A reminder to me to get out in the field

Because if I don’t, I’ll miss something. Permanently.

CNN.com – Fifth of bird species ‘threatened’ – Jun 1, 2005
LONDON, England (CNN) — More than a fifth of the world’s bird species are threatened with extinction, according to an annual survey published on Wednesday.

BirdLife, a global alliance of conservation groups, said that 1,212 of the planet’s 9,775 species were in imminent danger of disappearing, while a further 788 were considered “near threatened.”

Among the species currently at risk, 179 were categorized as “critically endangered,” the highest level of threat.