2/27/07 Connecticut Audubon Issues New Connecticut State of the Birds Report - Identifies Man-made Activities That Kill Millions of Birds Every Year

Hartford, CT, February 27, 2007 – Connecticut Audubon Society’s (CAS) second annual Connecticut State of the Birds report, issued today, identifies specific man-made activities that are taking a significant toll on Connecticut’s already-stressed native bird populations (see CAS’ 2006 Connecticut State of the Birds). CAS President Robert Martinez and Senior Director of Science and Conservation Milan Bull are presenting the report’s major findings and CAS’s recommendations for urgent conservation actions at a joint press conference with State Senator Bill Finch and State Representative Richard Roy (the Chairs of the Environment Committee), and Commissioner Gina McCarthy of the CT Department of Environmental Protection. The press conference is being held on Tuesday, February 27, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. in the Legislative Office Building, Room 2A, in Hartford, CT.
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