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Unnatural Disasters: The Impacts of Climate-related Emergencies on Wildlife, Livestock, and Companion Animals

By tbailey1 - Posted on 08 December 2009

WASHINGTON - December 7 - As world leaders descend upon Copenhagen for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW; www.ifaw.org) today released Unnatural Disasters: The Impacts of Climate-related Emergencies on Wildlife, Livestock, and Companion Animals, a comprehensive report highlighting the immediate impacts of climate change on wildlife, livestock, and companion animals. The report calls on U.S. and world leaders to include effective and efficient animal emergency relief efforts in their climate change talks because of the likelihood that climate-related natural disasters will occur with increased frequency and intensity in the near future.

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http://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2009/12/07-11
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