Very Exciting
The world has changed. The headlines blaze with news of atomic madness. Yet there is a dash of hope in the age today. A new bird has been discovered in Colombia. (The Age)As excited as this is, and it is exciting, I was a little concerned at this odd note at the conclusion of the article.
'One of the two birds caught by the team was released unharmed after they took pictures and DNA samples, while the other died in captivity. Donegan said this is the first time researchers were able to confirm a new bird without having to kill it.'
posted by Jeff at 8:17 pm
2 Comments:
Jeff, have you read any Bill Bryson? I can't remember which book it is where he talks about the bird 'enthusiasts' of the 19th century who time and time again hunted their prey to extinction, often quite knowingly, just to have (dead) specimens in their collection.
I wish i could have a bird like that
xoxoxoxoxox
Daniel
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