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Lessons from the Passenger Pigeon

Guest blogger: Sophie Williams, Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) student and consultant on the Passenger Pigeon Memorial renovation Did you know that the male passenger pigeon could fly up to 60 miles per hour? Find out what [...]

Passenger Pigeon: A Catalyst for Change

Bison in Yellowstone National Park (Photo: Daniel Mayer)

Guest blogger: Sophie Williams, Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) student and consultant on the Passenger Pigeon Memorial renovation The loss of the passenger pigeon, such a robust and omnipresent species, was, and still is, a jarring loss [...]

Passenger Pigeon: From Billions to One, Then None

Nets like this one painted by James Pattison Cockburn in 1829 could capture hundreds of pigeons at once.

Guest blogger: Sophie Williams, Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP) student and consultant on the Passenger Pigeon Memorial renovation Despite once numbering in the billions and traveling in flocks that blotted out the sun, the entire [...]