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Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds

  • Written by Amanda D. Rodewald, Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment, Cornell University
Counter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birdsBaltimore orioles breed in eastern and central North America, then migrate south to wintering grounds in Florida, the Caribbean and Central America.phototrip/istock via Getty Images

Activities associated with cocaine trafficking threaten two-thirds of the most important landscapes in Central America for 196 forest bird species, including 67...

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