Sunday, June 17, 2007

Birds are a very important environmental indicator


Northern Bobwhite (click here). Quail. Game birds. Habitat destruction along with the effects of Human Induced Global Warming are causing steady and rapid decline of these birds. I just can't believe in the face of all this evidence the USA still stands in defiance of the demands for drastic change. Like. What the heck already ? Money is worth all this? Pursuit of happiness doesn't include a healthy Earth? Buoy.

March 6, 2001
Researcher to participate in EPA-funded project for Great Lakes (click here)

...The researchers will consider indicators within five major areas: water quality and diatoms; fish and macroinvertebrates; wetland vegetation; birds and amphibians; and chemical contaminants....





Status of Australia's birds (click here)
In 2000, one in five of Australia's birds (20%) was listed as threatened (Garnett and Crowley, 2000). This gives us a very clear message that the state of Australia's environment (i.e. its ecological health), is extremely poor and in decline. Birds Australia publishes annual reports on the State of Australia's Birds, based on massive data sets.