Seabirds make up just a small proportion (3.5%)
of the world's bird species. I was reading that a study, published in Bird
Conservation International, found that 28% of species are in the highest
categories of risk. The review, carried out by BirdLife International, found
that of 346 species, 47% are known or suspected to be in decline. It says that
seabirds are now more threatened than any other group of birds. Seabirds are an
important indicator of the health of the oceans. Threats to the birds include
commercial fishing and damage to breeding colonies caused by rats and other
invasive species. Conservationists are particularly concerned by the albatross
family.
Short stories on birthdays: Sometime back I was reading
“Birthday Stories” -a collection of some amazing stories edited by Haruki
Murakami…its been working in my mind but couldn't get time to put it, only recently i could. Readers may visit www.depalans.blogspot.com