Passenger pigeon

vancouver museum collection, bc. extinct Lifer of the Day!

Image #2 Passenger Pigeon Hunted to extinction

Last Flight of the Passenger Pigeon, triptych, oil on canvas 18" x 18"

If science was successful in resurrecting extinct species, what would be the point? By Georges R. Dupras. De-extinction ethics in question.

When America was first colonized, this was the most common bird. There were so many everywhere that farmers hated them. Plus they made for cheap food and were eaten. The last Passenger Pigeon died at the Cincinnati Zoo on September 1, 1914. Its name was Martha.

In the early 19th century, the most abundant bird in North America, and perhaps the entire world, was the passenger pigeon. An estimated three billion of them would fly in flocks so large that they could blot out the sun. However, within a century, the entire species had gone extinct. It was one of the fastest and most disastrous turnarounds for any species in recorded history. Learn more about the passenger pigeon and how they went extinct on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

Demise of passenger pigeon may be linked to rise of Lyme disease Empty of People, Overrun by Pigeons Demise of passenger pigeon linked to Lyme disease Tina Butler, mongabay.com November 14, 2005 Traditionally, the passenger pigeon has been held as one of the more beloved animal species to fall prey to humankind’s often relentless expansion […]

Environmental change, human errors and sheer recklessness have led to a number of recent extinctions. In fact, the maple tree in your yard may have once held passenger pigeons, and thylacine claw marks can still be found. With preserved DNA and genetic restoration technology, it's now possible that some of these lost species may be resurrected. While ethical concerns about playing God have been raised, we played devil by eliminating these species in the first place, and restoring their role…

166. Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) | an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America

John James Audubon — "Passenger Pigeon"

The story of the passenger pigeon is unlike that of any other bird. Project Passenger Pigeon (P3) came into being to mark this anniversary and promote the…

Specimen of a male Passenger Pigeon on display at the Twin Creeks Science and Education Center at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Science Center near Gatlinburg. I found, I think, documentation of this specimen here (scroll down). I forgot to write down the details of the specimen at the time, but the details on that web page look to be correct, so I will quote them here: "Captured near Nashville in 1856, it is the only specimen of the extinct bird left in Tennessee....This bird…

Passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) by Owen J. Gromme (1896-1991)

Their population plummeted with the advent of the railroad and logging in the late 1800s.

The passenger pigeon or wild pigeon is an extinct species of pigeon that was endemic to North America. Its common name is derived from the French word passager, meaning "passing by", due to the migratory habits of the species. The scientific name also refers to its migratory characteristics. #passengerpigeon #extinctbanimals #extinctbird