The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sat, 07/24/2010 10:27 PM
Environmental degradation will cause 117 bird species in Indonesia to vanish, a non-governmental organization predicts.
Fahrul Paja Amama of Burung Indonesia said on Saturday that 17 species were in a critical condition, 30 species were endangered and 70 others were vulnerable to extinction.
Conversion of green areas as habitat of the birds into buildings has been blamed for the disappearance of the species, other than uncontrolled hunting.
Indonesia is home to 1,599 bird species, including 353 endemic birds, joining the ranks of the world’s mega bird diversity. There are approximately 10,000 bird species all over the world.
Burung Indonesia’s head of business and communication development Henny M Sembiring added that rapid disappearance of bird species was even more obvious in Bogor Botanical Garden.
She said there were only about 50 bird species currently found in the garden, down from roughly 90 in 2006.
"We are not certain yet what have caused the birds to disappear, but we suspect their food supply has diminished due to the conversion of green areas into resettlement areas and the worsening quality of Ciliwung River,” she said as quoted by kompas.com.
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