Due to habitat destruction, and to a lesser extent hunting, its numbers have dwindled to the point where it is uncertain whether any remain.

Due to continuous innovation and the emergence of new ajnas, and because most music scholars have not reached consensus on the subject, a solid figure for the total number of ajnas in use is uncertain.

Due to the intervention of numerous organizations and widespread popular disapproval of the Romanians the horses have been saved, but still have an uncertain fate as their legal status is unclear and local people continue to claim the right to use the horses in their own interest.

Due to the current lack of sufficient records for this historical period it remains uncertain which theory is closer to the facts.

Due to issues with the Philippine telephone system, reliable communications between Iba Field and headquarters at Nichols Field were unreliable, and radio communications between the radar site and headquarters was at best, uncertain.

Due to his uncertain contract status Lane was forced out of baseball during this period, but found employment on May 7, 1962 as general manager of the National Basketball Association's Chicago Zephyrs.

Due to the uncertain security situation, the Israel Defence Forces limit visits to the site by Jews to one annual night close to the 5th of Shevat ( around January – February ) on the Hebrew calendar ..

Due to an uncertain parliamentary situation, he stepped down as Prime Minister without election on 10 September 1982, ceding the premiership to the Conservative leader Poul Schlüter.

Due to interstellar absorption of light, the distance to M 52 is uncertain, with estimates ranging between 3, 000 and 7, 000 light years.

Due to the loss of Cuba's largest trading partner, the Soviet Union, the future of the island country became uncertain, and criticism of the government, which the ICAIC was known for, became unpopular.

Due to the cancellation of the North-South electrification project, any further plans for the diesel-powered trains on that route are uncertain.

Due to confusion with H. amboinensis, the exact distribution in the Philippines is uncertain, but northern populations are generally considered H. pustulatus and southern considered H. amboinensis.

Due to the difficulty getting music released and lack of interest from labels and the public, the future of Self is uncertain.

Due to dispersal while inhabiting wooden ships, it is uncertain where these three mentioned species originated.

Due to the legal status of ayahuasca in much of the West, those who have been exploring its therapeutic potential are unable to do so openly.

Due to their status as an overseas territory of the UK, the Cayman Islands have no representation either on the United Nations, or in most other international organizations.

Due to the unconscious status of the patient, only a limited number of the nerves can be assessed.

Due to the status of Puerto Rico as a territory of the United States, its residents cannot vote in the U. S. presidential elections.

Due to his status as an impartial outsider, he was sometimes employed by Bajorans to settle disputes.

Due to their low status in society, mainly due to social conditions of poverty, rickshaw pullers face abuse and discrimination, including incidents of physical violence from passengers.

Due to the hierarchical structure of the sport, where top ranked wrestlers have great advantages in salary and status over lower ranked wrestlers, speculation about the existence of match-fixing and isolated reports of match fixing have surfaced over the years.

Due to their status as colonies of foreign states during the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the phrase " mainland China " excludes Hong Kong and Macau.

Due to the status of the Soviet Union as a super power, Russian had great political importance in the 20th century, and is one of the official languages of the United Nations.

Due to the road's legal status, circulating traffic yields priority to entering vehicles.

Due to the diverse background of many of his bands members such as their cultural background, socioeconomic status, age variations from young to old as well as musical experience ( some having none at all ) a broad range of ideas were developed and fused together leading to the early beginnings of jazz music.

Due to the Fuzhou immigrants having no legal status and inability to speak Cantonese, many were denied jobs in Chinatown as a result causing many of them to resort to crimes to make a living that began to dominate the crimes going on in Chinatown.

Due to his status as a veteran Marine, Whitman was buried with full military honors and was laid to rest in a casket draped with the American flag.

Due to the lower lack or wealth and education on American Indian reservations, and their status as a minority, the U. S. government has allowed the encroachment of mining and energy companies for over 40 years to develop the Dine ’ lands, creating environmental and health devastation and loss of aquifer water resources.

Due to Royal Lakes ' status as a " resort " area, a lack of zoning regulations meant that there had been no provisions for the developer to provide basic infrastructure.

Due to Medina's location, approximately 30 miles south of Cleveland and 20 miles west of Akron, many residents of Medina work in the Cleveland and Akron areas and the city has acquired a somewhat suburban status.

Due to its public domain status in the United States, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians has been released on many different bargain-price DVD labels.

Due to doubts concerning the status of persons claiming to be Kohanim or Levi ' im arising after severe Roman / Christian persecutions and exile, the Hebrew Bible tithe of 10 % for the Levites, and " tithe of the tithe " ( Nehemiah 10: 38 ) of 10 % of 10 % ( 1 %) for the priests are dealt with in accordance with Jewish Law.

Due to its prestige and honored status, the Medal of Honor is afforded special protection under U. S. law.

