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The Whistle Blowers

10,000 Birds

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. So he began to put out extra feed for the birds. Soon the ducks were joined by others and by 1992, 16 pairs were regularly feeding at his farm.