape range from the tundras of its northern edges to the temperate, subtropical and desert areas of its of its southern boundary. In winter its northern reaches spawn gigantic cold air masses that influence weather to and beyond the US border with Mexico; in summer warm to hot weather stretches from the southern sections of the United States into Canada. The continent, blessed with large fertile agricultural areas, and a relative abundance of natural resources, has also be historically fortunate. Since the end of the bitter and bloody American Civil War in 1865 North America has escaped the ravages of major large-scale warfare for over a century and a half. | ||||
| There are two bird species found in this area that are on the critically endangered list. They are:
Eskimo Curlew (Numenius borealis) and Kittlitz's Murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostris).
For further details on these, and other critically endangered species, go to http://www.birdlife.org/index.html The current decline and foreseeable dying out of species of birds deeply troubles all birders. In fact 21 species have been lost in the last 30 years alone. At present 189 bird species are on the brink of extinction. The story of each of these birds in admirably told and illustrated in the Birdlife International's Rare Birds Yearbook 2008. Birdlife International is a global partnership of conservation organizations that works to save bird species and their habitats, to protect global biodiversity, and to promote the development of a pattern of sustainability using natural resources. Without the work of Birdlife International, in highlighting the plight of the 189 critically endangered birds, sixteen of these species would probably have died out in the last decade. Each bird species on the critically endangered list is written up in the book, with "Range and Population", "Threats", "Conservation action to date" and "Conservation action required" all thoroughly documented. In many instances, the history of the species is also covered. There are chapters on "Preventing Extinction" and "Ecotourism", as well as a very useful listing of countries where these birds occur. The two hundred and seventy three pages are extremely informative reading. Most bird watchers have collections of bird books; this is one book we recommend be in every birders' home library. Continuing this invaluable work and financing future conservation will take money. Birdlife International has launched a major initiative to raise £19 million over the next five years. By buying this book you will be donating £4 to this cause. Books can be ordered directly from BirdLife International by going to their website http://www.rarebirdsyearbook.com /index.html
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