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Racing to Save 2 Samoan Endemics

10,000 Birds

But that tragedy is compounded when the species at risk is a country’s national bird. Sadly, that is indeed the situation in Samoa, where the Manumea , or Tooth-billed Pigeon , numbers fewer than 200 individuals. The Manumea isn’t the only Samoan bird on the brink, however.

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