Global warming.....bye-bye birdie

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	Global warming.....bye-bye birdie

Toogoo

6-5-2007 6:07 PM

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conservation, environment, global warming

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Many animals may shift their range or immediate locality in pursuit of favoured food plants, but are unlikely to migrate large distances in response to an altered ecosystem.

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6-6-2007 8:41 PM

kkcapricorn

"It's the end of the world as we know it"
Don't mean to sound flip but people are responsible and Mother earth is expressing her feelings.

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