Worldwide conservation group BirdLife International says some 300 Asian bird species face extinction because of destruction of their habitat through such acts as deforestation and wetland clearance .

• 中文: 国际鸟类保护组织说，由于砍伐森林和清除湿地而导致的鸟类栖息地严重破坏，大约300馀种鸟类面临灭绝。