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International | Canal diverted to save rare bird 18 August 2008 A canal being built to bring water to India’s fourth largest city is being re-routed to save one of the world’s rarest birds. |
 | Trawling: a major threat to albatrosses 6 August 2008 A study of trawl fishing in South Africa suggests that around 18,000 seabirds may be killed annually in this fishery, highlighting trawl fisheries as a major threat to seabirds, especially albatrosses. |
 | India’s riches left unprotected 24 July 2008 A new and monumental book details more than 100 Indian wetlands that campaigners believe desperately need protection from pollution, development and other forms of misuse.
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 | Biofuels plan lands government in court 17 July 2008 The Kenyan Government is being taken to court after agreeing a huge but controversial biofuels scheme on a pristine wetland on the Kenyan coast. |
 | Twin threat heightens flamingo's plight 10 July 2008 A second major threat is facing endangered lesser flamingos in Africa after the announcement of development plans close to a man-made breeding site, built less than two years ago to help reverse the birds’ decline. |
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