Due to the questionable copyright status of these performances ( recorded prior to the group's EMI contract ), the Decca audition was commercially distributed in various configurations starting in 1981 ; some of these " grey market " albums omitted the three Lennon – McCartney songs.

Due to his status as the head of the sole remaining courtier / warrior clan, Kiyomori was in a unique position to manipulate the court rivalry between the retired sovereign Go-Shirakawa and his son, Nijo tenno ( tenno-sovereign ).

Due in part to their legendary status and to the continuing success of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party's back catalogue has been re-released on CD several times.

Due to his status as a heretic, little of his work has come down to the present day except in the quotes of his opponents.

Due to her husband's financial status, she was able to enter London society, as a result of which she met Samuel Johnson, James Boswell, Bishop Thomas Percy, Oliver Goldsmith and other literary figures, including the young Fanny Burney, whom she took with her to Gay Street, Bath.

Due to the political status of Taiwan in the United Nations, the ISO 3166-1 " country name " is Taiwan, Province of China.

Due to problems over financing and a change of site, the Viipuri Library project lasted eight years, and during that same time he also designed the Turun Sanomat Building ( 1929 – 30 ) and Paimio Sanatorium ( 1929 – 33 ).

Due to a false etymology, a popular belief is that they were most likely Finns – the obsolete name of Nenets people, Samoyed, has a similar meaning in Russian: " self-eater ".

Due to the wholesale destruction of plants at the K – T boundary there was a proliferation of saprotrophic organisms such as fungi that do not require photosynthesis and use nutrients from decaying vegetation.

Due to engine knocking ( detonation ), the compression ratio in a gasoline or petrol-powered engine will usually not be much higher than 10: 1, although some production automotive engines built for high-performance from 1955 – 1972 had compression ratios as high as 13. 0: 1, which could run safely on the high-octane leaded gasoline then available.

Due to his two periods of exile in 1904 – 1909, to escape the British invasion of 1904, and from 1910 – 1912 to escape a Chinese invasion, he became well aware of the complexities of international politics and was the first Dalai Lama to become aware of the importance of foreign relations.

* 2011 – Due to a change of time zone the day is skipped in Samoa and Tokelau.

Due to reforms and liberalization of economy policy Georgia shows exceptional resilience to external shocks – Russian invasion in 2008 and global financial crisis.

Due to its high rainfall ( 900 – 1200 mm ), mild temperatures and high mountains ( Mount Meron's elevation is 1, 000 – 1, 208 metres ), the upper Galilee region contains some unique flora and fauna: prickly juniper ( Juniperus oxycedrus ), Lebanese cedar ( Cedrus libani ), which grows in a small grove on Mount Meron, cyclamens, paeonias and Rhododendron ponticum which sometimes appears on Meron.

Due to these extra syllables, it has been hypothesized that Old Japanese's vowel system was larger than Modern Japanese's – perhaps containing up to eight vowels.

* 1960 – Due to the post-Independence Day admission of Hawaii as the 50th U. S. state on August 21, 1959, the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania almost ten and a half months later ( see Flag Act ).

Due to the Komondor's size, power, speed and temperament, a lack of obedience training, which should start from a young age ( 4 – 8 months ), can result in danger to others.

Due to the 1997 unrest in Albania and the Kosovo War in 1998 – 1999 ethnic Albanian traffickers enjoyed a competitive advantage, which has been eroding as the region stabilises.

Due to Latvia's strategic location and prosperous city, its territories were a frequent focal point for conflict and conquest between at least four major powers, the State of the Teutonic Order ( later Germany ), the Polish – Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden and Russia.

* 1981 – Prime Minister of Italy Arnaldo Forlani and his coalition cabinet resign following a scandal over membership of the pseudo-masonic lodge P2 ( Propaganda Due ).

* 1981 – The Italian government releases the membership list of Propaganda Due, an illegal pseudo-Masonic lodge that was implicated in numerous Italian crimes and mysteries.

Due to perishability, only about 5 % of the world's potato crop is traded internationally ; its minimal presence in world financial markets contributed to its stable pricing during the 2007 – 2008 world food price crisis.

Due to his respect for Alfred the Great ( r. 871 – 899 ), he freed the Anglo-Saxons of Rome from tribute and taxation.

Due to the influence of the Egyptian President Nasser, the PLO supported ' Pan-Arabism ', as advocated by him – this was the ideology that the Arabs should live in one state.

Due to pressure from the Pope and from Ingeborg's brother, King Valdemar II of Denmark ( ruled 1202 – 41 ), Philip finally took Isambour back as his Queen in 1213.

* Stricter design rules – Due to lithography and etch issues with scaling, design rules for layout have become increasingly stringent.

Due to the Kramers – Kronig relations, a linear medium with dispersion also exhibits loss, so the sine wave propagating in a dispersive medium is attenuated in certain frequency ranges that depend upon the medium.

* Thousands Of Walruses Crowd Ashore Due To Melting Sea Ice – video by National Geographic