The Northern Bald Ibis is extinct in the Middle East - but we can't blame it on IS

The Ecologist
May 28, 2015, 11:55 am34 pts
Reports that Syria's iconic Northern Bald Ibis colony is endangered by IS's capture of Palmyra are mistaken, writes Gianluca Serra. The species is already extinct as a breeding population for reasons unconnected with IS. The war that is destroying Syria came only as the last straw for a long-dwindling species…

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