Goslings hatch.
INTERNATIONAL efforts to save the smallest goose in the world from extinction have been boosted by new arrivals at a North East wildfowl centre.Three red breasted geese have hatched at Washington Wetland Centre.
The species has suffered a 56% population decline in the wild in the last 10 years because of illegal hunting and habitat disturbance.
Listed as endangered on the World Conservation Union Red List, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust has long been involved in the Redbreasted Goose International Working Group.
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| Publication: | Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) |
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| Date: | Jul 15, 2009 |
| Words: | 82 |
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