Extinction threat to Scots bird

BBC News, January 15, 2007

The Scottish crossbill, the UK's only endemic bird which is native to the Highlands of Scotland, faces extinction, according to a new report. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds warns that unless action is taken to halt a rise in global temperatures, the species is under severe threat.
The bird, which lives only in Scots pine forests, is already on the conservation body's endangered list. Read more...