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| | | | | Do you know that ......
There are 5 bird species in the U.S. that are on the worlds' critically endangered list? They are:
California Condor Gymnogyps californianus
Eskimo Curlew Numenius borealis (Possibly extinct)
Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris
Ivory-billed Woodpecker Campephilus principalis
Bachman's Warbler Vermivora bachmanii (Possibly extinct)
There are a further 12 on the Hawaiian Islands, which are:
Laysan Duck Anas laysanensis
Millerbird Acrocephalus familiaris
Olomao Myadestes lanaiensis (Possibly extinct)
Puaiohi Myadestes palmeri
Nihoa Finch Telespiza ultima
Ou Psittirostra psittacea (Possibly extinct)
Maui Parrotbill Pseudonestor xanthophrys
Nukupuu Hemignathus lucidus (Possibly extinct)
Akikiki Oreomystis baird
Oahu Alauahio Paroreomyza maculata (Possibly extinct)
Akohekohe Palmeria dolei
Poo-uli Melamprosops phaeosoma (Possibly extinct)
These and many other birds desperately need your help. Log on to the BirdLife International website to see what you can do. http://www.birdlife.org/index.html
Did you also know that ......
The U.S. alone has lost more than half of its original wetlands and continues to lose more than 109,000 acres of the vegetated wetlands most important to wildlife each year?
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