Rare Falklands wild life in grave danger. British military
responsible. The legacy of the Falklands War of 1982 remains,
and now some 19 years on a colony of rare ?Black Browed
Albatross' (Diomedea melanophris) are almost certainly going to
be lost through a fire which is raging on South Jason Island,
which lies to the north west of the Falklands. The blaze started
after British Royal Air Force Explosives experts ?unnecessarily'
destroyed around 20 shells last Friday which were contained on
two Argentine Skyhawks aircraft which crashed on the Islands
back in 1982. There is still some uncertainty as to whether the
two aircraft were shot down by British Forces or whether they
crashed into the mountainous island during bad weather
conditions. The explosion which occurred in the demolition of
the shells last week resulted in a vast area of ?tussac' grass,
which grows to 2 meters high, catching fire and the blaze
quickly spread and became uncontrollable. South Jason which is
owned by the Falkland Islands Governmen