When birds go from Least Concern to Near-Threatened to Vulnerable to Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature scale of species viability,...
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This is not a review proper, because — full disclosure — playwright Justin Maxwell is a friend of mine and a somewhat better friend...
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As we approach the 100th anniversary of the demise of Martha at the Cincinnati Zoo, one would think that there is little left to...
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Author Sherrida Woodley thinks deeply about dearly departed birds. She’s contemplated California Condors here before, but Passenger Pigeons seem to resonate most with her. The extinct American pigeon...
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There has been a great deal of talk these days about “reviving” extinct species. It seems as though every week brings a new plan...
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It’s depressing to contemplate that two extinct species could be summed up in a single book — but if it must be so, it...
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While New Zealand is famous for its endemic oddities, once upon a time New Zealand also had many birds from groups and families that...
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Sad news. One less (sub)species on this earth.
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