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The Why of Ferrets

10,000 Birds

Though it was well-known to the Native American populations that shared its space, the black-footed ferret was overlooked by Lewis and Clark and all subsequent Euro-American expeditions, remaining officially unknown to science until John James Audubon, his sons, and the Rev. Second chances like this are the stuff of legend.

Ferrets 184
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314 U.S. Bird Species Threatened — Many with Extinction — by Global Warming

10,000 Birds

The climatic changes set in motion by the Industrial Revolution are now proceeding at a pace far greater than many species and ecosystems can adapt to naturally. White-headed Woodpecker. Butchart is head of science at BirdLife International and chairs the IUCN Red List Technical Working Group. Brown-headed Nuthatch.

Species 175