Hi Folks,
Hi Folks,
Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the death of the last passenger pigeon. I copied the announcement from Bird Studies Canada (which is worth signing up for their newsletter; after all, Eastern Maine is part of the Maritimes).
It is ironic, I guess the passing of the passenger pigeon gives meaning to the song of the mourning dove.
"You may want to pause for a minute of silence at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 1, the centennial of the moment when "Martha" – the last Passenger Pigeon on the planet – quietly kicked the bucket at the Cincinnati Zoo. Many organizations are acknowledging what is arguably the world's most infamous extinction event, including the Royal Ontario Museum, the Canadian Museum of Nature, and the Smithsonian Institution.
In case you missed it, please read "One Hundred Years after Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon" from the Summer issue of Bird Studies Canada's magazine BirdWatch Canada, written by our Director of National Programs Jon McCracken."
In case you missed it, please read "One Hundred Years after Martha, the Last Passenger Pigeon" from the Summer issue of Bird Studies Canada's magazine BirdWatch Canada, written by our Director of National Programs Jon McCracken."
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