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Wednesday, December 15, 2004:

Rice demand could cause wildlife extinctions

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Deforestation to satisfy the appetite for rice and timber of an increasing human population could lead to a mass extinction of South East Asia's wildlife, according to ecological experts.
Rice eaters threaten mass extinction of Asian wildlife (Environment Times)

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