I have two reports for readers today. Both express concern for disappearing animals.
First up, a report from Australia states that the shorebird population Down Under has decreased markedly over the last several years.
Shorebird numbers crash in Australia
A large scale aerial survey study covering the eastern third of the continent by researchers at the University of New South Wales has identified that migratory shorebirds populations there plunged by 73 percent between 1983 and 2006, while Australia’s 15 species of resident shorebirds - such as avocets and stilts - have declined by 81 percent.
Then, a report from The San Francisco Chronicle tells us that the government has banned salmon fishing off the California coast due to a dramatic fall in salmon population.
All salmon fishing banned on West Coast
Salmon fishing was banned along the West Coast for the first time in 160 years Thursday, a decision that is expected to have a devastating economic impact on fishermen, dozens of businesses, tourism and boating.
Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez immediately declared a commercial fishery disaster, opening the door for Congress to appropriate money for anyone who will be economically harmed.
We need to move now to conserve these species before they become totally extinct.
Catch you on the backside!
Janice Manning
