<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Birding: News &amp; Videos about Birding - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Birding</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Birding from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:42:43 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Birding: News &amp; Videos about Birding - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/25/panama.travel/tztop.panama.city.afp.gi.jpg</url><link>http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Birding</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Birding from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Which Panama is right for you?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/25/panama.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/getaways/09/25/panama.travel/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Here's a snapshot of Panama's defining experiences: a modern capital on the canal, near-deserted islands, and trails for spotting wildlife and waterfalls. 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Loring had his eyes on the California sky and his hand on a pen.</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Many bird populations in trouble, report says</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/19/endangered.birds.report/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/03/19/endangered.birds.report/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Bird populations native to several areas of the globe are in decline, with some teetering on the brink of extinction, according to a multi-agency report, the first of its kind, released Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:30:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bay pilot pleads guilty to pollution law violations from 2007 incident</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/pollution.guilty.plea/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/03/06/pollution.guilty.plea/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>The bay pilot who steered a container ship into the San Francisco Bay Bridge in 2007, causing a massive oil spill, pleaded guilty Friday to violating misdemeanor pollution laws and faces up to 10 months in prison, federal prosecutors said.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The island paradise built on a garbage dump</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/26/ji.semakaulandfill/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/07/26/ji.semakaulandfill/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Garbage dumps are generally not associated with thriving coral reefs, vast mangrove plantations and rare bird species.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Beaches Once Thick with Birds Quiet Thanks to Ike</title><link>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</link><guid>http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1847225,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics</guid><description>One of North America's renowned bird migration and bird watching areas is strangely silent. Blame Hurricane Ike</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>IUCN Red List for birds 2008</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/10/CC.IUCN.Endangeredspecies/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/04/10/CC.IUCN.Endangeredspecies/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In May 2008, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) published its Red List for birds.The latest research shows that one in eight bird species are at risk of extinction. 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Arkansas, according to a research paper released Thursday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>See the world, protect the earth</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/07/16/ecotourism/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/ADVISOR/07/16/ecotourism/index.html</guid><description>References to eco-tours are popping up in magazines, guidebooks and ads for everything from rainforest tours in Bangladesh to birding trips through Oaxaca, Mexico.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bird flu hits China, Thailand</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/asia.birdflu/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/asia.birdflu/index.html</guid><description>Asia has been hit by another bout of bird flu, with reports of cases in chickens in both Thailand and China.</description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2004 04:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Malta: Murder most fowl?</title><link>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/29/malta.oakley/index.html</link><guid>http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/04/29/malta.oakley/index.html</guid><description>All countries in the EU have to adopt its laws. 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