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The Hawaiian goose (Nene) was down to 30, but captive breeding and reintroduction has been going well. The population is up to about 2500. It seems contact with

by Zak 4y ago

The Hawaiian goose (Nene) was down to 30, but captive breeding and reintroduction has been going well. The population is up to about 2500. It seems contact with outside humans was pretty bad for Hawaiian bird species. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nene_(bird) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nene_(bird)

LBJsPNS 4y ago
The California Condor was down to a population of 27. We've managed that one pretty well. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_condor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_condor
MonkeyMalarky 4y ago
Human contact has been a bad thing for a lot of bird species.
- the_third_wave 4y ago
  ...and a boon for many others, including other types of corvids, gulls, pigeons etc.
  - BuyMyBitcoins 4y ago
    While humanity’s impact has been a boon for a few dozen cosmopolitan species, the impact of humanity on most bird species has been a tremendous net negative. Especially for the Hawaiian Islands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawaiian_animals_extinct_in_the_Holocene https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hawaiian_animals_extin...
    - dilznoofus 4y ago
      ...yeah, on the whole I can't imagine thinking that humanity's impact on birds overall has been a good thing Unless you really, really love pigeons