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Forgotten Prairies

10,000 Birds

They often build their nests in open savannas where it sticks out like a sore thumb. However, organizations like Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory spend much time looking for more evidence of this species’ decline. At that point the estimated population was between 11,000-14,000 birds.

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The Nonessential Whooping Crane

10,000 Birds

What could motivate gunmen (I cannot call them hunters) in two states to deliberately kill North America’s tallest and most critically endangered bird? It may be as sick as deliberately targeting an endangered species for death. Speculation is useless in acts of vandalism. It may be as simple as trying to hit the big white one.

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