ApocaDocs: Peru Guards Its Guano as Demand Soars Again

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Posted Fri May 30 2008: from New York Times:


	Peru Guards Its Guano as Demand Soars Again http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1212153715 The worldwide boom in commodities has come to this: Even guano, the bird dung that was the focus of an imperialist scramble on the high seas in the 19th century, is in strong demand once again.... "We are recovering some of the last guano remaining in Peru," said Victor Ropon, 66, a supervisor from Ancash Province whose leathery skin reflects his years working on the guano islands since he was 17. "There might be 10 years of supplies left, or perhaps 20, and then it will be completely exhausted," said Mr. Ropon, referring to fears that the seabird population could be poised to fall sharply in the years ahead.

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The ApocaDocs say:

Good grief.
We're even running out of old bird shit.