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<DIV>hello, forest pest mavens & others,</DIV>
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<DIV>I have posted a new blog at <A href="http://www.cisp.us">www.cisp.us</A>
... this one reports a recent study relying on IUCN Red Book data to evaluate
causes of extinction - and finds that invasive species are the 2nd most commonly
cited driver of extinctions - and rank 1st for vertebrates.</DIV>
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<DIV>Yet invasive species issues continue to suffer from receiving little
attention from the conservation community - beginning with grant-making
foundations and reaching through the big names of US conservation
organizations. </DIV>
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<DIV>What can we do to correct this imbalance?</DIV>
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<DIV>Faith</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>