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Africa’s endangered species

10,000 Birds

All the inhabited continents except Africa have experienced bird extinctions; however the 2012 update of the IUCN Red List shows a startling, but not altogether unexpected, trend in that more and more of our bird species are facing extinction. An African Penguins strolls along Boulders Beach, Simonstown, South Africa.

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Mana from Heaven

10,000 Birds

The island is similar to Kapiti , cleared of introduced pests and used to hold endangered species. I found out about it while looking for information on the unfortunate penguin I discussed last week (which is still alive in Wellington Zoo), and so I stopped by on my way home to have a look.