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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

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It is now believed to have been a fairly common resident of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands until the arrival of the first humans when it went the way of most flightless easy to catch island birds immediately after the arrival of man. Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni. So wither the Guam Rail now?

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Rails: The Once and Future Kings of the Pacific

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When humans arrived, with the entourage of camp followers that always follows humans, giving up the anti-predator behavious and, well, you can guess what happened next. In a few places mammals and humans may endure, but even there, rails will become island species, albeit ones that retain some anti-predator strategies.

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Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

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Guam Flycatcher. What right do we have to even exist when our very existence as humanity is what has caused a rate of extinction not seen except during cataclysmic events? In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. Olson’s Petrel. Viti Levu Scrubfowl.

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Birding Shanghai in June 2022

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As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. True to form, the United States Department of Agriculture seems less concerned about the health or status of Yellow Bitterns and more about managing the birds on Guam to minimize threats to aviation safety. Humanity is not very human.

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