10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

There were potentially up to ten or more species of macaw in the West Indies, scattered on most of the major islands from Cuba in the west to Martinique in the east. This bird was in serious trouble by the mid-19th century due to the adults being killed for food and young being taken for pets. Nests were in hollows in palm trees.

Cuba 240

Cuba Parrots Collecting Columbus 240

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

history; they killed a young boy just to prove they could commit the perfect crime and were the models for the murderers in Hitchcock’s film Rope. One of the strange things about the Kirtland’s Warbler story is the participation of Nathan Leopold, Jr. Leopold and his friend Richard Loeb are two of the most infamous murderers in U.S.

Michigan 223

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 223

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

The Mysterious Starling – “Killed Hopping About in a Tree”. 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. Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species. The complete guide to Dodo relatives, living and dead. Comebackers. Bachman’s Lost Warbler.

Marsupials 166

Marsupials Costa Rica Elephants Cuba 166