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Lost Animals: Extinction and the Photographic Record: A Book Review

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Some were taken of birds and mammals in zoos or aviaries, others were taken in the wild, often in remote places. Princeton University Press, 2014 (also published by Bloomsbury Publishing, London, 2013). The photographs span the years 1870 to 2004. ——————————-. by Errol Fuller.

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

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Three books will have been published about the Passenger Pigeon by the end of 2014: A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction by Joel Greenberg, The Passenger Pigeon by Errol Fuller, and A Message From Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today by Mark Avery.

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Come@Me: Don’t Mourn for Extinct Birds

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Pink Pigeons were featured on episode four of the second season of The Zoo , the excellent television series about The Bronx Zoo,* and their story was disturbing. Meanwhile, on The Zoo, the keepers have been creating an environment for Thelma and Louise so they can nurture the hoped-for egg from The Stud and Serendipity.

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The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead

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” A Nicobar Pigeon bathes at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington © David J. Thankfully not extinct: Western Crowned-Pigeon ( Goura cristata ) at the National Zoo © David J. The Ones Who Didn’t Make It. With specialization comes risk. Spotted Green Pigeon ( Caloenas maculata ).

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Ardastra Zoo & Gardens. Rondevlei Nature Reserve. 14 Jun 2018. Silver Teal – Spatula versicolor. Costanera Sur, Promenade. 03 Apr 2018. Blue-winged Teal – Spatula discors. 01 Jan 2018.

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