|
|
Article: Flying into trouble. (birds) (Cover Story)
- Article from:
- World Watch
- Article date:
- January 1, 1994
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1994 Worldwatch Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
ALL OVER THE WORLD, BIRDS ARE IN DECLINE. SOME WILL NEVER BE SEEN AGAIN. BUT LONG AFTER THEIR PASSING, THE CAUSES OF THEIR DEMISE WILL CONTINUE TO HAUNT US -- UNLESS WE CAN MAKE PROFOUND CHANGES IN THE WAY WE VIEW OUR ENVIRONMENT
Visit some of the world's most environmentally compromised areas, and you will find plenty of birds. House sparrows hop between pedestrians' legs on New York City's crowded streets, common mynas nest in crumbling walls in downtown Delhi, flocks of hooded crows swirl over Moscow's polluted industrial districts. Thanks to such hardy survivors, there may never be a completely silent spring. As long as marginal water and air remain and a little ...