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The Passenger Pigeon & A Message From Martha: One Pigeon, Two Book Reviews

10,000 Birds

Still, I can’t help thinking that there is some parallel between the mass slaughter of the Passenger Pigeon in 19th-century North America and the mass slaughter of songbirds in southern European countries today. Or the destruction of the forests, food source and breeding grounds. Or the absence of legal protection.

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