A guide to the birds of St Helena and Ascension Island – An archetype of extinction and introduction
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 10, 2024
“Birds and insects, as might have been expected, are very few in number; indeed I believe all the birds have been introduced within late years” – Charles Darwin , Naturalist’s voyage around the world I wonder if Napoleon went birdwatching during his final years in exile on the volcanic island of St Helena. I mean, what else was there to do really on an island lying far beyond any continental shelf, one of the most isolated places in the world located more than 2000 km (1200 mi) from the ne
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