Endangered species status granted to black rail, mysterious bird that thrives in Louisiana marsh

in enviro •  4 years ago 

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"This listing is absolutely necessary as a last gasp to save the species before it goes extinct," said Erik Johnson, Audubon Louisiana's director of bird conservation.

Interesting article about the fight to save the tiny black rail which is quickly dying out in South Louisiana. Hopefully coastal restoration efforts will bring back some of the habitat that this bird needs to survive. There has been some progress in saving the coast, but a lot more needs to be done. It's all related, if we save the habitat we save countless species, if we loose the coast we loose countless species.

Read the full story here.....
https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_972b8aee-08ab-11eb-9640-63cecacfb421.html

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Little bird looks to have big feet, lol

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