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I'm quite glad to see that you have brought this portentous anniversary brought into the spotlight.
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But what exactly do you mean by "human persecution"?<br>
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Audubon himself reported that the Passenger pigeon was breeding at a pace that mitigated human hunting pressures. However, he warned that cutting the old growth forests was something that could pressure them into extinction. There is ample literature to show
that, state-by-state, as the portable saw mills took down the old forests, loss of adequate food and breeding environment was the proximate and immediate cause of extinction, not over-hunting.
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But take comfort in the fact that even great luminaries like Jared Diamond and E. O. Wilson fell into the same trap - implying that human overkill was the source.
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Here is why it is important to get this diagnosis correct: a hunting ban would not have saved the Passenger pigeon, but a logging ban just might have.
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The causes of extinction are subtle - all the more reason to use this anniversary to promote research on this most critical topic.<br>
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Tim<br>
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Timothy Rowe<br>
Director, Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory<br>
The University of Texas at Austin<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%">This month many of our thoughts are turning towards turkeys but nearly a century ago we were thinking about another bird—the Passenger Pigeon. 2014 is the centenary
of the extinction of the Passenger Pigeon, a species that once numbered in the billions; flocks would darken the sky as they passed; 1 in 4 birds on the continent were Passenger Pigeons. 50 years of human persecution directly resulted in their extinction.
This astonishing loss stimulated the passage of several important wildlife protection laws including the migratory bird treaty act and the Lacy act.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%">Project Passenger Pigeon is a movement to commemorate this anniversary and use it not only as an opportunity to familiarize people with this remarkable species,
but also to raise awareness of current issues related to human-caused extinction, explore connections between humans and the natural world, and inspire people to become more involved in building a sustainable relationship with other species.</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; line-height:115%">We hope that you and your institution will join over 170 institutions throughout the world to commemorate this anniversary and use it to promote the conservation
issues that are most relevant to your region. Resources of all kinds—a book, exhibit panels, classroom lessons, a speaker’s bureau, and more are available at
<a href="http://passengerpigeon.org/">http://passengerpigeon.org/</a> . Attached is a letter that outlines these in more detail or just visit the website.</span></font></p>
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<font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Steven M. Sullivan | Senior Curator of Urban Ecology</span></font></p>
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<i><font face="Calibri" size="2"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-style:italic">A century of memories and lessons from the Passenger Pigeon at
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