September 1st was the 100th anniversary of a sad occasion: the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, the largest-scale human-caused extinction in history. We marked the … Read More “A century without the Passenger Pigeon”
Just in time for September 1 — the 100th anniversary of the tragic extinction of the Passenger Pigeon — come two terrific one-hour documentaries that … Read More “Films about Passenger Pigeon and other extinct birds are a call to action”
A novel study of the population history of the extinct Passenger Pigeon suggests that the bird was not always as populous as it was in … Read More “Passenger Pigeon numbers fluctuated greatly, increasing the bird’s extinction risk”
Two new exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., call attention to North American bird species that have been lost to extinction. The exhibits … Read More “Smithsonian displays North America’s lost birds”
Throughout 2014 we’ll be marking the centenary of a sad event: the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon. To kick things off, we reserved space in … Read More “The challenges of bringing the extinct Passenger Pigeon back to life”
Even 100 years after the demise of the last bird, the story of the Passenger Pigeon remains one of the saddest ever told Read More “Passenger Pigeon: Like meteors from heaven”
This year, we’re marking the centenary of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon. As Joel Greenberg describes in an article in our February 2014 issue, … Read More “From billions to none: A Passenger Pigeon timeline”
We are only months from the 100th anniversary of a major event — the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon. The last known individual of the species, … Read More “The astounding story of the Passenger Pigeon: in our February issue and coming to your radio”
Exactly 1,313 bird species around the globe — about 13 percent of all birds — face extinction, according to BirdLife International. Both the number and … Read More “A well-illustrated guide to endangered birds, plus books on the Passenger Pigeon and Marbled Murrelet”
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