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Pink-headed duck art decoy by Philip Nelson.
Conservation

Pink-headed Duck: The Search is On!

October 27, 2017 by Carrie No Comments
About four years ago I first wrote about the Pink-headed...
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Birds

Did humans kill off one of the last dinosaurs, er, giant birds?

February 16, 2016 by Greg 1 Comment
Genyornis newtoni, weighted about 500 pounds and stood seven feet...
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Conservation

Extinction Week Recap

September 13, 2014 by Mike 1 Comment
Extinction endures long past regret or even memory. We nature...
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Pink-headed Duck illustrated by Henrik Gorvald
Birds

Where Have You Gone, Rhodonessa caryophyllacea?

by Carrie 3 Comments
Extinction is sometimes more confusing than it looks. It is...
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Birds

Carolina Parakeet: Mystery of the Incas

September 12, 2014 by Nate No Comments
The 19-teens were not a good time for North American...
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Birds

Rev. Bachman’s Lost Warbler

September 11, 2014 by Nate No Comments
Rightly or wrongly, there’s an hierarchy of extinct birds in...
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Trips

Mega Rarity Tour of New Zealand – Extinction Special

September 10, 2014 by Duncan 2 Comments
I’ve decided to get into the bird tour business. I...
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Blogging

Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

September 7, 2014 by Corey 2 Comments
Passenger Pigeon. Kioea. Broad-billed Parrot. Alaotra Grebe. Saint Helena Cuckoo....
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News

“Winged Warnings” Sounds the Avian Alarm

August 30, 2014 by Meredith Mann No Comments
When birds go from Least Concern to Near-Threatened to Vulnerable...
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stuffed passenger pigeon
Reviews

An Outopia for Pigeons: a Comedy about Salvation

January 31, 2014 by Carrie No Comments
This is not a review proper, because — full disclosure...
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