Tag: Extinction Week

Conservation

Extinction Week Recap

September 13, 2014 by Mike 1 Comment

Extinction endures long past regret or even memory. We nature lovers, celebrants of life in all its exquisite multiformity, feel more keenly than most...

Conservation

Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

by a Guest 4 Comments

Long-time readers of this blog probably also know Tai Haku, the scuba-diving, tree-planting, bird photographing nature blogger at Earth, Wind, and Water. Back in...

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 easy to tell when some species become extinct — a Martha or a Lonesome...

Conservation

Which Bird Species Have Gone Extinct in Costa Rica?

by Patrick O'Donnell 2 Comments

When Costa Rica becomes a topic of conversation, we don’t usually hear the word “extinction” being thrown around. You might hear talk about beaches,...

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 birdlife. Not more than four years following the final breath of the last living...

Birding

Hey, What About the Great Auk?

by Carrie No Comments

So as some folks may have noticed, it seems that the centenniel of the Passenger Pigeon’s extinction is garnering a bit of press. Good,...

Birds

The Lost Macaw of Cuba

by Carlos No Comments

Islands, with their high levels of endemism and specialization, are particularly fragile and vulnerable to human activity. The species that manage to colonize these islands...

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