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International | British island adds two birds to critical list 19 May 2008 Eight species have joined the ranks of the world’s 190 most critically endangered birds, and two of those are from just one tiny island belonging to the UK, following a revision of the Red List today.
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 | Transport plans threaten 1,000 wildlife sites 13 May 2008 Over 1,000 protected nature areas in Europe are under serious threat from high-profile EU-funded transport infrastructure projects, according to a new report by BirdLife International, RSPB and other environmental groups. |
 | African flamingos still in danger 12 May 2008 The spectacular lesser flamingos of Tanzania's Lake Natron remain in grave danger, despite plans to relocate development away from their most important breeding site in the world. |
 | Biofuels plan could break the law 5 May 2008 Plans to grow biofuel crops on an idyllic river plain in Kenya underestimate the cost, overestimate the profit and could be illegal, consultants say in a new report. |
 | Extinct in 10 years 30 April 2008 Asian vultures face extinction in the wild within a decade without urgent action to eliminate the livestock drug that has caused their catastrophic decline, scientists are warning. Their decline has been quicker than that of any other wild bird, including the dodo. |
 | No spring hunting on Malta this year 25 April 2008 After a history of illegal bird killing, the Maltese government finally has been ordered by the European Court of Justice not to allow the spring hunting of birds – a practice which is in direct contravention of European bird protection laws. |
 | Albatross Task Force doubles 28 March 2008 Fighting to save the albatross from extinction, the RSPB and BirdLife International are to double the number of countries in which they work. |
 | Europe's most threatened bird thrown a lifeline 19 March 2008 The Azores bullfinch, the most threatened songbird nesting in Europe, has been given a more secure future after Birdwatch magazine become a 'Champion' for the species through BirdLife’s “Preventing Extinctions” Programme. |
 | Royal couple visit Caribbean conservation project 12 March 2008 During a tour of the Caribbean, HRH the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Montserrat to learn more about the island’s threatened wildlife, including the Montserrat oriole, a species the RSPB is actively involved with saving. |
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