10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

Her experiences are framed within the larger scientific histories how once common species become endangered, and of how people and organizations have strategized and explored controversial paths to bring their numbers up and nurture them till they fill our skies. This is the chapter where Osborn talks about “second chances.”

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California Condor Falcons California Birds 185

10,000 Birds

JULY 30, 2014

Volunteering provides a very different experience to tourism though. In Hawaii I stood on a beach as albatrosses fledged and Tiger Sharks prowled for the less successful ones. And come the new year I’ll be telling you all about my experiences this time around. And don’t get me wrong, you’ll still see stuff.

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Uganda Sharks Africa New Zealand 161

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 11, 2018

This paper, which was cited in the paper we just discussed, conducted the relevant experiments: Addison, Jason A., The Millerbird source population on Nihoa was tiny and such populations tend to be subject to bottlenecks that limit genetic diversity. Data is needed to make estimates for the optimal size of the translocated group.

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