Articles tagged as: australian wetlands
Australia’s Unique Birds Slipping Away
February 27, 2009
CANBERRA, Australia, February 26, 2009 (ENS) – A five-year report card on the state of Australia’s birds by Birds Australia shows many of the continent’s unique native species are in decline due to habitat loss, drought and introduced predators. Environment Minister Peter Garrett launched the report at Parliament House today, saying, “The State of Australia’s [...]
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World Wetlands Day: An Australian Wetland in Crisis
February 3, 2009
CANBERRA, Australia, February 2, 2009 (ENS) – Today, Australia’s Labor government used the occasion of World Wetlands Day to slam the former Liberal government for its treatment of the country’s 65 wetlands that are officially designated under the Ramsar treaty. World Wetlands Day marks the date of the signing of the Convention on Wetlands on [...]
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