malaysian birds..

read an article from the net. it is obvious that malaysia still hasn't realize the urgency to control polution and take care of the environment. driving back thru karak-bentong-raub-lipis-gua musang-k.krai-kb, it hit me that the scenery won't be as lush as it is now after a few years. within months i could already see hills that has been cut to the core. no more green trees or hilly views, just brownish-redish soil and flat land wherever we go.

out neighbours has already started using hybrid cars and taken other environment-friendly actions, but malaysia is still stubborn with its pride on fuel. well, i am not a specialist on the petrol economy but to me it seems that malaysia is too afraid to go bankrupt if they promote hybrid cars, which means less use of petrol hence affecting the largest malaysia-based petrol company.

i guess we are more interested in breaking the ozone layer and sending someone to space rather than protecting the ozone layer so everyone won't get skin cancer before they reach puberty in the years to come.

45 bird species in Malaysia face extinction: report
Malaysia faces the extinction of 45 bird species in the next five to 10 years if it fails to introduce protected areas and breeding programmes for endangered species, a report said Thursday.
A recent survey by conservation group BirdLife International found that five species were critically endangered, four were endangered and the rest were considered vulnerable, The New Straits Times said.
"It is sad. Many of the birds have been around for more than 50 years while some, as recently as 10 years," Malaysian Nature Society Penang Branch chairman D. Kanda Kumar told the daily.
Kanda Kumar said rapid development has led to the loss of bird habitats, and that protected areas and breeding programmes were needed to save the populations.
The critically endangered species are the Silvery Wood-pigeon, the Chinese Crested Tern, the White-rumped Vulture, the Slender-billed Vulture and the Christmas Island Frigatebird.

http://news.my.msn.com/regional/article.aspx?cp-documentid=762540#toolbar