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Paul Virgo, Inter Press Service: "When people talk about biodiversity loss, discussion often centres on the tragedy of animals like the tiger and the panda being in danger of extinction. It is as if the world were about to be deprived of precious parts of its heritage, perhaps comparable to works by Mozart or Shakespeare - sad yet not something that will affect our everyday existence. Unfortunately, this widely held vision is misguided."

http://www.truthout.org/biodiversity-not-just-about-tigers-and-pandas59760

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Many Species - One Planet - One Future

A total of 17,291 species are known to be threatened with extinction – from little-known plants and insects to charismatic birds and mammals. This is just the tip of the iceberg; many species disappear before they are even discovered.

http://sonnenseite.kjm4.de/ref.php?id=d8741688985ms210

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Small Creatures and Climate Change: How Warming Can 'Shuffle the Deck' of Creatures That Thrive

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2010/07/01-2



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