10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

The species that manage to colonize these islands evolve in competition with relatively few other species, developing survival strategies based on interdependence, co-evolution, and mutualism rather than adapting to deal with a broad range of predators and competitors. Its last stronghold was the Zapata Swamp in western Cuba.

Cuba 238

Cuba Parrots Collecting Columbus 238

10,000 Birds

JUNE 7, 2012

It’s the warbler that is often the last unchecked species on birders’ life lists and, whether you list or not, for most of us observing it is a once in a lifetime experience. Fish and Wildlife Service endangered species list. The warbler is on the road to being delisted from the Endangered Species List.

Michigan 221

Michigan Bahamas Endangered Species Research 221

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2014

We nature lovers, celebrants of life in all its exquisite multiformity, feel more keenly than most the loss of even the most undifferentiated species. Enjoy these eloquent Extinction Week eulogies and regret those species we have lost, if only so we needn’t lose any more. Australia’s extinct and threatened bird species.

Marsupials 165

Marsupials Costa Rica Elephants Cuba 165