Extinction: What Can We Do?
Most of us don’t think about extinctions when we think of Hawaii. But for conservation biologist Stuart Pimm that’s the first image that enters his mind. Since 1978 he’s been involved with studies of the last of these islands’ native birds—only 30 species. Scientists believe 135 bird species inhabited the isles before the first human settlers arrived by canoe 1,500 years ago. And of these 30, says Pimm, only ten have any chance of long-term ... Full Story »
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