Posts Tagged ‘Mark Avery’

Behind the Binoculars: Interviews with Acclaimed Birdwatchers by Mark Avery and Keith Betton From Pelagic Publishing: How and why did our most acclaimed birdwatchers take up birding? What were their early experiences of nature? How have their professional birding careers developed? What motivates them and drives their passion for wildlife? How many birds have they […]

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A look at the Passenger Pigeon and its extinction, and what it means for us today.

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A Message from Martha: The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon and Its Relevance Today by Mark Avery From Bloomsbury: September 1st, 2014 sees the centenary of one of the best-documented extinctions in history the demise of the Passenger Pigeon. From being the commonest bird on the planet 50 years earlier, the species became extinct with […]