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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Myanmar Cyclone a "Catastrophe" for Wildlife


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A fisher retrieves his net from a river in Myanmar (Burma) in a file photo.

The fate of many of Myanmar's endangered animals, like the Irrawaddy river dolphin, is unknown in the wake of this month's cyclone, but conservationists warn that the human needs resulting from the disaster could have a devastating impact on forests and wildlife.

Photograph by W.E. Garrett/NGS