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Droppings Dropping
Peru's guano supply threatened by overfishing |
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30 May 2008 |
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| Posted at 12:35 PM on 30 May 2008 Peru is in deep shit. No, seriously: thanks to an exceptionally dry climate, islands off the Peruvian coast are awash in preserved bird guano, which the country has long exported as non-chemical fertilizer. But while 60 million seabirds were pooping on Peru in the 19th century, the birds now number 4 million; with synthetic-fertilizer costs and interest in organic food rising, the Peruvian governme ... |
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