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So did this play a part in the demise of the Passenger Pigeon? It seems the pigeons ate the nuts, and the also plummeted in numbers: https://en.wikipedia.org/w
by zeristor 6y ago
So did this play a part in the demise of the Passenger Pigeon?
It seems the pigeons ate the nuts, and the also plummeted in numbers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_chestnut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_chestnut
- m0llusk 6y agoThere are multiple factors involved with both collapses. Chestnut trees were planted in dense clusters in parks and along streets so their growth intermingled. This extreme unnatural density enabled pathogens to spread. Carrier pigeons were delicious and easy eating. Rampant hunting had already crashed the population at that time.