Extinct birds

In 1991 Richard Wheeler fulfilled a lifelong dream and paddled his kayak along the migratory route of the now-extinct Great Auk from Newfoundland to Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts. He dedicated much of his later years to supporting local conservation efforts and paddling through new adventures. Living on Earth pays a tribute to the late Wheeler, who died in February 2019, with a reprise of the story of his journey tracing the migration route of the Great Auk. Dick Wheeler teamed up with famed…

Ornithologists consider Hawaii to be the bird extinction capital of the world. Like many island species, Hawaiian wildlife evolved without the presence of mammals. But that changed when European explorers arrived and introduced rats (as ship stowaways), cats, pigs and dogs. The result was catastrophic for these island birds around the world. In 1883, in a failed effort to control the rat population in Hawaii and save what birds were left, Mongoose were imported and released. Mongoose are…

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Argentavis magnificens, a species of teratornithid bird from Miocene Argentina. With an estimated wingspan between 5.5 and 6.5 m. this was one of the largest birds ever. It stood about 1.5 m. tall.