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A bird last seen by Darwin 190 years ago reappears on a Galápagos island
The Galápagos rail, a small, black, ground bird, hadn’t been seen on Floreana Island in the Galápagos since 1835, when ...
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Galápagos Rail seen on island where Charles Darwin discovered it for first time in 200 years
A tiny black bird was spotted on a Galápagos island for the first time in nearly 200 years — when Charles Darwin first discovered it. The Galápagos Rail, considered a near-endangered species ...
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Lawsuit Aims to Protect Critical Habitat for Eastern Black Rail
In October 2020 — more than 10 years after the Center petitioned for the species’ protection — the agency finally listed the eastern black rail as threatened. It found that the bird will likely be ...