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Feather Trails: A Journey of Discovery Among Endangered Birds–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Sadly, the ‘Alala do not survive, not her birds, not the neighboring wild birds, not the Hawaiian Crows released in 2016 with great hopes for re-introduction. 49-50) She is also adept at writing about conservation’s larger context in terms of its history, public policy struggles, and the science behind species re-introduction.

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A Birder Reads a Scientific Paper

10,000 Birds

Biological Conservation 199 (2016): 146-156. Over two years (2011 and 2012), scientists captured 50 birds and successfully transported them from Niho to Laysan. That summary was based in part on this paper: Freifeld, Holly B., Long-distance translocations to create a second millerbird population and reduce extinction risk.”