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People + Birds Around the World
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Bibliographic reference, Educational materials, Regions (or places not covered by formal maps), Asia, Conservation, Sacred/ divine/ spirit world, Personal narratives, Oral histories, Naming
Summary
abunug, a bird that has become functionally extinct around 2012, has had an important cultural relevance in the Near East region
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People + Birds Around the World, Cahow Community
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Oceania, Eggs & nests, Markers of environ. change, Conservation, Success stories, Stewardship, Lessons learned, Crucial habitat threats/ needs, Stories, Proper conduct, Personal narratives, Oral histories, Historical
Summary
As a schoolboy on Bermuda in 1951 David Wingate was invited on an ornithological expedition. In these recordings he describes how they rediscovered the Cahow, or Bermuda Petrel, previously thought extinct for 300 years.