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Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

10,000 Birds

Most people oppose large-scale, indiscriminate, hunting of birds but it still happens all over the world. Djibouti Francolin. Sure, we try not to introduce snakes, rats, cats, goats, pigs, and a host of other creatures to isolated islands. But, really, I don’t have the energy for it. Here, eight more names. Iquitos Gnatcatcher.

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