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The Whistle Blowers

10,000 Birds

The whistling duck call carries with it the crimes of big business, the failures of governments and the ignorance of irresponsible hunters. But one man was listening to the calls of the whistle blowers -- calls of widespread wetland destruction, poaching, pesticides and destructive feral wildlife. They are also the rarest.

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Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species

10,000 Birds

The population decline is generally blamed on habitat destruction and introduced predators, but inter-breeding may also be to blame. The huge population of feral cats undoubtedly is having a detrimental effect on our bird life. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every.

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