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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

10,000 Birds

Back in 2009, Tai Haku sent us a fascinating post exploring a question that ecologists worldwide grapple with: can the translocation of rare species into niches left empty by extinction be successful or justified? We’re pleased to republish this post for Extinction Week. It is extinct. Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni.