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From Healthy to Extinct in 350 Years — Hakai Magazine

♦ January 6, 2020 ♦ 4 Comments

In 1844, six men set out from Iceland in a small rowboat. They were headed for Eldey, a low-lying bare rock about 15 kilometers off the southwest coast. Rare great auks—large, black-and-white, flightless seabirds—nested there and the men had been commissioned by a specimen dealer to get hold of any birds they could find. Jumping…

From Healthy to Extinct in 350 Years — Hakai Magazine

Sharing this sobering post from Hakai Magazine.

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4 Comments

  1. dfolstad58
    January 6, 2020 – 7:23 pm

    Thank you for the interesting link, so sad though.

    Liked by 1 person

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    • Ilona Elliott
      January 7, 2020 – 9:08 pm

      Yes, it really made me think about how reckless the most evolved creatures on earth can be.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  2. Judie Volosin
    January 7, 2020 – 9:15 am

    Human beings can really suck!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

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