Biodiversity could be casualty of Myanmar openness
Monday, May 7, 2012 - 04:00
in Biology & Nature
(AP) -- As many as 40,000 gorgeously plumed birds known as the Gurney's pitta thrive in the lowland rainforests of economically backward Myanmar. Across the border, Thailand's last five pairs are guarded around the clock against snakes and human predators.