Conceding Extinction: a Look at Rare Birds
When do you throw in the towel and concede that a rare species has gone extinct? A new study presents a methodology for helping conservationists answer this difficult question…
Conservation Maven – 12/30/2009
Statistically they may be correct, having the numbers in the researchers favor… but there are PLENTY of examples of not only birds, but mammals, amphibians, fish, etc., that have long been thought extinct, and yet they turn up, sometimes with thriving populations. To me this sounds very “corporate.” Now of course concerning dinosaurs… – Dennis