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Famous World Heritage Site in Peril
CAVE PAINTINGS IN LASCAUX, FRANCE FACE EXTINCTION
The Art of Lascaux is under attack by Fungus: 
Any one of the members of the thallophyte division such as mushrooms, molds
and mildews, who subsist on dead or living organic matter.fungus, Bacteria:
One-celled microorganism, chiefly parasitic.bacteria, and algae.
The interior climate of Lascaux is being destabilized by an ill-fitted new air conditioning machine.
Watch the video on Lascaux's Discovery & Crisis
Official bureaucracy, bad judgments and misleading statements by French authorities compound the crisis.