Forwarded by Jane Clark


         GREENLines, Monday, August 21, 2000, Issue #1198

MISSISSIPPI MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT DISAPPEARING: A new report by
American Rivers finds "more than 200,000 acres of migratory bird
habitat along the Mississippi River" at risk from "urban sprawl,
polluted runoff, flood control projects, sedimentation and barge wakes"
says AP 8/16. The great river's riparian wetlands provide essential
habitat for over 300 species of birds that migrate along the flyway and
the report found serious declines in 34 of 105 songbird species
dependent on river habitat. More information on the report is available
at http://www.americanrivers.org

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