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		<title>Our Far South voyage to highlight pristine ocean under threat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our Far South, a voyage to Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic Islands, set sail  on Friday 10 Feb to highlight the global importance of this last great unspoiled wilderness and the urgent need to protect it from growing human-made threats. WWF-New Zealand’s marine advocate Bob Zuur will be joining scientists and other Antarctic experts for the month [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/21/our-far-south-voyage-to-highlight-pristine-ocean-under-threat/</link>
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		<title>Nest is best</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The RSPB is making a final call for anyone who hasn&#8217;t got their nestboxes up yet to do it this weekend. The breeding season will get underway in early March, and while some birds may have already chosen their nest sites, there are still some who have yet to decide where they&#8217;ll raise their family [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/16/nest-is-best/</link>
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		<title>Huge reed bunting roost given a boost by farmers, says RSPB</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An unusually high number of reed buntings gathering at a nature reserve in Cambridgeshire is the result of conservation efforts by local farmers, experts believe. Volunteer counters at the RSPB’s reserve at Fowlmere have been reporting growing numbers of the birds and believe there are now more than 500 coming into roost each day. Reed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/16/huge-reed-bunting-roost-given-a-boost-by-farmers-says-rspb/</link>
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		<title>WWF finds U.S. grocery retailers stocking toilet paper linked to rain forest destruction</title>
		<description><![CDATA[American companies and consumers are inadvertently contributing to Indonesian rain forest and tiger habitat destruction by buying toilet paper and other tissue products made with fiber from Asia Pulp &#38; Paper (APP), according to a World Wildlife Fund report released today. Don’t Flush Tiger Forests: Toilet Paper, U.S. Supermarkets, and the Destruction of Indonesia’s Last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/16/wwf-finds-u-s-grocery-retailers-stocking-toilet-paper-linked-to-rain-forest-destruction/</link>
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		<title>Heart of Borneo beats strong on fifth Anniversary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new report released by WWF to commemorate the Heart of Borneo (HoB) Declaration’s 5th anniversary, shines a positive light on the environmental status of this iconic 220,000 km2 landscape. The Heart of Borneo Declaration, signed five years ago on February 12, 2007, committed the governments of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia and Malaysia to the conserve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/16/heart-of-borneo-beats-strong-on-fifth-anniversary/</link>
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		<title>More petrels discovered in Haiti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The nocturnal calls of Black-capped Petrels Pterodroma hasitata have guided Haitian researchers to discover more nesting locations for this Endangered seabird. During November and December 2011, researchers from the Société Audubon Haïti (SAH) carried out field expeditions as part of their ongoing efforts to better understand and conserve Haiti’s unique biodiversity. Expeditions are being carried [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/10/more-petrels-discovered-in-haiti/</link>
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		<title>Petrel causes a storm for New Zealand</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New Zealand Storm-petrel Oceanites maorianus was presumed extinct until its rediscovery by bird watchers in New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf Marine Park in 2003.  Since then there has been much speculation as to whether this diminutive 35 g seabird breeds on one of the area’s many Islands, or is a visitor to New Zealand waters, breeding elsewhere, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/10/petrel-causes-a-storm-for-new-zealand/</link>
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		<title>Blizzard of birds hits frozen gardens</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Huge numbers of birds have swept into gardens over the last few days, latest results from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) Garden BirdWatch reveal. Fieldfares and Redwings, both migrant thrushes to our shores, have led the charge. Compared with the preceding week – when thousands of people took part in the RSPB Big Garden [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/07/blizzard-of-birds-hits-frozen-gardens/</link>
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		<title>Fascinating ancient Sahara site celebrated for World Wetlands Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A remote seasonal salt lake on the edge of the Sahara leads a list of 15 new Ramsar Wetlands of International Importance being declared in the country on World Wetlands Day, February 2.  Chott Elguetar, a 7,400 ha site with an intermittent lake, is vital to the survival of the threatened Scimitar Oryx, Addax and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/07/fascinating-ancient-sahara-site-celebrated-for-world-wetlands-day/</link>
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		<title>Wildlife suffering as countryside dries out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nature experts warn that this summer could be the worst for wildlife in over 30 years if the current period of low rainfall continues. Rainfall has been so low that in many areas the level of moisture in the soil is currently worse than in 1976, when the UK suffered one of the most severe [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surfbirds.com/community-blogs/blog/2012/02/06/wildlife-suffering-as-countryside-dries-out/</link>
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