Comebackers
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
On the short list of wins for wildlife during the Bush II era, Short-tailed Albatross were officially listed as Endangered in 2000. Rabbits were introduced to the island by guano miners, which turned the previously verdant island into a giant sand dune; almost all vegetation was wiped out. Come back, click through, read, learn.
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