Tuesday, May 31, 2011

News at Eleven: Populations of the bird, which has been

an inspiration for generations of poets and romantics, have crashed by more than 90 per cent in the last 40 years.

According to a study by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), the species is on course to vanish completely from the UK.

The findings mean the bird will be upgraded to "red status"--signifying the highest possible degree of conservation concern.

from Telegraph: Nightingale heading to extinction
then British Trust for Ornithology: The Nightingale Appeal

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