Wednesday, April 4, 2007

Deadly Starfish

(CNEWS) - Coral-eating starfish have infested several coastal areas in the Philippines, threatening to devastate entire sections of reefs in weeks, a conservation group has warned.

The World Wide Fund for Nature reported outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish in at least seven coastal areas. One starfish can consume six square metres of healthy coral reef in a year... full story here

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