Thursday, May 22, 2003

Demand for Bird's Nest Soup Sparks Environmental War

A 2-year-old, but still extremely interesting (as well as disturbing), article from the Associated Press notes that increased demand and soaring prices (as much as $58.00 per bowl) have led to overharvest of swiftlet nests, and thus declines in populations, in Southeast Asia.

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