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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

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Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni. Photo copyright The Smithsonian’s National Zoo, taken from the Guam Rail page. . The Guam Rail Gallirallus owstoni is, as most of you will know and the remainder will have guessed, native to Guam… in the South Pacific… a long, long way from Puerto Rico and the V.I.

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Hey, What About the Great Auk?

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In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. If something got rare we’d just tuck a preserve around it and keep it as a tourist attraction. We must fight to save every species we can, every ecosystem, every niche.

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Extinction Week on 10,000 Birds

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Guam Flycatcher. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. They are all as dead as a Dodo but they don’t even have the dignity of being remembered. Olson’s Petrel. Viti Levu Scrubfowl. Maupiti Monarch. Kona Grosbeak. Ryukyu Woodpigeon. Mauritius Night-Heron.

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Rails: The Once and Future Kings of the Pacific

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Featured image is a Guam Rail, a Pacific species of rail extinct in the wild. In order to raise our awareness, to remind us of what we have lost, and to inspire us to fight for Every. For as long as rails exist on the continents they will come to the Pacific, and will be the temporary and enduring kings of the islands. What a horror!

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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. You should try it too.

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