Olympic games 'destroying wildlife habitats'

Organisers of the Olympic Games in Athens have destroyed vital wildlife habitats, a trail of destruction which is threatening to spread to nearby mountains, the World Wide Fund for Nature said today.

“Without positive action by the International Olympic Committee and the promoters of candidate sites, the reputation of the games as a centre of excellence will be tarnished by a trail of environmental degradation,” the ecological pressure group said in its 20-page report prepared by WWF-Greece.