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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

10,000 Birds

” This illustration from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (July 1875), drawn by Smith Bennett, is included in both The Passenger Pigeon and A Message From Martha. This bit of science is a nice final counterpoint to an account that has emphasized art, history, and literature. And there is nothing we can do about it.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

So, one might surmise, it’s OK if they get shot by hunters thinking they’re sandhill cranes? What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? Do all hunters realize that? It gives one to wonder why this designation was made.

2011 243