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A pitta is a jewel of a bird. Found in tropical forests in Africa, Asia and Australasia, these are amongst the most beautiful of animals – and the Philippines Red-Bellied Pitta is no exception. This bird was known to be present on many islands in the East Indies, so was considered in no real …
[Read more...] about Pittas, Giraffes, Elephants, and Cans of Worms
By Tom Rowley, A Rocha USA Executive Director Findings of World Wildlife Fund’s just-released Living Planet Report 2014 are grim. Population sizes of vertebrate species—mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish—have declined by 52 percent over the last 40 years. In other words, those …
By Peter Harris, Founder of A Rocha There was an important and widely-noticed statement at the World Conservation Congress in Jeju last week, “The donor community and conservation movement are leaning increasingly towards a ‘what can nature do for us’ approach, where species and wild habitats are …
[Read more...] about Smelling a Stradivarius (or How to Value 100 Endangered Species)