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The Whistle Blowers

10,000 Birds

They are found in the Bahamas, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caicos, Antigua, Barbuda and Jamaica. The combined effects of hunting, habitat loss and predation by introduced animals like rats and mongoose have extirpated the species from some islands and reduced numbers significantly on others.

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Extinction Week Recap

10,000 Birds

And some of the extinctions were of small animals, like the many dwarf goats and elephants in the Mediterranean. The Lost Macaw of Cuba. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. We’ve lost perhaps 200 birds that we know of since 1500. Bachman’s Lost Warbler.