Oil Sands Could Threaten Millions of Migratory Birds
By Richard Chasey, posted on April 10th, 2009 in Biodiversity, Energy
Originally Published by Environmental News Network
An anonymous tip last April alerted Canadian officials that 500 ducks had mistaken an oil sands company’s pollutant-filled reservoir as a safe place to land – only three birds survived.
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